California RealEstateRama
Feinstein, Waxman, Yaroslavsky Announce Additional Services for Homeless Veterans in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky today announced that Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki has made a commitment to fund a...
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) Teams Up With Volunteers to Beautify...
Los Angeles, CA - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For almost three decades now, NHS has continued making Los Angeles County neighborhoods, neighborhoods of choice by creating BLOC clubs, putting first time homebuyers in homes and revitalizing neig...
Mayor Lee & Supervisor Farrell Launch City’s Down Payment Home Loan Assistance Program For...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Mark Farrell launched the down payment home loan assistance program for San Francisco first responders who are active member of the San Francisco Police Department...
Sherman Fights for Government Guaranteed Mortgages
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) made the following statement after a House Financial Services Committee markup on the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act. To watch a video of his full ...
Waters Responds to Committee Passage of Bill to End Affordable 30-Year-Fixed Rate Mortgage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee released the following statement in response to committee passage of the inaptly-named “Protecting American ...
California Foreclosure Starts Up From First Quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- While up from the first quarter, the number of California homeowners entering the foreclosure process was at its second-lowest level in seven years last quarter, largely the result of a steep rise ...
California Desert Association Of REALTORS® Supports Restoration Of Prop. 90 Allowing Homeowners Over 55...
PALM DESERT, CA - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Restoring Prop. 90 to allow homeowners 55 and older to transfer their property's base tax value to a new home in Riverside County will boost the economy and create jobs, the California Desert Associ...
Home Prices Rise In June For Sixth Consecutive Month Says California Desert Association of...
PALM DESERT, CA - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The average price of an existing home in the Coachella Valley rose $140,000 in June over June 2012 , the sixth consecutive home sales increase in this year, the California Desert Association of REAL...
Rep. Honda Announces $2.8 Million in Silicon Valley VA Grants
Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This morning, Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) announced the awarding of $2.8 million in grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs to aid homeless and at-risk veterans and their families in Silicon ...
Financial Services Democrats Release Principles on Housing Finance Reform
Washington, DC - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- House Democrats, led by Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters, today released a “set of critical core principles” they believe should be part of legislative efforts to address...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ROLL INCREASES THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
LOS ANGELES, CA - July 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Los Angeles County Chief Deputy Assessor Santos Kreimann released the 2013 Los Angeles County Assessment Roll. The assessment roll reflects the value of all taxable property in Los Angeles Cou...
Statement of Rep. Gary Miller Regarding Chairman Hensarling’s Proposal to Reform the Housing Finance...
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, House Financial Services Committee Vice Chairman Gary Miller (CA-31) released the following statement regarding the release of a discussion draft by Committee Chairman Hensarling to add...
CONGRESSMAN ALAN LOWENTHAL VISITS THE CARMELITOS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Long Beach, - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA) welcomed Congressman Alan Lowenthal to the Carmelitos Public Housing Development (Carmelitos), located in the City of Long Beach and Californi...
More Homeless People, Especially Veterans, Off the Street and in Shelters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- "Additional resources and better coordination among our partners are paying off as we continue to help people who find themselves homeless," Mayor Bob Foster said
REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $238,000 GRANT TO AID AND SUPPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY VETERANS
Washington, DC - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) today announced a $238,000 federal grant that will provide Sonoma County veterans with job training, job placement, housing and other services. The grant, provided th...
Reps. Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee and Mike Quigley Announce $3 Million in Additional Funding...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced that the Appropriations Committee had passed their amendment to the annual Transportation, Housing and Urban De...
Rep. Takano Announces Department of Labor Grant for Homeless Riverside Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) announced the United States Department of Labor has awarded $157,000 to the Riverside United States Veterans Initiative.
Brownley Takes Stand Against Veterans’ Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Julia Brownley (D- Westlake Village) introduced the “Helping Homeless Veterans Act,” legislation to reauthorize homeless veterans programs.
Costa Urges Administration to Help Merced Homeless Veterans
Washington, DC - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Jim Costa urged the U.S. Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs to prioritize Merced County in their consideration for grants to support homeless veterans. The Housing...
Mayor Lee Announces New Standard for Housing Data Reporting & Adavancing City’s Commitment to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the Home Facts Data Standard, which sets a standard for providing public access to building and health code enforcement data. Mayor Lee, as Chairman of the U.S. Confere...
