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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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International recently concluded its 7-Point Challenge, a five-year program designed to help incentivize voluntary market-driven efforts among commercial real estate companies to reduce their use of natural resources, non-renewable energy sources and waste production.

Reston, Virginia - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissing with prejudice plaintiff’s complaint against Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS). The District Court held that MERS as beneficiary and nominee for the lender and the lender’s successors and assigns had authority to act on behalf of the original lender and its successors and assigns.

CHICAGO February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) announced today that management will make a presentation regarding the Company at the Citi 2013 Global Property CEO Conference in Hollywood, Florida on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time

MADISON - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that $143,628,842 in loan-related relief has reportedly been provided to 3,065 Wisconsin borrowers under the National Mortgage Settlement. This represents an average savings of $46,861 for each borrower receiving benefits. In addition, 184 Wisconsin borrowers have been offered $13 million worth of savings in approved mortgage modifications. These benefits apply to borrowers who did not lose their homes to foreclosure but to consumers struggling to make payments, or to consumers who owed more than their home was worth.

MCLEAN, VA - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ("K Certificates") backed exclusively by multifamily mortgages with a 5-year term. The company expects to offer approximately $900 million in K Certificates ("K-502 Certificates"), which are expected to price on or about March 1, 2013, and settle on or about March 14, 2013. This is Freddie Mac's third K Certificate offering this year.