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LOS ANGELES - October 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales rose higher in September to post the first increase in six months, reversing the sales drop usually observed between August and September. Meanwhile, equity home sales made up nine in 10 home sales for the fourth straight month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today

LOS ANGELES - October 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales remained steady in September, as home price gains eased back from an unusually high increase in August, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

San Francisco - October 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of a five-day public awareness campaign, activists in California are asking bank regulators questions about possible impacts of a Too Big To Fail Bank merger that would combine CIT Group and OneWest Bank.

SACRAMENTO, - October 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency announced today that it will begin providing an additional $6,500 in down payment assistance through its CalPLUS Conventional program. The change is part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to make home purchasing more accessible for first-time homebuyers

LOS ANGELES - September 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales pulled back in August, reversing two months of increases, as the median home price rose from the previous month and year, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s private building activity is measured by building permits issued and building permit valuation totals

LOS ANGELES - August 29, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite ultra-low interest rates, California’s real estate market continued to underperform in July, with pending home sales posting lower for the fourth straight month.  At the same time, equity home sales improved further, as both short sales and REO sales continued to decline, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California Association of Community Managers (CACM), the state’s leading community association management education organization, today launched the second phase of its Community Champions awareness campaign

LOS ANGELES - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lower interest rates in the second quarter of 2014 failed to offset continued home price increases, lowering housing affordability statewide and in 19 of 26 counties in California, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A 32-year-old man was convicted today of a dozen counts for residential robberies in the San Gabriel Valley, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the western United States, has completed the $2 million sale of a fully occupied eight-unit multifamily property located near Michigan Avenue at 1811 19th Street in Santa Monica, Calif

LOS ANGELES - June 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reflecting the proliferating use of social media in today’s society, more home buyers are turning to social media in the home-buying process than ever, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2014 Survey of California Home Buyers.”

LOS ANGELES - June 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Higher home values continued to fuel more equity home sales, which have made up more than 80 percent of all home sales for the past 11 consecutive months.  Meanwhile, pending home sales fell in May as investors pulled out of the market due to higher home prices, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

LOS ANGELES - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales eased slightly in May as a shortage of homes and housing affordability concerns held back would-be home buyers, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.  Meanwhile, the median home price posted higher from both the previous month and year for the third consecutive month and remained at its highest level since December 2007

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The County of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency was awarded the 2014 Achievement Award in the category of Community/Economic Development by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for its State of the County Event. All told, the County of San Bernardino received 31 Achievement Awards from NACo this year for its innovative programs and services, including top honors for the Countywide Vision as well as the State of the County event, which promotes the Vision

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the western United States, has completed two multifamily property sales totaling $4.7 million in West Hollywood. The sales include; a 10-unit property that sold for $3.3 million and is located near Fountain Ave. and W. La Brea Blvd. at 1220 N. Formosa Ave; and a five-unit property that sold for $1.4 million and is located just north of Santa Monica Blvd. at 1231-1235 N. Vista St

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Statistics for April 2014 have exceeded total housing units from the previous month by 36%. Single-family units produced a 5% increase in month-over-month activity, while increasing annually by 2% from April of 2013. Statewide multi-family housing units increased by 58% since March 2014 and by 43% since last April

LOS ANGELES - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Recent home price gains have lifted more underwater homes into positive territory, pushing the share of equity home sales to their highest level since late 2007.  At the same time, pending home sales were essentially unchanged in April, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today

LOS ANGELES - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Showing true signs of improvement, California’s housing market continued to perform better than expected in April with both the median home price and home sales increasing month to month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®  (C.A.R.) said today. However, decreased home affordability remains a challenge for buyers in many areas of the state

LOS ANGELES - May 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement that it will not lower loan limits eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.