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Palm Desert, CA - November 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is pleased to announce Laura Arellano has joined the Palm Desert office. An industry veteran who enjoys working with first-time buyers, Arellano guides her clients through every step of the real estate process, providing information with enthusiasm and superior service.

EUGENE, OR - October 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Terry Thomas to the growing group of real estate professionals, who are updating their realty websites with the customizable IDX Broker software. These innovative IDX solutions enable thousands of properties to be seamlessly displayed online. Thomas and his custom IDX solution sync Metrolist Sacramento listings directly to his page. By extracting this raw listing data, a multitude of homes are available for clients of Thomas or other Sacramento, California home seekers to search through conveniently on his website.

Torrance, CA - October 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin Palermo of Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, has earned the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation through the California Association of Community Managers

EUGENE, OR - October 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) listings are now easier to search for than ever before, on the new joint venture between IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Colin Krawitz. Krawitz can now seamlessly display thousands of detailed CARETS listings conveniently on his website. IDX Broker software extracts raw listings data directly from CARETS to ensure up-to-the-minute real estate news and listings. Finding a home in Orange County, California has never been easier or more effective than now, on the professional real estate website of Krawitz.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Downey man has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he ran two fraudulent operations—a Ponzi scheme that took in $30 million from more than 300 victims and a mortgage fraud scheme that preyed on homeowners by stealing the equity from their homes and secretly taking title to their properties

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales posted their second consecutive monthly gain in September, but were down from the same period a year ago, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)

Torrance, CA - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Central Coast is pleased to announce that Jason Hart will be joining the company’s San Luis Obispo Office as an associate. Hart joins the Lee team as a broker specializing in office, investment and multifamily brokerage.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®) today announced that the Downey Association of REALTORS® (DAOR) has signed an agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its more than 1,900 REALTOR® and Multiple Listing Service (MLS) members. The Downey Association of REALTORS® uses Southern California Multiple Listings Service (SoCalMLS) as its multiple listing provider to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit.

FREMONT, CA - October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced charges today against two "callous con artists" who took thousands of dollars from dozens of struggling Northern California homeowners for foreclosure services never delivered.

EUGENE, OR - October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Sharon Gavin has adopted a highly adaptable and customizable IDX solution for her real estate website. Gavin, a Los Angeles, California area real estate agent, has updated her professional website with a dynamic technology. The IDX Broker software now enabled on her search page pulls listing data directly from properties on the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) database and displays the information on her search page. Whereas the online property search used to slowly deliver one home at a time to home seekers, the website Gavin supports brings thousands of homes to the fingertips of potential buyers instantly

One hundred new apartment homes for low- income seniors coming to Wilmington Community. October 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today celebrated the groundbreaking of the Dana Strand Senior Apartments, a renovated 100 unit complex that will open in 2011

San Francisco, CA - October 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Interactive Media Awards has announced that Zephyr Real Estate is a recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Achievement award for its new website. In worldwide competition with more than 60 other related industry websites, Zephyr scored 471 of a possible 500. Website scores are based on five criteria: design, content, feature functionality, usability, and standards compliance and cross-browser compatibility.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Congress late yesterday passed a continuing resolution that included a provision extending through fiscal year 2011 the current conforming loan limit of $729,750 for high-cost areas, including many in California. The same limits will also be extended to loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. President Obama is expected to sign the resolution today, which is a short-term funding bill that will prevent a government shutdown in the absence of a budget

Los Angeles, CA - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) today announced that Mitch Harris has been appointed Director of Critical Environments within the company’s Global Facilities Management Group and head of the Technology Practice Group in the Americas.

Washington, DC - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Gary Miller introduced H.R. 6256, the Strengthening FHA Through Shared Equity Homeownership Act of 2010. This legislation would establish a shared equity homeownership pilot program through the Federal Housing Administration to lessen the risk of homeownership and decrease FHA’s vulnerability to fluctuations in the housing market.

Washington, DC - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto) introduced legislation to assist struggling homeowners seeking loan modifications through the often complex Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The Office of the Homeowner Advocate Act of 2010 creates an independent office to assist homeowners, housing counselors, and attorneys in resolving problems with HAMP, and give homeowners a greater level of control over the loan modification application process.

EUGENE, OR - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dream Homes by Jodi just became one of the easiest places to search for real estate online, thanks to Jodi Marfia and her adoption of a custom IDX solution. The IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software syncs thousands of MAX/East Bay Regional Data MLS (MAX/EBRD) listings right to the website of Marfia. This incredible addition gives East Bay Area home seekers the opportunity to scan all area listings at once, from the convenience of one page. Marfia has truly revolutionized the way potential buyers search for California homes online

FRESNO, CA - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager announced that yesterday a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging James Lee Lankford, 71, of Modesto, with 49 counts of mail fraud, and Jon Vance McDade, 46, also of Modesto, with 49 counts of mail fraud and one count of bank fraud

San Francisco, CA. - September 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of partner Allan E. Low. A resident in the firm’s San Francisco office, Mr. Low will be a member of the real estate practice group focused on real estate finance, transactions and real estate development projects. He joins Nixon Peabody from Luce Forward in San Francisco

San Francisco, CA - September 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of partner Allan E. Low. A resident in the firm’s San Francisco office, Mr. Low will be a member of the real estate practice group focused on real estate finance, transactions and real estate development projects. He joins Nixon Peabody from Luce Forward in San Francisco.