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West Hartford, CA - July 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with the Women Real Estate Investors Association, or WREIA, is announcing a new meeting and dinner on July 26, 2011. This meeting will take place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Violi’s Restaurant, 688 Westfield Road, Meriden, CT. The cost of this event is $25 for WREIA and CT REIA members, and $30 for not-yet-members. The cost of admission includes dinner. Attendees who register before July 20th will receive the CD entitled “Success Is Your Birthright” as an additional bonus.

WASHINGTON, WA - July 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alexander Otis Matthews, a Virginia real estate businessman pleaded guilty today to fraud charges in connection with mortgage and investment schemes to obtain more than $12 million in fraudulent loans.

West Hartford, CT - July 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with the Apartment Owners Association Of Connecticut, or AOACT, is announcing the July 2011 meeting of the AOACT. This event will take place on July 20 from 5:45pm to 9:00pm at the Crowe Plaza Hotel, located at 100 Berlin Road in Cromwell, CT. This event is free for AOACT and CT REIA members, and $30 for non-members.

West Hartford, CT - July 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) Women Real Estate Investors Association Meeting July 26, 2011 - 6:00 to 9:00 PM Violi's Restaurant. 688 Westfield Road. Meriden, CT $25 for WREIA and CT REIA Members | $30 for non-members (Price includes dinner)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Lucescu, President of Lucescu Realty, a market leading investment real estate services firm, announced today that the firm has recently opened a new regional office in Phoenix, AZ to better serve its clients. Lucescu Realty’s new Phoenix office is located at 2415 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ.

July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The former home of legendary film star Katharine Hepburn has been put on the property market for a staggering US$28 million. The estate was owned by the Hepburn family from 1913 until it was sold in 2004 following Katharine’s death in 2003 at the age of 96. Current owners Frank and Barbara Sciame bought the property for US$6 million. So they stand to make a tidy profit if the asking price is met.

NEW YORK, NY - July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cushman & Wakefield today announced it has been retained as the exclusive retail leasing agent for “The Corner at Wall Street,” a 178,000-square-foot block of prime retail space located at 23 and 35 Wall Street and 15 Broad Street in downtown Manhattan’s Financial District.

Lake Worth, FL - July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Israel-based group, PC Townhomes, LLC, purchased Palm Club Apartments for $7.8 million. With 160 units, the price paid for the Lake Worth townhome community amounted to $48,750 per unit.

El Segundo, CA - July 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. reports increasing activity in due diligence for sales of REO and non performing loans by banks, announced company President Joe Derhake. This significant jump in activity is yet another indication that the market appears to have bottomed, says Derhake. Many lenders kept these assets on balance sheet for fear of taking losses in a declining market. The increase in REO sales suggests that the brighter tomorrow that both lenders and opportunistic investors have been waiting for may have finally dawned

West Hartford, CT - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) July 20, 2011 - 5:30 to 9:00 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel. 100 Berlin Road. Cromwell, CT Register at http://www.ctreia.com/events.php?a=v&i=349 Housing prices are down, but rentals have held up much better. CNN says Real Estate: It's time to buy again. Forget stocks. Don't bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing.

Northbrook, IL - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a single tenant investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant GSA property located at 353 West Alto Road in Kokomo, IN for $2,272,800. The 9,684 square foot property was developed in 2008 for the Social Security Administration. The single tenant property is leased to the GSA with seven years remaining on the primary lease term.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- All across the country, public housing authorities are struggling to control skyrocketing energy costs, often accounting for nearly a quarter of their operating budgets. To help cut energy bills and consumption, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) will host “Going Green: Intelligent Investments for Public Housing” an energy conservation conference on July 13-14, 2011 in Boston.

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has completed a five-year, 21,062 square foot lease valued at over $2 million with Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team. APAIT positively affects the quality of life for Asian and Pacific Islanders living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS by providing a continuum of prevention, health and social services, community leadership and advocacy to the Southern California region. The property is located at 1730 W. Olympic Blvd. near the major cross street of Union Avenue, adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has completed the $4.42 million sale of an 18-unit multifamily property that was built in 2004 and is located at 817 Wilcox Ave. in Los Angeles.

STAMFORD, CO - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has been selected to market the former General Reinsurance Corporation headquarters in Stamford for sale. Recognized as the premier office asset in the State of Connecticut, the 560,000-square-foot property is located at 695 East Main Street with frontage and high visibility from I-95.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published an online newsletter that provides a guide for national banks seeking to invest in solar energy projects under the national bank public welfare investment authority. The on-line newsletter describes how banks have used the public welfare investment authority to invest in funds and other financing vehicles that are structured to pass-through the benefit from the energy investment tax credit to entities such as schools, universities, hospitals, and Federally- subsidized rental housing developments.

West Hartford, CT - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) CT REIA, Than Merrill, and Bob Lachance presents: Wholesale and Pre-Foreclosures (1 day, 2 great speakers) July 16, 2011. 9:00am - 5:00 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel. 100 Berlin Road. Cromwell, CT $29 for CT REIA Members $39 for Not-Yet-Members

Miami, FL - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federated Companies, a leading national real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to purchase seven lots of land totaling 3.25 acres in the Bayside Development area of Portland, Maine. The land is located on Somerset and Elm Streets, is currently owned by the City of Portland and received unanimous approval from the City Council of Portland to be sold to The Federated Companies. The Federated Companies' worked diligently to incorporate the city's concept into the master plan for the mixed-use site which includes housing, retail, a medical office, and a public parking structure. The company will continue to develop the master plan and timeline with the city.

West Hartford, CT - July 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Than Merrill of A&E’s “Flip This House” and Bob Lachance, is announcing a July 2011 weekend seminar for real estate investors. This seminar will take place on Saturday July 16, 2011, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT. Admission for this event varies according to ticket type.

LAS VEGAS, NV - July 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rob Flitton, “The Closer”, of RE/MAX CENTRAL in Las Vegas, a talented and successful REALTOR® with more than 25 years of experience in the real estate and land development industries, has achieved yet another important milestone as a CERTIFIED INVESTOR AGENT SPECIALIST ™ (CIAS).