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Los Angeles, CA - September 26, 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 accepting applications for its winter session that begins Jan. 19 and continues for four weekends. The application deadline is Oct. 1.

Torrance, CA - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In another move signaling Lee & Associates’ rapid growth in the Midwest, the firm appoints Chris Etmanczyk as vice president of Lee’s Madison, Wis., office. Etmanczyk’s appointment is the latest in a string of personnel moves reflecting the expansion of Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country.

September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has closed on the $9 million sale of a 131,420-square-foot industrial property at 19161 E. Walnut Dr., in City of Industry, Calif.

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.

San Diego, CA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- C.W. Driver’s work building the Ramona Library in the San Diego town has resulted in the 21,000-square-foot structure being granted LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. C.W. Driver, a premier builder serving the Western U.S. since 1919, left its environmentally conscious mark on the Tuscan and Southwestern-style building, which is the second-largest library in San Diego County. It opened this spring and is four-times larger than the original library it replaced.

Lomita, CA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 2,538-square-feet property located at 2005 Lomita Blvd., Lomita, Calif. The transaction is valued at $1.222 million. The property is located on the corner of Lomita Blvd. and Eshelman Ave. and has NNN corporate guaraunteed lease, occupied by 7-Eleven.

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.

Los Angeles, CA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has completed the $5.45 million sale of The Kester House, a 29-unit multifamily property built in 1984 that is located at 5421 Kester Ave. in Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Los Angeles County).

Irvine, CA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments, the nation’s largest retail-specialized investment sales and advisory firm, has completed the $3.7 million sale of The Shops at Pacific Park, a 15,195 square foot multi-tenant retail and office strip center in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Built in 1999 and situated on 1.18 acres, the property is located at 22912 Pacific Park Drive. The property, which was sold through receivership, is 88 percent occupied and includes a mix of dining, retail, and office tenants.

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

San Francisco, CA - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stefano DeZerega, a Top Producer and a Premier Property Specialist with Zephyr Real Estate, is a volunteer and is on the board of directors at Pie Ranch—a sustainable farming operation in Pescadero that is also one of the Bay Area’s more unique community organizations.

EVERLY HILLS, CA - September 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- International real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) today announced the grand opening of Toscana, a 39-unit townhome community in West Hills, which is located in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. A joint venture managed by the company purchased the residential project from Bank of America for $12.8 million and will officially open the homes for sale on Saturday, September 24.“This project is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the move-up buyers looking for a high quality townhouse at a very affordable price,” commented Robert Hart, president of KW Multifamily Management Group.

Los Angeles, CA - September 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp. (http://www.westfin.com), one of the largest privately held owner-operators of retail properties in the U.S., is about to wrap up the biggest summer season in recent company history. The firm is prepared to comment on numerous deals that have helped shape the retail transaction marketplace in 2011.

EUGENE, OR - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc has partnered with The Avery Group Realty of San Francisco, Ca. to create an enhanced website that improves the way their brokers serve their clients’ every real estate need. The Avery Group is now an IDX enabled website, which allows them to effortlessly sync their website to thousands of listings within the San Francisco Multiple Listing Search (SFMLS). Clients of The Avery Group now have access to the same level of property listings once only reserved for real estate agents and brokers.

IRVINE, CA - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning announces that The Crossings at Escondido celebrated its grand opening today. Developed by Urban Housing Communities (UHC) LLC, a leading developer of quality multifamily residential projects, and designed by KTGY, The Crossings at Escondido provides eco-friendly, high-quality workforce housing to families earning between 30% and 60% of the area median income. The Crossings at Escondido offers 55 thoughtfully-planned apartment homes ranging in size from two- to four-bedroom units. Rent ranges from $508 to $1,063 per month based on family size and income level.

Los Angeles, CA - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kitty Wallace, Executive Vice President of Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, closed the sale of the Villas at Sherman Place located at 23130 Sherman Place in West Hills, California. This 39-unit luxurious Tuscan styled property was recently completed in late 2010 and just sold for $12,800,000.

Torrance, CA - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Karen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the community under her management,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management. “Her extensive customer service experience and management background will enable her to provide our clients with exceptional service.”

Santa Ana, CA - September 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Data Trace Information Services LLC, the nation’s largest provider of data services to the settlement services industry, announced today that it has reached an agreement with the County of Riverside, Calif., to initiate a recording notification service as part of a county-wide real estate fraud detection program. The program is part of an effort to prevent property from being sold or refinanced fraudulently without an owner’s knowledge.

EUGENE, OR - September 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Nolia Boole are revolutionizing the Long Beach, California real estate search, by enabling IDX Broker software onto the website Boole hosts. As a broker, Boole presents area listings with ease and simplicity on her IDX-enabled website, as CARETS listings are synced to the search she hosts, creating a thorough, comprehensive and dynamic online database of local listings. By integrating IDX Broker software on her website, Boole has transformed the online real estate marketplace for her clients and her own business.

Torrance, CA - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $2.5 million sales transaction for 2.8 acres of land located at 13926 Carmenita Road in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The buyer will construct a 54,500-square-foot industrial building for its own use.