Yearly Archives: 2012
January California home sales, median price dip, C.A.R. reports
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales declined from both the prior month and year in January, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The median price also was lower, primaril...
Operators of Mortgage Loan Modification Business Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud
SAN DIEGO, CA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three individuals charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud for their roles in operating a fraudulent mortgage loan modification business pled guilty today in federal court in Sa...
Men’s Wearhouse Opens New Brooklyn Store In Deal Negotiated by Sholom & Zuckerbrot
NEW YORK CITY, NY - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Men’s Wearhouse, a leading U.S. men’s apparel retailer, has opened a 9,200-square-foot store in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, according to Frank Zuckerbrot, president of Sholom &#...
FREE Community Event Provides Answers and Clarity to Drowning Southern Nevada Homeowners
Las Vegas, NV – February 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Real estate professionals will provide answers and much-needed clarity to the recent Mortgage Debt Settlement, foreclosure and short sale issue for struggling Southern Nevada home...
VOIT REAL ESTATE SERVICES DIRECTS SEVEN TRANSACTIONS TOTALING $11 MILLION
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services has directed seven transactions in Southern California totaling 277,845 square feet for a total consideration of $11.2 million.
Purchase Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 1.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 10, 2012.
Last FEMA Temporary Housing Unit Leaves Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS, LA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This past week marked a significant Hurricane Katrina recovery milestone for Orleans Parish, with the last household within the community living in a Federal Emergency Management Agency THU movi...
Sperry Van Ness® / SVN Management, Inc. BROKER FORUM A HUGE SUCCESS
IRVINE, CA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness / SVN Management, Inc. held its quarterly Broker Forum event on January 31, 2012 at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, Calif. With more than 150 guests in attendance, the free, networ...
VILLAGIO IN SOUTH BRUNSWICK APPEALS TO A NEW ACTIVE ADULT BUYER LOOKING FOR DESIGN...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Active adult home buyers’ tastes and needs vary; yet active adult residences are often monotonous, cookie-cutter homes. Not so at Villagio in South Brunswick just minutes from Princeto...
Elk Grove Village RE/MAX Agent to Appear on HGTV’s House Hunters
CHICAGO, IL - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gary Miller, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Destiny in Elk Grove Village, Ill., will soon get a taste of fame: he and two of his clients will appear on an episode of HGTV's House Hunters in May, with filming to begin later this month.
CBRE ARRANGES US$100 MILLION SALE OF LANDMARK ASSET IN SANTIAGO, CHILE
Santiago, Chile - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Group, Inc. arranged the sale of SCL Apoquindo 4501, a landmark Class A office building located at the intersection of the most important commercial thoroughfares in Santiago, Chile. The $1...
South Carolina REALTORS® Release January Market Numbers
COLUMBIA, S.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its January Statewide Market Reports. As we delve into a new year, we're seeing mostly positive signs. New Listings in the state of South Carolina d...
Delaware Builder Elected to Leadership of NAHB
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kevin Kelly, a Delaware builder and developer with more than 30 years of experience in the building industry, was elected as the 2012 Second Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Associati...
Colliers International Completes the Sale of an 11,481 Square Foot Building in Panorama City,...
Panorama City, CA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization has completed the sale of a 11,481 square-foot retail building located at 14600 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama City, ...
Builder Confidence Increases for Fifth Consecutive Month in February
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes increased for the fifth consecutive month in February, rising from 25 to 29 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. It is the highest level the index has reached in more than four years.
UCI’S KERRY VANDEL TO SERVE AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT INAUGURAL O. C. COMMERCIAL...
Orange County, CA - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kerry Vandel, Director of the UCI Center for Real Estate has been announced as the keynote speaker for the first annual “SPIRE Awards” program, recognizing commercial real estate achievements by men and women in Orange County, and presented by the Commercial Real Estate Women, Orange County chapter (CREW-OC).
TREETOP DEVELOPMENT ACQUIRES FOUR PROPERTIES IN KEY NEW YORK CITY LOCATIONS
NEWARK, NJ - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- TreeTop Development, a Newark, N.J.-based multi-faceted real estate company that has owned and self managed over 3,000 residential homes throughout New York and New Jersey, recently completed the pur...
$459,000 in housing grants for St. Paul
February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community Neighborhood Housing Services and BankCherokee were awarded $159,000 to rehabilitate 30 homes and help struggling homeowners with home repairs, including roof replacement, structural repairs or landsc...
HUD BUDGET CALLS FOR RENEWAL OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan addressed the National Association of Regional Councils and announced that HUD’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal includes $100 million to fund Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grants. The grants are part of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which is an association between HUD, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joining the federal government with local partners in taking a pragmatic, regional approach to problem solving that supports local leadership, local resources, and local innovation.
Dominion Homes Media™ Announces Director of Social Media
NORFOLK, VA - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dominion Homes Media™, a branch of Dominion Enterprises, announced the promotion of Erica Campbell to director of social media for Dominion Homes Media, the umbrella organization for Homes Media Solutions™ and For Rent Media Solutions™ (FRMS), a leading provider of marketing and media services for the real estate and property management industry. As director of social media, Campbell is responsible for developing and managing the social strategies for both brands.