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LOS ANGELES - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, announced that Tim Najera has joined the firm as an associate in the Los Angeles office. Najera’s background includes a variety of finance and legal issues, with specific experience in due diligence for a range of commercial real estate transactions.

COLTON, CALIF. - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Hodgdon Group, a full-service brokerage, development and construction company, announced it has completed the conversion of the former Sam's Club building in Sacramento, Calif., for the opening of an Ashley Furniture HomeStore on December

COSTA MESA, Calif. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has completed a $37 million sale of an industrial property in Costa Mesa, Calif., which is one of the largest industrial sales in Orange County so far this year. Ryan Swanson and Kurt Bruggeman, both senior vice presidents in Lee’s Irvine office, represented the buyer, a private investor. The seller, a partnership of Voit Development and Penwood Real Estate Investments, was represented by Mike Hartel, Mitch Zehner and Seth Davenport of Voit Real Estate Services.

LOS ANGELES - December 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) announced today it received a letter from the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), obtained by Board of Equalization (BOE) member George Runner, clarifying that California families who have lost their home in a short sale are not subject to state income tax liability on debt forgiveness “phantom income” they never received in a short sale

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated a 10-year, $3.4 million retail lease at Irish Hills Plaza in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Clarice Clarke and Steve Leider of Lee & Associates Santa Barbara represented the Landlord, Irish Hills Plaza West, LLC. The new tenant, HomeGoods, a retail chain with stores all over the country, will replace existing tenant, OfficeMax, in the 20,059 square foot premises.

SANTA ANA, CA - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated a 10-year lease for an approximately 60,000-square-foot industrial building, located at 1900 E. Carnegie Ave. in Santa Ana, Calif., for approximately $6 million.

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® Inc. (REBS®), a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, today announced Fidelity National Home Warranty (FNHW) and Disclosure Source are the latest service providers to integrate with zipForm®, making it easier and faster for REALTORS® to order their home warranty plan and NHD Report and complete the California Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (RPA-CA).

IRVINE, CA - December 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that Jonathan T. Selznick represented the buyer and seller in the sale of a 2-story multi-tenant retail center in Van Nuys, Calif. The purchase price was $4,900,000.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee and District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell today announced that the City will restart a program to help property owners finance energy efficiency projects in their homes. Called GreenFinanceSF, the program for residential buildings is a voluntary Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program that provides affordable financing options to San Francisco homeowners to pay for the installation of energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation improvements. GreenFinanceSF creates green jobs for the local economy while also reducing energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales reversed a two-month decline to post higher in October, but were down from a year earlier, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

PALM DESERT CA - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wendy Formica, President of the California Desert Association of REALTORS® , joined nearly 22,000 Realtors® from across the country to meet with industry experts, lawmakers and federal officials at the 2013 REALTORS® Conference and Expo held in San Francisco, November 8-11.

IRVINE, CA - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that the 55+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Southern California, has recently honored KTGY Director Gina Nixon with the SAGE Award for Volunteer of the Year and Perris Station Senior Apartment Homes with the SAGE Award for "On the Boards" Project of the Year in the Redevelopment category.

SAN RAMON, CA - November 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Meridian Property Company, a full service real estate developer and owner of medical and retail real estate, is pleased to announce that it is nearing completion on four state-of-the-art outpatient clinics in California totaling over 40,000 square feet and valued at over $15.2 million. Ranging in size from 8,200 to 12,000 square feet, the four properties are a mix of new construction and the renovation and adaptive reuse of existing commercial space

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite the financial toll the recent financial crisis has had on Americans, renters continue to hold homeownership in high esteem, and it remains a goal for the majority of them, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2013 Renter Survey.”

IRVINE, CA - November 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that Jonathan T. Selznick represented the seller in the sale of a mixed-use retail investment in Santa Ana, Calif. The purchase price was $935,000

WASHINGTON - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management regarding his Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), legislation to improve the management of federal properties and save taxpayers billions of dollars.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales declined for the third straight month in October as economic uncertainty surrounding last month’s government shutdown and a typical seasonal slowdown dragged down the state’s home sales, although sales of condominiums and townhomes continued to be strong, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported

SAN JACINTO, CA - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to Sharon Paisley, Development Director at the City of San Jacinto, Calif., the City Council on November 5, 2013, approved Circle K Stores, Inc.'s plan for the construction of its newest prototype, a flagship store to consist of a 4,500-square-foot convenience store offering fresh food, a Mobil gas station with eight fuel pumps, and a self-serve state-of-the-art carwash. Circle K's new combo concept, the first to debut in Southern California, will be located on 1.24 acres at the northwest corner of Sanderson Avenue and Esplanade Avenue in the City of Jacinto. The project is expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2014 and be open for business by spring or summer 2014.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) announced today that its 2014 Leadership Team is now in place. Leading the team is C.A.R. President Kevin Brown, a second-generation REALTOR® and broker in the San Francisco Bay Area. Serving with Brown are President-elect Chris Kutzkey, Treasurer Geoff McIntosh, and Chief Executive Officer Joel Singer. The 2014 officers begin their official term this week at the close of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

Torrance, CA - November 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has completed an 11-year, $6.5 million office lease with American Honda Finance Corp. (AHFC), which will be approximately 26,000 square feet located on the ground floor at 10801 Walker St., in Cypress, Calif. Jeff Coburn and Shaun McCullough, principals of Lee’s Long Beach office, represented the Landlord, Buzz Oates, LLC, while AHFC, a consumer finance component for the Honda Motor Co., was represented by Timothy Vaughan of CBRE.