Yearly Archives: 2010

Scottsdale, AZ - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arizona luxury home builder Cullum Homes today announced its selection of exclusive partners for the unique luxury home community, The Village at Paradise Reserve. In preparation for the highly anticipated March opening of its model homes, these partners have been crafting a stunning integration of new trends with beloved traditional detailing. Exclusive partners involved in the construction and finishing of The Village at Paradise Reserve homes include Robb & Stucky interior design and furnishings, Rysso-Peters luxury cabinetry, Viking kitchen appliances, Kohler fixtures, Trane heating/cooling, Sierra Pacific windows and doors, and Cyber Sound smart home/security systems.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will spend less than a quarter of the $50 billion it promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure.

EUGENE, OR - November 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Ben Feldman, of Pinnacle Real Estate & Investments, to the growing group of real estate agents and brokers enabling their websites to host the revolutionary IDX Broker software. Feldman can now display thousands of Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS) listings conveniently on his search page. His clients and other home seekers from around Phoenix can experience the amazing and powerful search without ever leaving his website.

PHOENIX, AZ - November 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arizona Community Foundation and its partner, the Phoenix office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, today hosted a celebration of two important milestones for the ACF Affordable Housing Fund: more than $1 million raised for the fund, and more than $1 million granted to support the development of affordable housing in Arizona.

EUGENE, OR - November 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Jennifer Wehner is among the latest group of real estate agents and brokers to enable their websites to host the innovative IDX Broker software. The customizable IDX solution Wehner now hosts extracts raw listing data directly from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) and integrates it onto the search page Wehner presents to home seekers. By adopting a custom IDX solution, Wehner has demonstrated her dedication to serving her clients and providing them with a unique and informative online property search.

November 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- It doesn't rain much in Arizona, but when it does, rainwater harvesting experts Ann Audrey and Greg Shinn want people to use every drop. They know about the art of capturing and saving rainwater, and they want to teach others how they can do the same.<

November 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eight homeowners and more than 120 residents of a multi-family senior complex will receive landscape and home maintenance assistance this Saturday, Nov. 20. The effort is a partnership between the city’s Code Cares program, local churches and the non-profit group Arizona City Fest

PHOENIX, AZ - November 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New panel members have been added to the 2nd Annual Metro Phoenix Land and Housing Forecast event to be held Wednesday, December 1 at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix. Presented by Land Advisors Organization and media partner, BigBuilder magazine, net proceeds will benefit Friends of ASU Real Estate Programs. The inaugural event held in 2009 drew over 400 attendees and raised over $15,000 for local non-profit organization, Operation Homefront.

Chandler, AZ - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate lead generation involves connecting with homeowners that are desperate or very motivated to sell their house(s) now. WeHaveHomeLeads.com is a reputable real estate lead service and how they work is: motivated sellers contact them asking for help in finding an investor to buy their property

Chandler, AZ - October 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- This company (Wehavehomeleads.com) is what real estate investors have dream of when they are overworked and underpaid. Don’t have enough time to do all the things you need and want to? Know you could make more money (the type of money you deserve) if you just had a few more quality leads?

Phoenix, AZ - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Valley Partnership, an advocacy for responsible real estate development, presents its fall seminar: Adaptive Reuse; Don’t Judge a Building by its Cover. Dene Oliver, noted industry expert and CEO of OliverMcMillan, will open the event as keynote speaker.

Torrance, CA - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company has closed a $3.1 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot retail building at 3100 Gilbert Road in Chandler. Paul A. Kenworthy of Charles Dunn’s West Los Angeles office represented the buyer OSSA TRUST. The seller was Glenwood Development.

Scottsdale, AZ - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arizona green building innovator Cullum Homes today announced the launch of new home sales for Village at Paradise Reserve - a unique luxury home community of new homes selling at $1.5-$2.5 million that incorporates some of the most cutting edge sustainability, energy conservation and environmental stewardship innovations seen in the nation

TUCSON, AZ - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is welcoming an $8.9 million federal grant to help pay for construction of a new main clinic for the Marana Health Center

Congresswoman’s 40th Solar Power 101 event will be held Tuesday in Green Valley. TUCSON, AZ - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today announced that the 40th of her popular Solar Power 101 events will be held Tuesday in Green Valley, with future events held in Marana, Sierra Vista and Tucson.

Tucson, AZ - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today announced his call for a full audit of three major mortgage lenders in the wake of revelations about improper foreclosures nationwide based on dubious paperwork and legally suspect lender behavior. Grijalva sent a letter Oct. 15 alongside Reps. John Conyers, Marcy Kaptur and Alan Grayson to the inspector general for the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) asking him to conduct an audit of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and GMAC, which together control millions of mortgages around the country.

October 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Arizona is pleased to announce the appointment of its new relocation director, Marc Krebs. Krebs will manage the Arizona offices located throughout Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and the River Cities.

FLAGSTAFF, AZ - October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Ann Kirkpatrick announced today that her Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act has been signed into law. This major success on behalf of tribal communities will prevent Native American Veterans, their families and survivors from being denied low-income housing assistance through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) due to their military service. The law takes effect immediately.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Harry E. Mitchell today commended Bank of America for halting foreclosure sales in all 50 states in order to address flaws in their foreclosure process. [Source: CNN, October 8, 2010]"I commend Bank of America for doing the responsible thing and halting their foreclosure sales around the country in order to address flaws in their foreclosure process," said Mitchell. "As we hear more about current flaws in the foreclosure process, it is even more important that banks slow down and figure out the root of the problem I urge others to swiftly follow suit so that families will not have to worry about losing their home because of a clerical error."

Congresswoman urges all other mortgage services companies to take similar action until flaws are addressed. TUCSON, AZ - October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords welcomed a move today by Bank of America to halt all foreclosures nationwide as it addresses potential problems in foreclosure documents