California RealEstateRama
McNerney Calls On the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Keep Sacramento...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...
California Home Sales, Median Price Up for April
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 39,051 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was up 3.4 percent from 37,764 in March, and up 2.1 percent from 38,241 sales in April 2012, according to San Die...
Highest Southland April Home Sales Since ’06; Median Price Nears 5-Yr High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California homes sold at the fastest pace for an April in seven years amid the release of pent-up demand for move-up homes and high levels of investor purchases. The median sale price rose ...
Rep. Paul Cook Cuts Ribbon at New Joshua Tree Elementary School
JOSHUA TREE, CA - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) today cut the ceremonial ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new Joshua Tree Elementary School. Cook was joined by approximately 25 students and more than 50 indi...
Landmark Partnership Opens 150 Affordable Homes and Clinic in Downtown Sacramento
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- (RealEstateRama) -- On April 29, 2013, Mercy Housing California will take an important step with local and federal officials and celebrate the opening of a new affordable community for low-income an...
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reminds evacuees of Southland wildfires that living expenses may be...
CAMARILLO - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is currently monitoring several wildfires in the state, including the Springs Fire in Ventura County and the Summit Fire in Riverside County. Insurance Commissio...
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS), Teams Up Again With Volunteers for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- (NHS). For over two decades now, NHS has continued making this neighborhood a neighborhood of choice by creating BLOC clubs, putting first time homebuyers in homes and revitalizing the neighborhood t...
Congresswoman Waters Commends the Nomination of Mel Watt to lead the FHFA
Washington, DC - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters released the following statement today in response to news that President Barack Obama will nominate Congressman Melvin L. Watt to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance...
Rep. Miller Applauds Federal Grants to Promote Affordable Housing in Richmond
WASHINGTON, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) of North Richmond will receive $145,720 in federal grants to promote affordable housing and bolster foreclosure counseling, U.S. Rep. George Mill...
Rep. Gary Miller Joins Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Access to Affordable Housing
Washington, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Gary Miller (CA-31) joined a bipartisan effort to preserve the availability of financing for manufactured housing.
Congressman Peters Introduces ‘Shelter Our Servicemembers’ Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Late yesterday Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced another piece of legislation: the Shelter Our Servicemembers (SOS) Act to help address San Diego’s significant elderly homeless veteran...
CalHFA Awarded Nearly $1.3 Million to Provide Counseling for Struggling Homeowners
SACRAMENTO - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) today announced that it will receive nearly $1.3 million in additional federal dollars to provide free counseling to homeowners struggling to avoid foreclo...
McNerney Introduces the Home Act to Help Homeowners Avoid Forclosure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity (HOME) Act of 2013 to help underwater homeowners avoid foreclosure. The HOME Act will help lower hom...
McNerney Calls on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develoment to Keep Sacramento...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Congresswoman Waters Urges Appropriators to Boost Funding for Community Development Block Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by Representative Michael E. Capuano and 65 of their Democratic House colleagues, has released a lette...
Rep. Campbell’s Opening Statement at Today’s Financial Services Hearing on Building a Sustainable Housing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled "Building a Sustainable Housing Finance System: Examining Regulatory Impediments to Private Investment Capital", Congressman John Ca...
Golden State Foreclosure Starts Lowest Since Late 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of California homeowners entering the foreclosure process plunged to the lowest level in more than seven years last quarter. The unusually sharp drop in the number of mortgage default n...
Theresa Gunn Appointed CalVet Deputy Secretary for Farm and Home Loan Division
Sacramento, CA - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) announces the appointment of Theresa Gunn as Deputy Secretary of its Farm and Home Loan Division. Most recently, Gunn served as the Principal P...
Number of Homes Sold, Median Price Up for March Calif. Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 37,764 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was up 31.5 percent from 28,719 in February, and up 0.8 percent from 37,481 sales in March 2012, according to S...
California Sees Return to Boom Days of House Building
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The homebuilding boom could be returning to parts of California, as real estate values are starting to show strong signs of recovery in the last 12 months. According to an article by the LA Times,...
