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Torrance, CA - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Karen Compton, principal of A3K Consulting has named Eric Halm research and development leader for the firm. Additionally, Mr. Halm will serve as an integral part of the leadership team. The California-based business and strategic planning firm that specializes in the architecture, engineering and construction industries continues to provide advice and counsel strategic solutions to a diverse base of public, private and nonprofit clients, seeking to aggressively pursue their business strategies in a challenging environment

Inland Empire, CA - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Cypress Pointe Homeowners Association has selected Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, to manage 348 single-family homes in Victorville, CA. At build out the community is expected to consist of 441 homes. Merit will assist the community with all its HOA property management needs.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lower home prices and record-low interest rates in the third quarter of 2011 contributed to an improvement in housing affordability for California home buyers, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

East Bay, CA - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announced today that Rick Barnard, CCAM, has been promoted to Business Unit Leader for the East Bay region. As Merit’s East Bay Business Unit Leader, Rick Barnard oversees 20 homeowners and commercial associations throughout the region.

Torrance, CA - October 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Huff + Gooden Architects have been selected as lead design architects and HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) as the executive architect for the expansion and renovation of the California African American Museum (CAAM), located in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park. The $67.3 million project will include 77,000 square feet of new construction, as well as a renovation of 26,000 square feet of the existing museum. The project has completed the design phase and is awaiting funding for future phases of work.

SACRAMENTO, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Driven again by a substantial increase in the multifamily sector, California housing starts rose 10 percent in September when compared to the same month a year ago, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

IRVINE CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning announces that The Crossings at Big Bear Lake celebrated its grand opening today. Developed by Urban Housing Communities LLC (UHC), a leading developer of quality multifamily residential projects, The Crossings at Big Bear Lake is a $17 million affordable housing community for families earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income and was developed in collaboration with the City of Big Bear Lake’s Improvement Agency, Bank of America, and the project's designer, KTGY Group. The new eco-friendly community provides high-quality workforce housing and offers 42 thoughtfully-planned apartment homes ranging in size from two- to three-bedroom units. Rent ranges from $377 to $950 per month, based on family size and income level.

San Diego, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces today the promotion of John Dannan to Business Unit Leader for Merit’s San Diego urban division. Dannan is will be responsible for Merit’s high-rise, mid-rise and urban clients as well manage new contracts, maintain client relations and spearhead Merit’s continued growth throughout downtown San Diego.

Palm Desert, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces the relocation of their Palm Desert office due to rapid growth in the region. The expansion builds off of Merit’s 30 years of relationships with communities and board members. The relocation also creates an opportunity for Merit to implement sustainable green design principles by incorporating the use of low VOC materials in the construction of the space and office furniture.

COSTA MESA, CA - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Western Community Housing, Inc., a leading owner and developer of quality affordable multifamily residential communities in California, is pleased to announce that Graham P. Espley-Jones, President of Western Community Housing, has been named 2011 SAGE "Person of the Year" by the 55+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. This prestigious award honors an individual for their commitment, personal compassion and outstanding professional contributions to housing and related services to Southern California’s 55+ residents.

>Washington, D.C. - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Obama urging him to act immediately to address our country’s troubled housing market. Specifically, the letter calls on President Obama to:

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of Dana Strand Senior Apartments, a development by ROEM Corporation and La Cienega LOMOD, Inc., in collaboration with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). The grand opening celebration was held on October 6, 2011, at 410 North Hawaiian Avenue, Los Angeles 90744, and represents the third phase of the redevelopment of Dana Strand Village, the former public housing site.

Los Angeles, CA - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a seven story mid-rise, 110,000-square-feet office building, which will be converted to residential housing. The property is located at 1111 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, and the transaction is valued at $6.8 million.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- An Eagle Rock resident who worked as an inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety was sentenced this afternoon to 18 months in federal prison for taking thousands of dollars in bribes.

San Francisco, CA - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement after touring the construction job site of the HOPE SF Hunters View public housing rebuild with Leader Nancy Pelosi:

OAKLAND, CA - September 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing that Phase II of the American Samoan permanent housing construction program was completed on September 17, 2011. Titles to all 39 homes have now been transferred to families who lost their dwellings to the earthquake generated Tsunami that claimed 31 lives and devastated large parts of the island on September 29, 2009.

SACRAMENTO, CA - September 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Driven by a substantial increase in the multifamily sector, California housing starts surged in August posting a 30 percent increase over the same month a year ago, the California Building Industry Association announced today

OAKLAND, CA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wearing hardhats and donning shovels, city and county officials today joined executives from The Michaels Development Company and LINC Housing Corporation to celebrate the coming transformation of a long-vacant lot on the city’s west side into a new mixed-used, transit-oriented affordable housing community. Red Star Apartments, which will offer affordable one- and two-bedroom apartment homes to income-eligible seniors, is being built on the former site of the Red Star yeast factory and is expected to generate hundreds of high quality jobs for local residents and businesses.

ONTARIO, CA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Western States Technologies Inc. (www.westernstatestech.com) has signed a lease for $1 million with Sky Tech Worldwide Inc. (www.skytech-ww.com). The lease transaction is for 50,000 square feet at 1975 E. Locust St., a 90,000-square-foot industrial building near Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif.

Santa Ana, CA - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Brickman Group, one of the nation’s largest commercial landscaping companies, marks the next step in deepening its Southern California presence by establishing a Southern California regional office in Santa Ana, Calif. The transition comes on the heels of Brickman’s purchase of Los Angeles-based Dworsky Landscaping this summer — a move that cemented the 72-year-old firm’s entrance into the Los Angeles/Orange County market