Property, Rentals, Transactions

IRVINE, CA - February 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 William B. Asher and Edward B. Hanley represented the buyer and seller in the sale of Bernardo Heights Plaza, a Sprouts-anchored shopping center in the upscale master- planned community of Rancho Bernardo in San Diego, Calif. The purchase price was $12,450,000

IRVINE, CA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com) announced today it is launching the RealtyTrac Network (RTN), a licensed network available to leading independent and franchised brokerage companies across the nation.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to provide California home buyers with up-to-date information about available home buyer assistance programs, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today launched California Mortgage Resource Directory (http://mortgage.car.org), a powerful search tool that identifies current mortgage programs in communities throughout the state.

IRVINE, CA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment (HI) Urban Retail Advisors, a division of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, specializing in the sale and advisory of high profile mixed-use and urban retail properties in dynamic commercial districts across the United States, announced today that Carlos J. Lopez, President of HI Urban Retail Advisors represented the seller in the sale of two landmark retail buildings located in Old Pasadena, one of Southern California’s most dynamic retail districts. The purchase price was $3.7 million, which represented a 5.95% capitalization rate.

Torrance, CA - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, facilitated a 20-year, $22.2 million build-to-suit and office lease to the Department of Motor Vehicles at 8026 Hemlock Avenue in Fontana, California.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today re-introduced H.R. 695, the Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), legislation which would streamline the process for disposing of unneeded and underutilized federal properties through a civilian BRAC-like process in order to shrink the government’s footprint and save taxpayers billions of dollars.

EUGENE, OR - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rancho Cucamonga, California area home seekers can now experience an online real estate search experience comparable to none, on the IDX enabled website of Realtor Elvis Ortix-Wayland. Ortix-Wayland, a member of the California Regional MLS (CRMLS), he can display thousands of area listings instantly on his IDX synced website. Additional outlets, including an iPhone application, give potential California buyers more freedom and control than ever before afforded to home seekers throughout an online property real estate search

EUGENE, OR - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Orange, California real estate broker Charisse Okamoto have joined forces to present area home seekers with a comprehensive and detailed real estate website. IDX Broker software has integrated a search page that extracts raw listing data directly from the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) database and seamlessly presents it on the website of Okamoto. She can now supply her clients with thousands of California homes instantly, from the convenience and familiarity of her IDX enabled website.

La Jolla, CA. - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turnaround trends continued apace in the Bay Area housing market last month with the strongest January sales in six years and the tenth straight year-over-year increase in the median sale price, a real estate information service reported

La Jolla, CA - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California's housing market started 2013 with the highest January home sales in six years as sales to investors and cash buyers hovered near record levels and move-up activity remained relatively brisk. The median price paid for a Southland home dipped slightly from December, as it normally does, but jumped 23.5 percent above the year-ago level, a real estate information service reported.

ONTARIO, CA - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, closed a $2.69 million, 43,900 square foot industrial building at 2778-2788 Pomona Blvd in Pomona, California.

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Jason Raymond brings advanced functionality to his Granite Bay, California real estate website with the addition of IDX Broker software. This unique and innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology has the ability to extract raw listing data from the MetroList-Sacramento MLS (Metrolist), and formats the information onto Raymond’s website, to be displayed to potential home buyers as though it is seamlessly integrated. Home seekers in Independence and surrounding areas will now have access to thousands of the most current property listings and details on the market, and all from the convenience of Raymond’s website.

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce IDX Broker has been integrated onto the website of real estate professional Gregg Whitney has adopted a customizable IDX solution, synchronizing his website to the San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor). IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data and seamlessly integrates it onto the search page Whitney hosts, creating a thorough and dynamic online property database for his clients and other La Jolla, California area home seekers

Torrance, CA - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steven M. Malley, a 12-year veteran of San Diego commercial real estate, was named president of Lee & Associates San Diego - UTC. Malley, who joined Lee in 2008 as a partner, specializes in the sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties.

Torrance, CA - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed the sale of a former’s Sam’s Wholesale Club for $3.25 million in Greenville, S.C.

Torrance, CA - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated a $5.7 million industrial lease in the City of Industry, Calif. The term of the lease is 88 months.

Torrance, CA - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks has promoted Robert J. Cooper, Daniel B. Guggenheim and Michael D. Soejoto to partner. The new partners all practice within the firm’s Los Angeles office.

EUGENE, OR - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Chris Robertson have joined forces to present Aliso Viejo, California home seekers with a unique and informative online real estate search page and website. Robertson has adopted IDX Broker software and in the process upgraded the search capabilities of his online realty solution. As a member of the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) Robertson has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, his clients and other California buyers can experience the same heightened level access to listings once reserved only for real estate agents and brokers.

La Jolla, CA. - February 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of California homes purchased with cash reached an all-time high last year, the result of high investor interest, a difficult mortgage environment, and perceived higher returns on investment, a real estate information service reported.

EUGENE, OR - February 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new accounts being added daily, IDX, Inc. announces the latest addition to the growing network of agents and brokers utilizing the remarkable IDX Broker software: California real estate broker Abe Cazarez. A member of San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor), Cazarez can now synchronize thousands of area listings directly onto the IDX-enabled search page he hosts. Finding an Escondido, California home online has never been easier, thanks to IDX Broker software and the comprehensive online real estate database Cazarez has created with his customizable IDX solution.