Anaheim, CA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- General contractor C.W. Driver has formed a new independent company under its corporate umbrella that will focus on smaller-scale projects — a new foray for Southern California’s leading construction firm.

>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:

Washington, DC - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As homeowners in San Diego and across the nation continue to tangle with banks, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to give people another tool to avoid foreclosure and the subsequent damage to the their credit rating. The Short Sale Transparency Act will require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose the minimum asking price they are willing to accept for a short sale if the first offer is rejected.

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 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has named Tracy Taft as business development account executive. The 15-year commercial real estate industry veteran will be responsible for outreach to property owners and middle-market investors in order to expand the firm’s brokerage, property management and distressed assets activity.

EUGENE, OR - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has once again been integrated onto the website of a real estate professional, this time with the IDX, Inc. premier technology is hosted by Fresno, California agent Scott Handley. Thanks to his membership with the Fresno MLS (Fresno), Handley is able to sync thousands of listings to her online search page. Now, home seekers can experience an unprecedented level of the online property search right on Handley’s website. With the IDX solution that has been custom created for Handley, his website is now more complete and helpful to potential buyers.

IRVINE, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a leading community association management company providing management services to community associations throughout Southern California, welcomes Brittany Smith to its team as a new development community association manager based out of the Irvine office. With a background in property management, Brittany will be providing her expertise and support on the management of several new development communities throughout Orange County.

EUGENE, OR - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Realtor Soledad Reaves to the growing network of real estate professionals using the revolutionary IDX Broker software on their websites. San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto Reaves’s search page, making thousands of detailed property listings instantly available for home seekers and potential clients. With his customized IDX solution, Reaves can host one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for San Diego, California buyers.

EUGENE, OR - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- iPhone-enabled property searches are now possible on the website of agent Joy Bender of Trinity Realty, thanks to IDX, Inc. and the amazing and innovative IDX Broker software. Bender can now display thousands of California San Diego Regional MLS (SANDICOR) listings on her website, which is now synced with an application to make searching for Cardiff, California homes on-the-go monumentally easier. The IDX solution Bender now employs has forever revolutionized the online property search for home seekers and real estate professionals alike.

EUGENE, OR - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the network of real estate agents and brokers who have chosen to upgrade their professional websites is growing yet again, with the addition of an IDX solution to the website of Anthony Altieri. Los Angeles, California properties are now displayed with ease on the IDX-enabled website Altieri hosts. His membership with the California Real Estate Technology (CARETS) further simplifies the online real estate search for home seekers by extracting raw listing data and integrating it onto the page Altieri hosts. Now, potential buyers can search for their dream Los Angeles home on one concise and convenient real estate website, thanks to the integration of IDX Broker software onto Altieri’s website.

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.

Irvine, CA - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments, the nation’s largest retail-specialized investment advisory firm, has recently closed several single-tenant NNN leased property sales totaling more than $6.5 million including a property occupied by Del Taco in McKinney, TX, a property occupied by Carl’s Jr. in Newhall, Calif., and a property occupied by Wells Fargo in Stallings, NC. With this recent deal activity, the firm has completed a total of 20 single-tenant, NNN leased retail property transactions this year valued in excess of $50 million, proving that the single-tenant property category continues to be in demand by investors.

IRVINE, CA - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments has expanded its Investment Banking platform with the addition of 25-year real estate industry veteran Terry Thompson who will lead a national focus on institutional client growth as well as account management as managing director, business development. For Faris Lee, this year marked an increased emphasis on positioning the firm’s investment sales expertise and capital markets intelligence on a national level as part of an integrated investment services platform that encompasses Faris Lee Investment Banking, Faris Lee Capital, and Faris Lee Advisors. Thompson’s hiring is an important element in the firm’s overall services platform delivery to Faris Lee’s growing institutional client base across the U.S.

Torrance, CA - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) (www.mountainrecapital.com) announces the closing of a new investment with Classic Homes of Colorado Springs to develop Promontory Pointe, a 267-lot community located in Monument, Colo. The transaction represents MREC’s first investment in the Colorado Springs housing market. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

EUGENE, OR - October 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bob Siegmeth of Re/Max Olson & Associates has adopted a customized IDX solution from IDX, Inc. for his professional real estate website. As a member of the California Real Estate Technology MLS (CARETS), Siegmeth has long has access to the immense database of property listings CARETS hosts. Now, clients of Siegmeth and potential home buyers are able to utilize the innovative IDX solution he employs and can experience an unprecedented level of access to CARETS MLS listings conveniently from Siegmeth’s search page. The online property search in Northridge, California has been revolutionized by IDX Broker software and Bob Siegmeth.

Placentia, CA - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, recently negotiated a five-year lease for a 39,165-square-feet warehouse building located at 880 w. Crowther Ave . Placentia, Calif. The transaction is valued at roughly $1,160,000.

Torrance, CA - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate brokerage firms, has closed a $6.85 million sale of 1.76 acres of coastal land located at 329 & 343 S. Highway and 101/120 & 128 Dahlia Dr. in Solana Beach, Calif.

Torrance, CA - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $4 million sales transaction for a 45,560-square-foot industrial building located at 1425 Moonstone Street in Brea, Calif.

SANTA ANA, CA - October 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Volunteers from Irvine, California-based KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture and Planning wielded paint brushes, including the design and painting of a 24 ft. wide jungle-themed mural, cleaned toys, trimmed hedges and did other assorted tasks this past Saturday at the Blind Children's Learning Center (BCLC), located at 18542-B Vanderlip Ave. in Santa Ana.

Eugene, OR - October 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Mark Shandrow, the latest real estate agent or broker to adopt IDX Broker software for his professional website. Shandrow can easily maintain his website and customize the search capabilities on his website, thanks to his IDX solution. California Real Estate Technology MLS (CARETS) listings are now easier than ever to search through, on the search page Shandrow hosts. He can supply home seekers with a dynamic and thorough property search experience, all from the convenience and ease of his own website.