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LOS ANGELES, DC - January 02, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasonal factors sent California pending home sales lower in November, while equity home sales continued their upward trend, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

Los Angeles, CA - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A San Gabriel man who was scheduled to be sentenced on Monday but failed to appear in court is being sought by the FBI, announced Bill Lewis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, and André Birotte Jr., the United States Attorney in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the statewide median price continued to register double-digit gains from year-ago levels, strong sales of higher-priced homes led to a year-over-year increase in sales in California during November, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reported today.

Washington, DC - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Mike Thompson and a bipartisan group of 29 Senators and Representatives sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday calling for Master Limited Partnerships and Real Estate Investment Trusts to be a priority in the federal government’s “all of the above” energy strategy. The letter was led by the lead sponsors of the bipartisan Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and U.S. Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX-02), Mike Thompson (D-CA-01) and Peter Welch (D-VT-AL). The legislation, H.R. 6437 and S. 3275, will modify the federal tax code to make it easier and more attractive for private capital to invest in renewable energy

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a sign of an improving housing market, California home buyers are more optimistic about the housing market now than they were three years ago, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2012 Survey of California Home Buyers.”

Torrance, CA - December 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When Jane and David Catos of Chula Vista wrote on their calendar “Marty will be calling me today!” it was actually meant as a joke. David and his wife, Jane, had entered the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage $20,000 client appreciation cash giveaway sweepstakes at the encouragement of their agent, Marty Price, in Coldwell Banker’s La Mesa office earlier this year. Then, they won.

Torrance, CA - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- General contractor C.W. Driver was awarded a multi-million dollar contract for two restaurant tenant improvement projects totaling 11,000 square-feet at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon Calif., further solidifying the firm’s presence in the Native American gaming and casino market. Fifteen-year industry veteran Brent Hughes, senior project manager, will be leading the firm’s projects in the gaming and hospitality industries.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) announced today that its 2013 Leadership Team is now in place. Leading the team is C.A.R. President Don Faught, a second-generation REALTOR® and a managing broker in the San Francisco Bay Area. Serving with Faught are President-elect Kevin Brown, Treasurer Chris Kutzkey, and State Secretary Joel Singer. The officers for 2013 began their official term last week at the close of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales rose both from the previous month and year in October for the first time in seven months, while the share of equity sales grew slightly, marking a four-year high, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®), a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), today announced that Victor Valley Association of REALTORS®/Multiple Listing Service is now integrated with zipForm® 6 so its REALTOR® members can start the paperwork process from inside of the MLS. VVAR MLS is the first multiple listing service in California to offer this type of integration. zipForm® 6 is a free member benefit from C.A.R.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market continued its momentum in October, posting strong year-over-year sales and price gains in nearly every county of the state, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rising home prices offset lower interest rates, reducing housing affordability in California during the third quarter of 2012, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

Torrance, CA - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nadel Architects has completed the design for The Village at Nellie Gale Ranch, a shopping center in Laguna Hills, Calif. The renovation and expansion project has recently received entitlement to move forward with construction, which is tentatively set to be completed in late summer/early fall 2013. To better reflect the needs of the area’s residents, Nadel will reposition the property by converting the center into an amenity for the local community.

Torrance, CA - November 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Regents of the University of California have purchased Intellicenter-Riverside, a prominent three-story building on Meridian Parkway along Interstate 215 in Riverside, California, for $17.4 million.

Torrance, CA - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed a $4.05 million medical office building sale at 3661-3663 Torrance Blvd. in Torrance, Calif.

Torrance, CA - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed the $3.3 million sale of Sterling Centre in Redlands, Calif.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is a statement by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) on last week’s announced REO bulk sale transaction between Fannie Mae, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Colony Capital

Torrance, CA - November 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed the sale of 820 Broadway, a creative office building located in the heart of Santa Monica, Calif. for an undisclosed amount.

Torrance, CA - November 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed the $12.75 million sale of a 125,000-square-foot industrial building in Orange County.

Torrance, CA - November 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Auction.com, the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, and its Luxury Home Division (http://www.auction.com/luxury) will auction a Coronado luxury home that possesses dramatic views of the Pacific Ocean and San Diego skyline Dec. 3-5.