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Torrance, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has completed the purchase and sale of an 11,200-square-foot industrial building at 15311-15323 Pipeline Lane in Huntington Beach, Calif. The 100-percent leased building sold for $1.2 million or $107.14/square foot. The building was marketed by another firm for a year. Lee & Associates sold the building within 60 days of listing the property for an all-cash close.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California fell in September, as is typical for this time of year, but were up from the previous year for the fifth consecutive month. Additionally, distressed home sales increased slightly in September from both the previous month and year, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

Los Angeles, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, just closed two apartment deals in Los Angeles totaling $25,950,000.

Los Angeles, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Shlemmer + Algaze + Associates (SAA), an Interiors and Architecture firm specializing in the design of commercial interiors, today announced that Jon Zimmerman has been appointed as Principal to lead its new Specialized Projects Group. In this role, Jon will be responsible for the specialty design practice which will focus on process and technology-driven uses such as manufacturing, assembly and laboratories.

Los Angeles, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Freemont Place Homeowners Association has selected Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, to manage the historic neighborhood of 73 luxury single-family homes located in the mid-city area of Los Angeles, CA. Merit was selected by Freemont for its management and will assist the board of directors with its HOA operations for the prestigious, historical community.

IRVINE, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Ken Ryan, a principal and head of the firm's Community Planning and Urban Design studio, has been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2011 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Fall Meeting, held from October 25-28, 2011, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

San Diego, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces today the promotion of John Dannan to Business Unit Leader for Merit’s San Diego urban division. Dannan is will be responsible for Merit’s high-rise, mid-rise and urban clients as well manage new contracts, maintain client relations and spearhead Merit’s continued growth throughout downtown San Diego.

Palm Desert, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces the relocation of their Palm Desert office due to rapid growth in the region. The expansion builds off of Merit’s 30 years of relationships with communities and board members. The relocation also creates an opportunity for Merit to implement sustainable green design principles by incorporating the use of low VOC materials in the construction of the space and office furniture.

EUGENE, OR - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- LeeAnn Rasmuson, owner of the Bishop, California area real estate group, Coldwell Banker LeeAnn Rasmuson and Associates, has teamed with IDX, Inc. to revolutionize her real estate website with a customizable IDX solution. Now, Rasmuson can host thousands of Mammoth Lakes MLS (MLBOR) detailed property listings online. Home seekers in California can now search for homes quickly and easily with the IDX-enabled search Rasmuson has integrated onto her site. Potential buyers now truly have an online real estate solution to simplify the property search process for themselves and their agents.

EUGENE, OR - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California property listings are now easier than ever to search for, with the addition of an IDX solution to the professional website of Realtor Omar Dulin. Thanks to IDX, Inc., IDX Broker software now supports the innovative search page Dulin hosts online. With so many La Mesa, California properties available through both MLS that Dulin is a part of San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) and California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS), the IDX solution Dulin hosts dramatically simplifies and narrows the online home search experience for area home seekers.

Torrance, CA - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has completed the $1.95 million sale of a 7,068-square-foot, single-story, pre-school facility located at 10 Mareblu in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Senior Vice President Allen Basso of Lee’s Irvine office handled the transaction.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heightened economic uncertainty contributed to a decrease in California home sales in September, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). However, September home sales posted higher on a year-to-year basis for the third consecutive month and remain at stable levels.

COSTA MESA, CA - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Western Community Housing, Inc., a leading owner and developer of quality affordable multifamily residential communities in California, is pleased to announce that Graham P. Espley-Jones, President of Western Community Housing, has been named 2011 SAGE "Person of the Year" by the 55+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. This prestigious award honors an individual for their commitment, personal compassion and outstanding professional contributions to housing and related services to Southern California’s 55+ residents.

Los Angeles, CA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 78,021-square-foot industrial property located at 5740 Schaefer Ave. Chino, Calif. The transaction is valued at $4.2 million.

Anaheim, CA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- General contractor C.W. Driver has formed a new independent company under its corporate umbrella that will focus on smaller-scale projects — a new foray for Southern California’s leading construction firm.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of Dana Strand Senior Apartments, a development by ROEM Corporation and La Cienega LOMOD, Inc., in collaboration with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). The grand opening celebration was held on October 6, 2011, at 410 North Hawaiian Avenue, Los Angeles 90744, and represents the third phase of the redevelopment of Dana Strand Village, the former public housing site.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has named Tracy Taft as business development account executive. The 15-year commercial real estate industry veteran will be responsible for outreach to property owners and middle-market investors in order to expand the firm’s brokerage, property management and distressed assets activity.

EUGENE, OR - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has once again been integrated onto the website of a real estate professional, this time with the IDX, Inc. premier technology is hosted by Fresno, California agent Scott Handley. Thanks to his membership with the Fresno MLS (Fresno), Handley is able to sync thousands of listings to her online search page. Now, home seekers can experience an unprecedented level of the online property search right on Handley’s website. With the IDX solution that has been custom created for Handley, his website is now more complete and helpful to potential buyers.

IRVINE, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a leading community association management company providing management services to community associations throughout Southern California, welcomes Brittany Smith to its team as a new development community association manager based out of the Irvine office. With a background in property management, Brittany will be providing her expertise and support on the management of several new development communities throughout Orange County.

EUGENE, OR - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Realtor Soledad Reaves to the growing network of real estate professionals using the revolutionary IDX Broker software on their websites. San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto Reaves’s search page, making thousands of detailed property listings instantly available for home seekers and potential clients. With his customized IDX solution, Reaves can host one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for San Diego, California buyers.