CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES BY 17,000 IN DECEMBER AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 16 PERCENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment increased in December by 17,000 driven by gains in nonresidential construction employment, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by the A...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES DECEMBER HOUSING SCORECARD
WASHINGTON, DC - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the December edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a compreh...
George Smith Partners Arranges $16 Million In Construction Financing For Bella Terra Shopping Center
LOS ANGELES, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has successfully arranged $16 million in construction financing for DJM Capital Partners, Inc., whose affiliate is the owner o...
Hanley Investment Group’s Urban Retail Division Sells Ground-Floor Retail Condominium in Downtown Los Angeles,...
IRVINE, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment (HI) Urban Retail Advisors, a division of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, specializing in the sale and advisory of high profile mixed-use and urban retail properties in...
365 Connect CEO Named to Silicon Bayou 100 List of Most Influential Technology Innovators
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily industry, announced today that its President and CEO, Kerry W. Kirby, was named in the Si...
HUD AWARDS $3.6 MILLION IN CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PLANNING GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that 13 communities across the U.S. will receive $3.6 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants...
Voit Reports Highest Positive Office Space Absorption In Single Quarter Since 2007
Orange County, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Orange County office market displayed positive net absorption for the sixth consecutive quarter, posting 819,510 square feet – the most occupation of space ...
VOIT REAL ESTATE SERVICES COMPLETES 12,000 SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE SALE IN SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office has completed the $2.375 million sale of a 12,292 square-foot office property located at 11610 Iberia Place in San Diego, Calif. This Class B, two-stor...
Seattle’s Green Building EVOLUTION
Seattle, WA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City Green Building team takes an exciting new step in 2012. Beginning in January, part of the “green team” will join forces with the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE). Staff foc...
Sperry Van Ness International RETIRED CEO Brokers MILLION BOOKS FOR KIDS to end book...
PORTLAND, OR - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness International, a national commercial real estate brokerage franchisor, today announced the launch of the “Million Books for Kids” project. One million books are being donated by ...
HUDSON REALTY CAPITAL LLC HOLDS FINAL CLOSE ON FUND V
NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hudson Realty Capital LLC, a New York City-based real estate opportunity fund, recently held the final close of its fifth fund targeting middle market debt transactions including new origination...
Home Builders, Former NFL Players Strengthen Communities with Touchdown for Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Up until now, one of the few things home builders had in common with football players was that builders constructed the houses where millions of families watched their favorite NFL teams compete...
List of Improving Housing Markets Nearly Doubles in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of housing markets showing measurable improvement nearly doubled in January with the addition of 40 new metros to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Ma...
Westwood Financial Corp. Ends 2011 on High Note
Torrance, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp. (WFC), one of the largest privately held owner-operators of retail properties in the U.S., is reporting one of its most successful years in its 40-year history with more tha...
Retail Specialist Joseph Hoye Joins Westwood Financial Corp
Torrance, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., announced the addition of Joseph R. Hoye to its Arizona office. Hoye, who comes in as the Leasing Direct...
Lee & Associates Closes on $6.5 Million Retail Sale
Torrance, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker owned commercial brokerage firm, has closed on the $6.5 million sale of a 14,641-square-foot retail property leased by CVS Pharmacy, located at 1...
NAHB Announces Best of 50+ Housing Awards Finalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the finalists for NAHB’s 2012 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, the premier design and marketing competition for the 50+ housing indust...
Lee & Associates NYC Closes Multi-Million Dollar Lease of Fulton Crossing at 140 William...
Torrance, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate providers, kicked off the new year with the lease of the 50,000-square-foot Fulton Crossing at 140 William Street. The 20...
NAHB to Reveal New Voter Poll; Preview Economic, Legislative Outlook for Housing in 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 2:00 p.m., the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will reveal the results of a new national poll of 1,500 likely voters looking at the value Americans place on...
CBRE’S TRACI JENKS NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR NAIOP NORTHEAST FLORIDA
Jacksonville, FL - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE is pleased to announce Traci Jenks, Senior Associate with the Jacksonville office, has been named president-elect to the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association with the Northea...
National Loan Scam Prevention Database Surpasses Critical Milestone
WASHINGTON, D.C - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network (LMSPN) recently reached a critical milestone in the national effort to stop foreclosure rescue scams. Through the efforts of homeowners, housing coun...
Lee & Associates Riverside Releases Q4 Industrial Market Summary
Torrance, CA - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Riverside office of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has released its Fourth Quarter 2011 Industrial Market Summary for manufacturing/distribu...
Builders Applaud Fed Report on Housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) concurs with a finding by the Federal Reserve that excessively tight mortgage lending standards are hampering a housing and economic recovery.
Top 10 Predictions for Residential Real Estate
Denver, CO - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the country shakes off the effects of the worst economic recession in recent history, the residential real estate market is beginning to rebound, and Dave Liniger, Chairman and Co-Founder of the lea...
W&H Creates New Multi-Level Restaurant Space Availability At 1359 Broadway
NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of ownership’s determination to change the entire tenant make-up and profile of its repositioned Broadway office portfolio, W&H has determined to target food users to service the ...
Increased Lending and More Loan Modifications and Short Sales, Key to Recovery, Say REALTORS®
Washington, DC - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stabilizing and restoring the health of the housing market is critical to a broader economic recovery, according to a white paper released yesterday by the Federal Reserve Board. Many of the issues...
JAN. 30: IOREBA ANNUAL NYAC DINNER SLATED
NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Annual NYAC Dinner of the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area Inc. (IOREBA) is slated for Monday, Jan. 30, at the New York Athletic Club, 180...
Home builders host rally to tell lawmakers that homeownership still works for America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After decades of public policy designed to support homeownership, the American Dream is now under attack. Lawmakers and regulators are crafting proposals that, if left unchecked, will harm home ...
Councilman Andrews, The Long Beach Housing Development Company, Jamboree Housing Corp. Mark Pinecrest Apartments...
January 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Councilmember Dee Andrews, 6th District, The Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC) and Jamboree Housing Corporation (Jamboree) are proud to announce the start of the rehabilitation of Pinecrest Apartments ...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Sues Two Foreclosure Management Companies for Defrauding Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary injunction and limited asset freeze against two foreclosure management companies for misleading distressed homeowners. MGD Manag...
