Sylmar, CA - May 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) --Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, recently completed two industrial deals in Sylmar, Calif. Brent Weirick, senior vice president based in Colliers International’s Encino office, handled both deals.

San Clemente, CA - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of an eight multi-family units located at 1006-1008 Buena Vista St., San Clemente, Calif. The transaction is valued at $2.5 million.

Gardena, CA - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 43, 242-square-feet retail shopping center located at 14950 – 15000 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, Calif. The transaction is valued at $2.55 Million.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it has charged a Las Vegas, Nevada, homeowners association and its management company with discriminating against families with children by restricting its housing to persons who are 55 and older. Specifically, HUD's charge alleges that Lakeside Village Homeowners Association and Castle Management & Consulting, LLC, did not take the proper steps required to make the community's age restriction legal.

SAN JOSE, CA - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury in San Jose indicted Norma Valdovinos, Claudia Valdovinos, Linda Dung Tran, Elaine “Queenie” Ly, and Pablo Curiel, of San Jose, California, and Jesus Chavez, of Gilroy, California on May 11, 2011, with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and making a false statement to a bank, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- PCCP, LLC has announced that it has partnered with Signature Development Group to acquire Tralee Village, a nearly complete Class A apartment project in Dublin, California. Once complete the high-end, condominium quality apartment community located in the Bay Area will include 130 units. Over the coming months, Signature Development Group out of Oakland, California, will manage various aspects of project completion. PCCP will then transition the property to full-time third party property management in the fall of 2011. Pre-leasing is expected to begin in July with first occupancy for the completed units occurring in August.

Torrance, CA - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, a professional training program that teaches real estate fundamentals to individuals interested in creating positive change in emerging communities, is still accepting applications for its summer session that begins June 9.

San Francisco, CA - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today introduced a proposed $248 million bond measure for the November 2011 ballot that will repave streets and eliminate potholes in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco and seismically strengthen and repair deteriorating bridges, overpasses and staircases, all without raising property tax rates and subject to independent oversight and regular audits. Recommended as part of the citywide Ten-Year Capital Plan to improve and invest in the City’s infrastructure, the Road Repaving & Street Safety Bond will also improve streetscapes for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, improve traffic flow on local streets and install sidewalk and curb ramps to meet the City’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The measure is co-sponsored by Supervisors David Chiu and Scott Weiner with Supervisors John Avalos, David Campos, Eric Mar, and Ross Mirkarimi also signing on.

PALM DESERT, CA - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of Coachella Valley existing homes jumped about 12 percent in February, rebounding from slower sales January, The California Desert Association of REALTORS® reported today

Santa Fe Springs, CA - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, recently negotiated a 45 month 82,080-square-feet industrial lease located at 12991 Leffingwell, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The transaction is valued at $1.9 million.

Chino, CA - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 78,021-square-feet industrial building located at 5740 Schaefer Ave., Chino, Calif. to a Massachusetts-based aerosol cans manufacturing and distribution company, Shield Packaging of California. The transaction is valued at $3.9 million.

ALISO VIEJO, CA - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT Realty Investors (CTRI) announced today it has completed the process of successfully selling a portfolio of office, warehouse and residential assets located throughout Southern California (Riverside County, Orange County and San Diego County), including some senior mortgage notes for a total of more than $30 million. The portfolio featured multiple residential, industrial and office properties purchased by CT Realty Investors in 2009 and 2010 through several senior loan pool acquisitions. CT Realty has been an active purchaser of distressed debt and maintains an active debt resolution business unit.

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales declined in April, while home prices increased, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

INLAND EMPIRE, CA - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aaron Hodgdon, president of Hodgdon Group Realty, has been named a CoStar Group’s (NASDAQ: CSGP) Power Broker for 2010 in the retail leasing category. This is Hodgdon's second consecutive year as a Power Broker in the retail leasing category. His firm, Hodgdon Group Realty, also made the 2010 Power Broker list for Top Leasing Firms

Torrance, CA - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over the years, Los Angeles notables such as Gene Autry, Mayor Tom Bradley, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Pete Carroll, Councilwoman Jan Perry and Frank Gehry, have been honored by the Los Angeles Headquarters Association (LAHQ) for shaping the city’s economic success and quality of life.

Marina Del Rey, CA - May 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the investment sale of a 6,316-square-foot apartment building located at 15 Outrigger Street, Marina Del Rey, Calif. The transaction sold for $4 million.

Los Angeles, CA - May 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has negotiated two industrial leases and an industrial sale totaling $13.75 million in the Mid-Counties Market in Greater Los Angeles. Chris Sheehan, SIOR, senior vice president, and Adam Deierling, vice president, based in Colliers International’s Torrance office represented tenants and user in all three transactions

Torrance, CA - May 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Casale as principal of Lee’s San Diego-UTC office. Casale brings 30 years of experience in investment brokerage, commercial property ownership and property management.

IRVINE, CA - May 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on Pottery Court Apartment Homes in Lake Elsinore, Calif., a new high-quality, pedestrian-oriented apartment community, located just two blocks from Lake Elsinore’s historic downtown Main Street. Developed by BRIDGE Housing Corporation, a leading nonprofit developer of affordable homes in California, and designed by KTGY, the new residential community offers 113 thoughtfully-planned dwellings ranging in size from one- to three-bedroom units for working families earning between 30 and 50 percent of the area median income. The new 4.4-acre development will cost about $26 million, with the city's Redevelopment Agency contributing about $9.7 million. Pottery Court is expected to be completed by April 2012

San Diego, CA - May 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- C.W. Driver, a premier builder serving the Western U.S. since 1919, furthers its impact in the local construction and real estate arena by debuting a pair of design-build libraries in San Diego. Along with providing cultural gathering points for their respective communities, the Fallbrook Library in Fallbrook, Calif., and the Ramona Library in Ramona, Calif., were built to LEED specifications while highlighting C.W. Driver’s positive impact on San Diego County.