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LOS ANGELES, CA - March 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced it has partnered with Fannie Mae on an initiative designed to help REALTORS® quickly resolve issues that may arise after a short sale offer is made on a Fannie Mae-backed loan. The Fannie Mae Short Sale Assistance Desk ("Assistance Desk") provides brokers and agents the ability to significantly shorten the time they have to wait for approval on Fannie Mae short sale transactions and helps real estate professionals with the handling of post-contract issues such as loan servicer responsiveness, the existence of a second lien or issues involving mortgage insurance.

EUGENE, OR - March 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Mark Spitzberg of Priority Real Estate to the ever-expanding network of agents and brokers who have chosen to revolutionize their online real estate resource with a custom IDX solution. Spitzberg can now display thousands of Landera Ranch, California area homes, thanks to his membership with the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS), an MLS system which supplies Spitzberg and his clients with access to thousands of area properties. IDX Broker software has integrated the tools Spitzberg needs to revolutionize the online real estate search for his clients and other potential Southern California buyers.

Torrance, CA - March 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kristin Vils of Keystone Pacific Property Management has earned the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation through the California Association of Community Managers.

San Francisco, CA - March 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The San Francisco Business Times recognized two of Martin Building Co.’s projects as “best financial” deals among the publication’s annual “Deals of the Year.” Martin Building Co. was recognized for its creative financing in their effort to build two housing projects in San Francisco. Potrero Launch, an $80.4 million, 196-apartment project, and Arc Light Co., a $41 million, 94-unit rental project with a historic preservation component, were the two specific projects honored.

EUGENE, OR - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Samuel W. Kim of Alora Realty, Inc., has chosen to employ the powerful and innovative IDX Broker software on his professional website. As a member of the San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor), Kim, like many other real estate agents and brokers, can search through thousands of San Diego, California listings. Now, clients of Kim can experience the same accessibility and ease when scanning Sandicor properties, all on the convenient real estate website and search page Kim hosts

ALISO VIEJO, CA - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stefan Manolakas, a longtime developer of commercial, residential and mixed-use projects in Northern California, has joined the CT Realty Investors board of directors. Manolakas represents the third addition to the real estate investment firm’s board of directors in the past few months.

Torrance, CA - March 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed on the $5.86 million sale of a 78,486-square foot industrial building located at 2525 El Presidio St., in Carson, Calif., just outside Los Angeles.

San Francisco, CA - March 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced that Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI), the newest member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, is the first non-depository community development financial institution (CDFI) to borrow from a Federal Home Loan Bank.

EUGENE, OR - March 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Sacramento, California real estate broker Tim Leingang as the latest realty professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution. His website now hosts a dynamic search page that seamlessly integrates thousands of Metrolist Sacramento listings to his Granite Equity Group website. Potential buyers throughout the Northern California region can experience an online property search comparable to none, on the IDX-enabled website Leingang now supports.

Los Angeles, CA - March 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has recruited top senior brokers, Christopher Maling and David Maling, aka The Maling Brothers, in Downtown Los Angeles. They both specialize in investment sales.

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales rose in February, as did the share of distressed properties sold, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

Torrance, CA - March 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hamid Soroudi of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office has closed on the sale of a 24,258-square-foot multifamily property located at 16070 W. Sunset Blvd. for $8.5 million.

Torrance, CA - March 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate announces that Andover Properties LLC (Storage King USA) purchased $21 million worth of loans for four self-storage properties in Florida and Missouri. The properties comprise more than 420,000 square feet and 2,880 units

EUGENE, OR - March 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Irvine, California real estate advisor Justin Nassie has adopted the IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software to integrate detailed property listings onto his PropertyTrue website. With his incredible IDX solution, Nassie has transformed the way California Real Estate Technology Service (CARETS) listings are displayed online, as potential buyers can now access thousands of properties on their own, with unprecedented access to real estate market trends and updated listing information. Finding a California home online has never been easier, thanks to Nassie and his IDX-enabled website

SAN JOSE, CA - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tara Denise Bonelli, 31, of Santa Cruz, Calif., was arrested today by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. Yesterday, a federal grand jury in San Jose indicted Bonelli, charging her with 18 counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and three counts of money laundering

Fontana, CA - March 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, recently completed the investment sale of the 66,800-square-foot multi-tenant project located at 7888 & 7898 Cherry Ave. Fontana, Calif. to a Orange County-based investor, Heritage Business Center Investment Group, LLC. The transaction is valued at $4.15 million.

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Larson, a Principal of Lee & Associates, has been named President of the Lee & Associates-Investment Services Group (Lee ISG), a commercial real estate investment brokerage and member of the Lee & Associates group of companies.

Torrance, CA - March 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management awarded Susan Seifen The Excellence in Service Award. The company’s top honor award is presented to a team member that promotes Keystone Pacific’s philosophy: to deliver exceptional customer service and exhibit superb leadership qualities.

San Francisco, CA - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Since 1993, Zephyr Real Estate has produced an annual calendar for distribution to more than 10,000 clients each year. This year, for the first time ever, Zephyr is inviting the public to vote on the theme for the 2012 calendar.

San Francisco, CA - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has expanded its Affordable Housing practice on the West Coast with the arrival of new partner Tuan Pham. Mr. Pham joins Nixon Peabody’s San Francisco office from Goodwin Procter where he also served as the hiring partner for the San Francisco office and a co-chair of the West Coast Diversity Committee.