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EUGENE, OR - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Properties have long been the coveted prize for Burney, California area home seekers. Now, IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Kathy Lakey have revolutionized the way potential buyers search for homes online with her IDX enabled website. Shasta MLS (Shasta) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the search page Lakey hosts, bringing thousands of Burney homes to the fingertips of buyers. The convenience and ease that her website brings to home seekers has forever changed the way buyers search for homes online

La Jolla, CA. - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of homes sold in the Bay Area jumped last month to the highest level for a July since 2005 and the highest level for any month in almost seven years. Amid favorable market conditions, the burst of activity reflects pent-up demand meeting an increasing supply of homes for sale, a real estate information service reported.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 48,118 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was up 17.3 percent from 41,027 in June, and up 21.8 percent from 39,507 sales in July 2012, according to San Diego-based DataQuick.

Torrance, CA - August 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- International real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson has hired Michael Pakravan, a nine-year real estate retail leasing veteran, to join KW Properties Group, the commercial brokerage and property management division of Kennedy Wilson, as vice president.

Torrance, CA - August 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kansas City office of Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firms in the country, welcomes Perry H. Trout to the team. With more than 30 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge in real estate investment, finance, asset management and development, Trout comes on board as director of development and investment services.

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Significantly higher home prices, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area and coastal regions, shut out more home buyers in the state during the second quarter of 2013, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported

Torrance, CA - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Valuation and Consulting Services, the appraisal service line of real estate firm Lee & Associates, has announced the opening of its Los Angles office. The new office is headed by Steve Henry, MAI, with Larry Johnson, both respected veterans within the appraisal industry.

Torrance, CA - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) announces the formation of a new venture with Warmington Residential to acquire and develop 48 lots located within the prestigious Stellan Ridge community in Riverside, Calif. This is the first partnership between MREC and Warmington. The hilltop project will offer one to eight acre lots with expansive views of the surrounding area. Warmington will build luxury single-level homes ranging in size from 3,400 square feet to over 4,100 square feet. The floor plans will allow homebuyers to highly customize their homes by selecting from a wide range of available options including a 400-square-foot detached living space and up to 6 bedrooms and a 6-car garage

Torrance, CA - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, welcomes Brad McCoy to its West Los Angeles office as the director of Community Banking Group.

Torrance, CA - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates – Los Angeles West is pleased to support the Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF), a nonprofit fund that supports the Asian and Pacific Islander communities of Los Angeles County, with a Bronze Level sponsorship for its 7th Annual Giving for All Seasons Fundraising Gala.

Torrance, CA - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., a national owner-operator of shopping centers, has leased 1,629 square feet of retail space to the Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant chain in Rancho San Diego Town & Country Center for a term of 120 months. Scheduled to open this August, this is Westwood’s seventh lease with the national restaurant chain. Other locations include leases in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois and Texas. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

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EUGENE, OR - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Paula Pelton of Prudential California Realty to the growing group of real estate professionals revolutionizing the way potential buyers search for homes online. As a member of California Regional MLS (CRMLS) services in California, her clients can access thousands of properties in a matter of seconds, thanks to the dynamic technology of the IDX Broker software now synced to her real estate search page. Never before has a more comprehensive set of property listings been available to search through online.

Torrance, CA - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction is complete on the Nadel Architects-designed Poway Plaza, located at 13345 Poway Rd. in Poway, Calif. The $3.5 million design-build project consists of the revitalization of an existing shopping center by repurposing the old 40,000-square-foot Dixieline Lumber tenant space into two new retail spaces: a 25,000-square-foot space, which will house a Michaels arts and craft store; and a 15,000-square-foot space for a Grocery Outlet. The center will be open to the public in August 2013 with the grand opening of Michael’s and the Grocery Outlet to follow in October.

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® Inc. (REBS®), a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, today announced MyNHD, Inc. as the latest service provider to partner with zipForm®, making it easier and faster for REALTORS® to complete the California Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (RPA-CA)

EUGENE, OR - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Sharalee Flesche of Beverly Glen Realty to the growing team of real estate professionals choosing to update their websites to better serve area home seekers. Through her membership with California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS), Flesche has long been able to search through thousands of local property listings. Now, with the addition of IDX Broker software to her professional website, the clients of Flesche now have the same privileges and access to CARETS listings, simplifying the online home search experience for both real estate professionals, like Flesche, and potential buyers

Torrance, CA - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- BH Properties, LLC, a commercial real estate investment firm, is reporting more than $45 million in acquisitions in the first two quarters of 2013. In addition to some key acquisitions in Southern California, the Los Angeles-based firm had an increase in its Southwest portfolio, which brings its number to more than 15 multifamily, retail and industrial properties in Arizona.

IRVINE, CA - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), announced today the signing of a strategic alliance agreement with brokerage media powerhouse REAL Trends. This alliance is aimed at leveraging both companies’ extensive housing data resources to provide the latest market trends, statistics and analytics in the industry today.

IRVINE, CA - July 31, 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 the company negotiated the sale of more than 68,000 square feet of retail space in Hemet, Calif., totaling more than $7 million, with the sale of Diamond Valley Plaza and FedEx Plaza

EUGENE, OR - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has the pleasure of welcoming AnnaMarie Clark with Integrity Home Sales in San Diego, California, to the rapidly expanding network of real estate agents and brokers using their primary application, the highly customizable IDX Broker software. With the addition and integration of this custom IDX solution, Clark will be able to display San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) data, directly onto her own personal website, providing potential home buyers with immediate and direct access to the most up-to-date listing information on the market, and all from the convenience of one specific website.