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LOS ANGELES, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) applauds President Obama’s proposal to help millions of underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgage to refinance.

San Francisco, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate, San Francisco’s largest independent real estate firm, is proud to announce the company’s top producing real estate agents for 2011. The Company Top 10, in order by highest production, are Danielle Lazier, with 60 properties sold; Don Woolhouse (Noe Valley Top Producer), Tim Gullicksen (Pacific Heights Top Producer), Anna Spathis, Mollie Poe, Bill Kitchen (Upper Market Top Producer), Tim Hawko, Richard Meyerson, Robin Hubinsky (West Portal Top Producer), and Chris Sprague

Irvine, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Irvine office has successfully completed the $27.75 million sale of a 155,499 square-foot R&D facility in Irvine, Calif., which has been occupied by Mazda North American Operations for more than 20 years

IRVINE, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness International, one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate brokerage franchisors in the nation, today announced the addition of two new franchises in California and Wisconsin. The new franchises are part of Sperry Van Ness International’s national expansion program, which started in 2001 and has grown to more than 1,000 advisors and staff representing more than 150 markets today.

Torrance, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jeff McGuire, a principal with Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., represented the buyer and seller in the sale of Wood Creek Apartments for $7.8 million. The 71-unit property, at 20311 Sherman Way in Winnetka, Calif., sold at $161 per square foot, and a GRM (gross rent multiplier) of 9.26.

EUGENE, OR - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Roger Ewing of Calabasas, California and his professional real estate business and website are now synced with an IDX solution. The innovative IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data from the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) and seamlessly integrates it onto the website Ewing hosts, making thousands of listings instantly available for Indiana home seekers. Never before has such a revolutionary online real estate solution been so easily accessible by potential buyers, thanks to IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin Brown and Image Display Group of San Dimas, California, have teamed with IDX, Inc. to deliver home seekers with a comprehensive and complete online property search experience. The IDX solution Brown now hosts has made it monumentally easier for home seekers to scan the California Real Estate Technology Services MLS (CARETS) and find their dream home among the thousands of listings IDX Broker syncs to the website of Brown. The innovative IDX Broker software Brown has incorporated onto his professional real estate website has forever changed the way he conducts business and displays properties online

Torrance, CA - February 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $4.1 million sales transaction for a 5,107-square-foot retail building located at 44575 Avenida de Missiones in the southern California town.

EUGENE, OR - February 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Walnut Creek, California real estate professional Doug Anderson to the growing network of agents and brokers who have updated their realty websites with a customizable IDX solution. As a subscriber to IDX Broker, Anderson receives the ability to seamlessly integrate thousands of area listings onto his website. In fact, IDX Broker extracts raw listing data directly from East Bay Regional Data MLS (EBRD) and displays it on the website Anderson hosts.

EUGENE, OR - February 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new clients added daily, IDX, Inc. announces the latest real estate professional to adopt the customizable IDX Broker software: Corte Madera, California Realtor Alan Blumenthal. Agents and brokers alike can experience an unprecedented level of access to Bay Area Real Estate (BAREIS) listings with the newly IDX enabled website Blumenthal hosts. His IDX solution gives Blumenthal the ability to seamlessly integrate thousands of listings onto his search page, revolutionizing the way potential buyers search for and find properties online.

Malibu, CA - February 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF, the country’s leading independent real estate firm specializing in retail leasing, investment sales and consulting services, has arranged two new leases on behalf of Sephora and Chipotle Mexican Grill at Malibu Village, the newly rebranded shopping center on the east block of Cross Creek Road between Pacific Coast Highway and Civic Center Way in Malibu, Calif.

SANTA MONICA, CA - February 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Larry Twomey, a principal with Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., transacted a 7,000-square-foot office building lease for the West Coast expansion of Weitbrecht Communications, Inc. (WCI) a solutions provider for the hearing impaired.

Sacramento, CA - February 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Sacramento office has announced the addition of Carol Sitzenstatter to its brokerage team as Vice President of leasing and sales, according to Kevin Sheehan, Managing Director of Voit’s Sacramento office. Sitzenstatter brings nearly 30 years of experience in brokerage, asset management and property management in various Northern California markets to Voit.

Orange, CA - February 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Anaheim office has successfully directed the $5.1 million sale of a 44,340 square-foot industrial property located at 749 N. Poplar Street in Orange, Calif. Based on consideration and square footage, this transaction was the largest industrial owner-user sale of 2011 within the city of Orange, according to Seth Davenport, Senior Vice President in Voit’s Anaheim office.

IRVINE, CA - January 31, 2012 - (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 Kevin T. Fryman and Edward B. Hanley represented the buyer and seller in the sale of Bradville Square, a 90,435-square-foot grocery anchored shopping center in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Commerce, CA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Irvine office has successfully completed the sale of Commerce Office Park, a 285,368 square-foot institutional quality office campus located at 4900, 5500, 5700 and 5770 South Eastern Avenue, and 5801 East Slauson Avenue in Commerce, Calif. This Class A, five-building office property is situated on six separate parcels in the Los Angeles Basin

CHICAGO, IL - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Las Vegas-based Wardley Real Estate has announced that it is now operating as an independent full-service brokerage affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. The company was formerly affiliated with Coldwell Banker.

IRVINE CA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, the City of Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of The Crossings on 29th Street in South Los Angeles on Thursday, January 26, 2012. The Crossings on 29th Street is an affordable quality residential community developed by Urban Housing Communities LLC (UHC), in collaboration with the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles and Councilmember Jan Perry of District 9 in South Los Angeles, which transformed an industrial island adjacent to a residential neighborhood into a safe, healthy, attractive and supportive family-friendly residential community for 34 families. Upon completion, this multi-phase development will provide over 400 affordable rentals and for-sale residences, retail to support the neighborhood, and community and recreation facilities consistent with the City’s plan for the area.

Torrance, CA - January 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura team of Jay Martinez, Stephanie Skrbin and Mike Tingus executed the sale of a 38,788-square-foot mixed-use building that had been owned by Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) in a transaction that reflects the continuing challenges of financing investment sales.

Torrance, CA - January 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, in a combined effort by two of the firm’s Southern California offices, has won its bid to secure the leasing assignment to the industrial portfolio of Watt Properties, a division of Watt Companies. The 12 buildings and four industrial properties sit on a total of 580,436 square feet and are located in the cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Carson and Northridge.