California RealEstateRama
More Homeless People, Especially Veterans, Off the Street and in Shelters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- "Additional resources and better coordination among our partners are paying off as we continue to help people who find themselves homeless," Mayor Bob Foster said
REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $238,000 GRANT TO AID AND SUPPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY VETERANS
Washington, DC - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) today announced a $238,000 federal grant that will provide Sonoma County veterans with job training, job placement, housing and other services. The grant, provided th...
Reps. Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee and Mike Quigley Announce $3 Million in Additional Funding...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced that the Appropriations Committee had passed their amendment to the annual Transportation, Housing and Urban De...
Rep. Takano Announces Department of Labor Grant for Homeless Riverside Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) announced the United States Department of Labor has awarded $157,000 to the Riverside United States Veterans Initiative.
Brownley Takes Stand Against Veterans’ Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Julia Brownley (D- Westlake Village) introduced the “Helping Homeless Veterans Act,” legislation to reauthorize homeless veterans programs.
Costa Urges Administration to Help Merced Homeless Veterans
Washington, DC - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Jim Costa urged the U.S. Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs to prioritize Merced County in their consideration for grants to support homeless veterans. The Housing...
Mayor Lee Announces New Standard for Housing Data Reporting & Adavancing City’s Commitment to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the Home Facts Data Standard, which sets a standard for providing public access to building and health code enforcement data. Mayor Lee, as Chairman of the U.S. Confere...
Waters Calls for Investigation of Mortgage Servicers Who Benefitted by Misleading Borrowers Eligible for...
Washington, DC - June 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter today to Christy L. Romero, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTA...
CRC Comments on New Report from Monitor of Attorney General Mortgage Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, in response to the release of a new reportfrom the Monitor of the national mortgage settlement, California Reinvestment Coalition’s Associate Director Kevin Stein released this statement:
CalVet Home Loans Collaborates with Habitat for Humanity to Build Homes for Veterans in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you a veteran making between $45,000 and $83,650 a year combined family income and dream of owning your own home? Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley, the local Habitat for H...
Applications being mailed for Admission to the Fresno and Redding Veterans Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The new budget recently passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor includes funding for opening of the new Veterans Homes in Redding and Fresno. In preparation, the California Department of...
SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION GETS APPROVAL TO ADOPT A SMOKE-FREE POLICY FOR ITS RESIDENTIAL...
SAN DIEGO, CA - June 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following a 2012 California law that authorized landlords to prohibit smoking at their rental properties, the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) has adopted a smoke-free policy for all SDHC-owned apa...
Rep. Schiff to Host Congressional Field Hearing on Helicopter Noise with FAA, Homeowners and...
Los Angeles, CA - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, June 10, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) will host a Congressional field hearing with representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), homeowners and helicopter pilots to disc...
CalVet Home Loan Program Rate as Low as 3.90%* is Competitive with Commercial Banking...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CalVet Home Loan Program now offers interest rates as low as 3.90%* on a 30-year mortgage to qualified veterans in the market to purchase a home. CalVet’s interest rates are now very competiti...
Office of the Assessor Urges Property Owners to Seek Tax Relief from Powerhouse Fire...
Los Angeles, CA - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Los Angeles County Assessor is urging property owners affected by the Powerhouse fire to contact local Assessor offices for information and assistance about tax relief for property ...
Ranking Member Waters Joins Sen. Blumenthal, Rep. Capps to Urge Obama Administration to Protect...
Washington, DC - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Lois Capps (D-Calif.), in sending a letter to eight executive agencies urging them to protect survi...
Powerhouse wildfire evacuees may have certain living expenses reimbursed from homeowners’ insurance coverage during...
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is currently tracking evacuations due to wildfires in the state, including the Powerhouse fire near Palmdale. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is remindi...
ASSESSOR COMPLETES DECLINE-IN-VALUE REVIEW OF 380,000 PROPERTIES
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles County Chief Deputy Assessor Santos H. Kreimann today announced the completion of the decline-in-value review of properties in Los Angeles County.
Brownley Announces More Than $34,000 for the San Buenaventura Housing Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Representative Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $34,500 grant to the Housing Authority of the City of San Bue...
California Public Housing Agencies to Receive Millions to House Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California receives more grant funds from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) than any other state in the nation to help address the issue of vetera...
Congresswoman Matsui Announces over $350,000 in Federal Funding to Help House Homeless Veterans in...
SACRAMENTO, CA - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today announced that Sacramento County will receive $368,568 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH...
Costa Announces $379,000 to Help Fresno Homeless Veterans
FRESNO, CA - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Jim Costa announced today that the Fresno Housing Authority and the Fresno Veterans Affairs Medical Center have been awarded $378,840 to provide case management and rental assistance to 70 homeless v...
Kennedy Wilson Announces Registered Exchange Offer for 8.750% Senior Notes Due 2019
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. (“Kennedy Wilson”), a wholly owned subsidiary of international real estate investment and services firm, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KW), today announced that the ...
Rep. Waxman Calls for a Pilot Program to Fast-Track Benefits Claims for Veterans in...
WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Representative Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki urging him to create a pilot program at the Los Angeles VA Regional Office (VARO) to fast-track ...
185 ADDITIONAL FEDERAL HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AWARDED TO THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING...
SAN DIEGO, CA - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice are remembered this Memorial Day weekend, help is on the way for homeless veterans in the City of San Diego thanks to 185 federal housing vouchers awarded to...
Congressman McKeon and Congressman Peters Introduce the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act
Washington, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA 25) and Congressman Scott Peters (D- CA 52) introduced H.R. 1997, the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act (CASA). CASA Authorizes the Housi...
East Bay Home Building Company Sales Manager Pleads Guilty to Bribing Bank Loan Officer
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jason Sterlino pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to paying bribes to a bank official in order to procure residential mortgage loans, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced
McNerney Calls On the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Keep Sacramento...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...
California Home Sales, Median Price Up for April
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 39,051 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was up 3.4 percent from 37,764 in March, and up 2.1 percent from 38,241 sales in April 2012, according to San Die...
Highest Southland April Home Sales Since ’06; Median Price Nears 5-Yr High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California homes sold at the fastest pace for an April in seven years amid the release of pent-up demand for move-up homes and high levels of investor purchases. The median sale price rose ...