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San Marcos, CA - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Work has completed on the new, $37 million, Multidisciplinary Building constructed by C.W. Driver on the campus of Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. The 111,000 SF, three-story structure in the San Diego County town took 25 months to complete. C.W. Driver, a premier builder of higher education facilities in the Western U.S. since 1919, managed the project from preconstruction through commissioning for the Palomar Community College District

Los Angeles, CA - February 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the last two years, families in Los Angeles County lost their home to foreclosure every 15 to 18 minutes. Dataquick Information Systems reports 26,707 Los Angeles County families lost their home to foreclosure in 2010. In January 2011, 2,196 families lost their home to foreclosure1, indicating that not much has or will change in 2011. Exacerbating the issue is high unemployment and the low volume of permanent loan modifications being made available to families facing foreclosure.

LAGUNA HILLS, CA - February 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Association of Community Managers (CACMSM) has announced a new board of directors for 2011. The board oversees the statewide organization’s programs and activities, monitors legal and legislative issues, and upholds CACM’s code of ethics and standards of practice. Comprised of professional community managers representing nine regions from California, the group also advises CACM on its educational and certification program for community association managers.

Torrance, CA - February 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Solarsilicon Recycling Services LLC (SRS) has acquired a 90,000-square-foot industrial building in Ventura, Calif. in an expansion that will keep the company in Ventura County, open new outlets for its products and services, increase its workforce and establish an incubator for a new manufacturing process that promises to revolutionize the industry, according to Mike Tingus, president of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., who represented SRS in the transaction.

Torrance, CA - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Ventre and David Eitches of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office have closed the sale of a 16-unit multifamily property located at 2352 Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles, Calif. The transaction is valued at $2.332 million

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates-Investment Services Group Principals Robert Leveen and Matthew Sullivan successfully transacted the sale of a portfolio of three bank-owned multifamily buildings after attracting 10 qualified buyers. The properties, at 4122, 4130 and 4136 Palmwood Drive in the Bald win Village section of Los Angeles sold for $1,725,000 or $73.99 per square foot.

Torrance, CA - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, represented both the buyer and the seller in the $8.5 million sale of a 189,990-square foot industrial property at 13780 Central Ave., in Chino, Calif.

ALISO VIEJO, CA - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT Realty Investors announced that Gary H. Hunt, one of Orange County’s most respected real estate professionals, has joined its board of directors.

Huntington Beach, CA - February 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 10 Condos sold in bulk, located at 7935 Bay St. in Downtown Huntington Beach, Calif., to Symphony Real Estate Fund, an investor in broken condominium conversions. The transaction was valued at $2,550,000.

Torrance, CA - February 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Central Coast, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm with offices in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo, brokered the recent sale of Anacota Plaza, a 36,767-square-foot mixed-use property located at 610 Anacapa St. in Downtown Santa Barbara.

Torrance, CA - February 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Albert Shilton and Blake Rogers of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office closed a note sale of a 35-unit multifamily property located at 4620 Coliseum St. in Los Angeles, Calif. The 29,718-square-foot apartment building was built in 1954 and is 83 percent leased. The transaction value is undisclosed.

Los Angels, CA - February 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steve Slepcevic, founder of Paramount Disaster Recovery Inc. is serving as its president and chief executive officer. He has made Paramount a recognized union in the field of disaster emergency and in the field of construction. Steve Slepcevic has completed major projects in USA and worldwide. With the works of disaster he also works as a legal expert. Steve Slepcevic is also a founder of Virtual Evacuation and address about its planning and training. To bring civil engineer in the filed of disaster recovery with interest he made it a work of social services with a lot of money, because in civil engineering its think as a boring thing to save life through safe facility. But after the concept of Virtual Evacuation, leading expert of all the industries attracted by it and providing their services to disaster preparedness.

IRVINE, CA - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac™ (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced the hiring of Brian C. Walby as Vice President of Sales and Strategic Alliances. In this role, Walby will focus on member subscription sales, advertising sales, lead generation programs and product sales.

Torrance, CA - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brandon Case has been promoted at Keystone Pacific Property Management from associate community association manager to community association manager in its Irvine office. “Brandon’s dedication to his team as well as his position have shown us that he will be a great asset to the communities he manages,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management.

EUGENE, OR - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has supplied Bradley Davidson with an innovative IDX solution, making his real estate website a great location to experience the online property search for Southern California homes. California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) listings are seamlessly integrated onto Davidson's website, giving his clients a comprehensive database of property listings to search through

Torrance, CA - February 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bryan Glenn of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office has closed the sale of a 24-unit multifamily property located at 916 S. Lake St. in Los Angeles, Calif. The value of the transaction is $1.2 million.

February 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Herb Wesson attended today the unveiling of the first building - the Vineyard Recreation Center - to be retrofitted by workers trained through the Green Retrofit Workforce Program. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the first-in-the nation, workforce development retrofit program targets workers from low-income communities and trains them with the skills they need to obtain good-paying, green jobs.“The Green Retrofit Workforce Program is a national model for how to build a specialized, highly-trained workforce that can retrofit municipal buildings to drastically reduce our City’s carbon footprint,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “After all, electricity use within buildings accounts for almost one-third of our greenhouse gas emissions -- emitting almost 17 million tons of greenhouse gas a year into the air we breathe.”

EUGENE, OR - February 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Realtor Mario Juarez to the growing network of real estate professionals using the revolutionary IDX Broker software on their websites. East Bay Regional Data/MAX MLS (MAX/EBRD) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto Juarez's search page, making thousands of detailed property listings instantly available for home seekers and potential clients. With his customized IDX solution, Juarez can host one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for East Bay Area, California buyers.

San Francisco, CA - February 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 2002, Zephyr established the Golden Z Award to recognize extraordinary efforts of those who have gone above and beyond in their charitable endeavors in the San Francisco community. In the past, the award has been presented to one of the company’s agents. In a departure from tradition, this year the Golden Z was presented to Bill Drypolcher, President and Founder of the company.

EUGENE, OR - February 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled the revolutionary IDX Broker software on the website of real estate professional Alex Comsa, of Comsa Group, making thousands of MLSListings properties available for Silicon Valley, California home seekers. Potential buyers can now experience an unprecedented level of access to MLSListings and the IDX-supported tools Comsa hosts. With so many unique options, the real estate website of Comsa now reflects his dedication to serving his clients and their every real estate need.