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WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG, one of the world’s largest hotel companies, has been ranked third in The Sunday Times’ list of the 25 Best Big Companies to Work for in 2013. IHG was awarded ‘Best Improver’ for jumping 11 places in the Best Companies employee survey and ‘Excellence in Learning and Development’, for having a workforce that feels they are provided with the opportunity for growth and progression, supported by structured training and personal development.

Rancho Cucamonga, - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy. As the Vice Chairman of the Committee, I expressed my conce...

DENVER - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The table is set for homeowners who are planning to sell their homes during the peak spring home selling season. The number of single-family inventory homes available in the metro Denver area has dropped to just over 7,000 in January, compared to more than 10,440 in January 2012, according to Denver Metrolist. The median price for single-family homes has soared to $300,827, compared to $272,328 in January 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today CRL submitted the following letter to the editor of Bloomberg, publisher of Bloomberg Businessweek: The Bloomberg Businessweek Feb. 21 story on the recovery of the housing market, A Phoenix Housing Boom Forms, in Hint of U.S. Recovery, was factual and informative.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the March 1, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Oregon.

TEMECULA, CA - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cheryl Pestorwith NAI Capital’s Pasadena office represented the Seller, Community Commerce Bank, in the sale of a 17,558 SF retail property located at the Temecula Rancho Center to the Buyer, JA Plaza, LLC. The value of the sales transaction was approximately $1.4 Mil.

Norfolk, VA - March 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For Rent Media Solutions™ has published the Next Generation of Renters white paper after surveying more than 6,000 renters to bring an in depth understanding of resident needs, desires and expectations of multifamily communities.

Seattle - March 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin (www.redfin.com), a technology-powered real estate broker, today released its latest survey of homebuyers. Data was collected from February 22 to February 25, capturing sentiment of 1,119 active homebuyers across 19 U.S. markets who had toured a home with a Redfin agent since November 29, 2012. The Redfin Real-Time Homebuyer Survey is a companion to the quarterly Home-Seller Survey and Agent Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Your participation in the 2013 NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Compensation Survey is important and will help shape the future of commercial real estate. All participants will receive a complimentary electronic copy of the full comprehensive survey report – a $1,500 value!

DALLAS, TX - March 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Griffin to the Bank’s 2013 Advisory Council. Michelle Whetten, Deborah Webster, Jane Provo, and Jay Czar were reappointed to the council. The appointments began on January 1, 2013.

Jackson, MS - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE-EGP) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Citi 2013 Global Property CEO Conference. David H. Hoster II, President and CEO, will present on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:50 a.m., EST. The presentation will be broadcast live and is accessible by dialing (646) 490-2858 (passcode 9603090374). A replay of the event will not be made available.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pat Duncan, CEO of USAA Real Estate Co. (“RealCo”), will retire from the day-to-day activities of the company effective May 1, 2013. Mr. Duncan will remain on several entity-related company boards, including the RealCo board as executive vice chairman. He will also remain on the boards of various RealCo subsidiaries and affiliates.

SAN DIEGO - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thirteen of the hardest hit housing markets during the housing downturn experienced significant home price growth rates in January, according to a monthly Property Intelligence Report (PIR) from DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today congratulated the winners of its annual Excellence in Construction Awards celebration – the industry’s leading competition, where the top construction projects and the firms that displayed exemplary commitment to safety and diversity in 2012 were recognized Feb. 20 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Washington, DC - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, is working with Choice Hotels International to renovate a U.S.VETS facility. U.S. Vets is the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans

San Francisco, CA - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr agent Julie Reber has listed San Francisco’s most eco-friendly 19th Century home, located at 1436 Sanchez Street in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. The Sanchez Street home will debut on Sunday, March 3, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Equal Rights Center (ERC)—a national non-profit civil rights organization — announced that Watermark Residential , the apartment development brand of Thompson Thrift Development, Inc., has become the latest member of the ERC’s Multifamily Housing Resource Program (MHRP).

WASHINGTON, DC - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use and building thriving, sustainable communities, will hold its 2013 Fall Meeting November 5-8 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (OLA) Executive Director Roxana Olivas today announced that OLA has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to 55 District-based non-profit organizations that provide health and other community services to the city’s Latino community

WASHINGTON, DC - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board today released amendments to their enforcement actions against 13 mortgage servicers for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. The amendments require the servicers to provide $9.3 billion in payments and other assistance to borrowers.