California RealEstateRama
Southland Median Home Sale Price Climbs Again; Sales Rise Slightly Yr/Yr
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The median price paid for a Southern California home hit a 56-month high in March, rising 23.4 percent from a year earlier as the impact of foreclosures continued to fade and sales of mid- to high...
CAL FIRE Increases Staffing in Southern California as Fire Danger Rises
Sacramento - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following an extremely dry winter, CAL FIRE has increased its staffing in Southern California for fire season. Starting Monday, April 15, CAL FIRE began transitioning into fire season in San Diego, Rive...
A small library in a East Los Angeles Public Housing Community Celebrating its One...
Los Angeles, CA - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Children from Ramona Gardens HeadStart program enjoyed a special story time with Housing Authority’s President and CEO Doug Guthrie. He stopped by the library to mark the one year anniversary of ...
Lee & Associates Closes a $3.3 million Office Sale in Glendora
ONTARIO, CA - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, closed a $3.3 million investment sale of a 22,500 square foot office building at 2001 E. Financial Wa...
Owners of Fresno Debt Consolidation and Repair Businesses Sentenced for Defrauding Distressed Home Owners...
FRESNO, CA - April 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Baljit Singh, 47, and Sharanjit Kaur, 36, both of Fresno, for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wa...
Banks Violate National Mortgage Settlement and CA Homeowners Bill of Rights Protections, New Survey...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new survey of housing counselors in California reveals that banks are violating several consumer protections that were mandated by the $26 billion National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) and the Calif...
Crazy Agent Sells Homes in 6 Days… Or Quits!
San Diego, CA - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the days of year-long "SHORT" Sales, Shadow Inventory, and Zombie Foreclosures, there is a lot that can come up to postpone the closing of a Real Estate transaction. There can be Title clouds, insp...
Average Home Sales Dip 10 Percent in February, While Average Home Prices Continue to...
PALM DESERT, CA - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing homes sales dipped 10 percent in February 2013 over February 2012 while the average sale price continues to rise, the California Desert Association of REALTORS® reported today.
Average Home Prices Jump 22 Percent in January, Distressed Property Sales Continue Dropping, Says...
PALM DESERT, CA - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The average sales price of existing homes jumped 22 percent in January over January 2012 to begin 2013 on a upbeat note for the Coachella Valley's real estate market, the California Desert Associa...
Coachella Valley’s Real Estate Market Forecast Upbeat California Desert Association of REALTORS® Told
PALM DESERT, CA - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Coachella Valley's real estate market forecast for 2013 is upbeat despite the dwindling inventory of available homes for sale in many valley cities.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces $1 Million Grant to Benefit California Homeowners
SAN FRANCISCO - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a $1 million California Homeowner Bill of Rights implementation grant to The National Housing Law Project.
Waters Introduces Legislation to Rehab Foreclosed, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Project Rebuild Act of 2013 on Thursday afternoon. This legislation would provide funding f...
February Pending Home Sales Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California rose in February from the previous month but were lower than year-ago levels. Meanwhile, equity sales rose to their highest level in nearly five years, the CALIFOR...
Long-Time Marina Manor Public Housing Development Resident Turns 103
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With her family and friends by her side, Lillian Thompson, a long-time resident of the Marina Manor Public Housing Development, and one of the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles’ (HA...
Momentum Builds for Rep. Schiff’s Bill to Reduce Helicopter Traffic and Noise over Los...
Washington, DC - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Momentum continues to build for legislation that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) introduced last month to regulate helicopter traffic and noise in Los Angeles County. Several affected cities and local ...
Annuity and home refinance scam cause homeowners’ foreclosure
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced today that Harold John Shields of Hawthorne, CA, 57, was extradited from Houston, Texas on March 7, 2013 and booked in the Century Sheriff Sta...
Rep. Vargas Cosponsors “Rural Housing Preservation Act” to Protect Affordable Housing in Imperial and...
Washington, DC - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51) proudly cosponsored H.R. 858, the “Rural Housing Preservation Act”, introduced by Rep. Fortenberry (NE-1), which preserves the definition of “rural” until 2020 Censu...
Costa Announces Almost $390,000 to Fight Homelessness in Merced County
Washington, DC - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Jim Costa announced that$388,144has been awarded to Merced County organizations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds were made available through the Contin...
ONE-STOP HOUSING AND SERVICE CENTER FOR HOMELESS SAN DIEGANS BECOMES REALITY WITH GRAND OPENING...
SAN DIEGO, CA - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A unique approach to helping 223 homeless men and women escape homelessness has become a reality in downtown San Diego with the grand opening today of the city-sponsored Connections Housing Downtown,...
Renovation of Three Housing Developments Opens New Doors for 180 Residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the City of Long Beach, The Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC) and developer/property manager Abode Communities celebrated the grand re-opening of Evergreen Apartments, three mu...
