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Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction is complete for Nadel Architects-designed Heritage Plaza, a 230,000-square-foot retail center in Irvine, Calif. Originally designed in the 1970s, Heritage Plaza, owned by Regency Centers, is one of the oldest shopping centers in Irvine. The $10 million renovation project repositioned the center to best meet the diverse needs of current and future customer demand.

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert D. Erickson, Mark Leonard and Marc Spellman, Principals of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc. (www.lee-associates.com), transacted the sale of a 46,321-square-foot office building at 26025 Mureau Road in Calabasas, Calif., the fourth and final Calabasas Commerce Center asset in a portfolio that had been owned by Arden Realty. The purchase price exceeded $7 million.

Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Ed DeMarco, refused to allow Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to offer mortgage principal write-down relief for underwater homeowners, despite an analysis from his own agency demonstrating that such action would save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac $3.6 billion, save taxpayers a net of $1 billion, and help 500,000 homeowners stay in their homes:

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is supporting and urging the swift passage of The Fast Help For Homeowners (FHFH) Act, a short sale bill that will require subordinate lien holders to respond to short sale offers within 45 days. The FHFH Act was introduced today by Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton)

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as home sales experienced solid gains annually and home prices reached their highest level since August 2010, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

EUGENE, OR - July 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Silva Mirzoian, the latest real estate agent or broker to adopt IDX Broker software for their professional website. Mirzoian can easily maintain her website and customize the search capabilities on her website, thanks to her IDX solution. California Real Estate Technology Services MLS (CARETS) listings are now easier than ever to search through, on the search page Mirzoian hosts. She can supply home seekers with a dynamic and thorough property search experience, all from the convenience and ease of her own website.

INLAND EMPIRE, CA - June 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Frank Geraci, Walt Chenoweth, Juan Gutierrez and Patrick Wood of Voit Real Estate Services’ Inland Empire office have completed a 24-month, 497,714 square-foot industrial lease renewal in Redlands, Calif. on behalf of the lessee, Continental Tire North America.

INLAND EMPIRE, CA - June 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Frank Geraci, Walt Chenoweth, Juan Gutierrez and Patrick Wood of Voit Real Estate Services’ Inland Empire office have completed a 24-month, 497,714 square-foot industrial lease renewal in Redlands, Calif. on behalf of the lessee, Continental Tire North America

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® Inc. (REBS®), the subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), today announced a partnership with VerticalResponse, a leading provider of self-service marketing solutions for small businesses including email marketing, social media marketing, online surveys, event marketing, and direct mail marketing, to power its Clarus Connect™ marketing solutions service. Clarus Connect™ will make it easy for California REALTORS® to create, manage and analyze their email marketing, social media, and other marketing efforts from a single easy-to-use platform

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California were flat from April but posted double-digit gains from the previous year for the fourth straight month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today. Additionally, the share of distressed sales continued to decline from year-ago levels, signaling a return of non-investors to the housing market.

EUGENE, ORE. – Chula Vista, California real estate agent Jason Murguia has collaborated with IDX, Inc. to bring a revolutionary real estate website to...

EUGENE, OR - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Olga Finch, of Finch Realty in San Diego, California, has adopted the innovative IDX Broker software from IDX, Inc. to create a simplified online property search not available on any other real estate search site. San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the website Finch supports, giving her clients and countless other home seekers a thorough and complete list of properties to begin their real estate search with. Never before has such a unique tool been so widely accessible, especially in the online real estate world

San Jose, CA - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, Santa Clara broke ground on 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments, a development by ROEM Corporation, in collaboration with Pacific Housing, Inc. and the City of Santa Clara. The groundbreaking ceremony began at 2:00 p.m. at 2525 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95050 (cross streets: El Camino Real and Buchanan Drive).

Torrance, CA - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Once named Home of the Year by San Diego Home and Garden Magazine, the 3,700-square-foot oceanfront home, aptly named “Seascape Cardiff,” has hit the market for $4.3 million in San Diego’s coastal beach community, Cardiff by the Sea. Listed by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage agent Kelly Howard, the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home is a unique architectural dwelling featuring the highest level of modern contemporary appeal.

EUGENE, OR - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Bakersfield, California real estate broker Jacob Marquez have created a dynamic real estate search page on the Miramar International website. The Bakersfield MLS (BKMLS) is now synced to Marquez’s search pages, seamlessly displaying thousands of property listings within his professional website. This incredible technology gives home seekers the ability to experience an unprecedented level of access to the BKMLS database, in addition to creating a comprehensive real estate resource for property seekers in the Bakersfield area.

Torrance, CA - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated an industrial lease transaction in Hayward, Calif. The lease, valued at approximately $1.35 million, began in May 2012.

Long Beach, CA - June 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Neighborhood Resource Center and Union Bank will present a "First-Time Home Buyer" workshop on Saturday, June 23, from 10 am to 1 pm at 1900 Atlantic Avenue in the second floor conference room. The workshop is free, and free parking is available behind the Union Bank building.

Orange County, CA - June 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seth Davenport and Mitch Zehner of Voit Real Estate Services’ Anaheim office have completed two industrial transactions in Orange County encompassing 54,078 square feet for a total consideration of $6.2 million

IRVINE, CA - June 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, and some of this country's top builders/developers have earned 15 Awards of Merit in the 2012 Gold Nugget Award design and planning competition. The awards honor KTGY's outstanding commitment to research, and knowing and understanding the end-user -- both buyers and renters -- to create successful projects. The winning projects feature both single-family detached, townhomes and multifamily developments encompassing sustainable communities, mixed-use, urban infill, transit-oriented developments, and senior and campus housing. Grand Award winners will emerge from the Award of Merit circle, and all award winners will be celebrated at the Gold Nugget Awards Luncheon at PCBC on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - June 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- International real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) today announced the acquisition of Torrey Pines, a 251-unit apartment community in West Covina, CA. The company and its partners purchased the property for $43.7 million, with $33 million in financing from Freddie Mac at 3.91%, fixed for ten years. The company’s multifamily portfolio currently consists of ownership interests in 14,114 units, including deals currently under contract.