San Luis, AZ - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today announced a $1,361,760 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to the non-profit social assistance group Comite de Bien Estar to identify, screen and prepare candidates for USDA’s Mutual Self-Help Housing Program. Under the program, families provide a substantial portion of the labor involved in building their own homes, reducing the purchase cost putting affordable housing within reach for low-income families

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --Today, in reaction to President Obama's speech on housing in Arizona, NCRC President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement

Phoenix, AZ - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This summer, the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight released its first report detailing results of their findings around the five largest servicers’ compliance with servicing standards established by the National Mortgage Settlement (NMS). Attorney General Tom Horne is today releasing some of the highlights gathered from the report, specific to Arizona. This report demonstrates the first public step in a monitoring process that will continue for the next several years, providing the public with a new and transparent look into how banks are treating homeowners.

PHOENIX, AZ - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over the past three years, the Phoenix industrial market has confi dently climbed its way back to recovery and historical norms in spite of hitting a bump or two. The march has been impressive as the economy began to add jobs favoring industrial users. As larger product became scarce, build-to-suit and then speculative projects took shape. Quarter after quarter, the industrial sector posted gains in most measurements. This quarter, however, leasing activity has hit its lowest level since Q1 2009 and rental rates have remained fl at for over a year

Torrance, CA - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- BH Properties LLC, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate investment firm that has a penchant for working through difficult transactions, time-sensitive closing factors and an expertise in repositioning real estate, has acquired Vista Ventana, a 275-unit multifamily property at 3221 W. El Camino Drive

PHOENIX, AZ - July 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- There is new optimism in the offi ce market as the sector is exhibiting positive vacancy, absorption, rental rates and sales velocity. Offi ce had been the slowest commercial sector to recover and is fi nally showing signs of accelerated growth

TUCSON - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today welcomed an announcement that homeless and at-risk veterans and their families will benefit from nearly $3.3 million in grants awarded to three Tucson organizations by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

PHOENIX, AZ - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two separate shopping center transactions have sold for a combined $27.4 million. Anthem Marketplace, a 113,293 SF Safeway Food and Drug anchored neighborhood shopping center located in the prestigious master planned community of Anthem in north Phoenix was sold for $23.3 million. Price per square foot was calculated at $205.66.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today introduced the Right to Rent Act of 2013 (H.R. 2580), an updated version of a bill he originally introduced in 2009 to allow families facing foreclosure to remain in their homes as renters by paying fair market value each month

EUGENE, OR - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS) listings just became easier to search online, thanks to the IDX solution created by IDX, Inc. and supported by Realtor Anna Kruchten. With the unique approach Kruchten brings to the Phoenix, Arizona real estate market, it is no wonder he has chosen to employ such a revolutionary IDX solution. Thousands of ARMLS now synchronize to Kruchten’s website automatically, letting his clients and other Phoenix property seekers experience a comprehensive online search process. IDX Broker software has forever changed the way Kruchten conducts business online, by giving potential buyers an efficient online property search resource

EUGENE, OR - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor David Osborn of HomeSmart has opted to integrate the premier IDX technology, IDX Broker software, for his professional real estate website. Now, thousands of Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS) listings are displayed conveniently on the search page that he hosts. Osborn has chosen an IDX solution for his website, and in the process he has changed the online real estate market for himself, his business and countless potential Mesa, Arizona buyers.

PHOENIX, AZ - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A local company, Creative Business Resources, Inc., paid $3.1 million, or $110.34 per square foot, for an offi ce building at 1500 E. Bethany Home Rd. in Phoenix for their new corporate headquarters.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today completed his first year in office – a year in which he introduced 28 bipartisan pieces of legislation and his staff provided direct assistance to more than 2,500 people in Southern Arizona, recovering more than $11 million for them and saving 60 homes from foreclosure

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation, the Mountainaire Relief Bill (H.R. 862), introduced by U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ) and Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), with a vote of 395-1. This legislation settles a federal land boundary dispute by correcting a decades-old surveying error that put part of some people's private property inside the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest

WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., to correct a 40-year-old land-survey error that placed private properties inside the boundaries of U.S. Forest Service property.

Phoenix, AZ - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Tom Horne is today announcing in a press conference millions of dollars of resources to assist struggling homeowners made possible from the settlement reached with banks. The funds to help keep Arizonans in their homes are part of the settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage loan servicers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo), along with the separate settlement with Bank of America.

Torrance, CA - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coming on the heels of its recent multifamily purchase of the Terrace Park Apartments in Phoenix, BH Properties, LLC, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate investment firm, has purchased the 205 units at the Avalon Hills Condominiums for $5.6 million.

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Internet Data Exchanged (IDX) technology has now been integrated onto the website of real estate broker Ed Grabowski, with his adoption of the IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software. Thousands of Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS) listings are seamlessly extracted from the database and displayed directly on the website Grabowski hosts. Home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of freedom and control over the beginning steps of their online real estate search, thanks to the IDX enabled website of Grabowski

TUCSON - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will host the 61st Solar Power 101 workshop tomorrow with the Tucson Association of Realtors with a focus on how solar installations affect residential and commercial real estate transactions

Washington, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today called on the Department of Justice, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and other federal entities to prosecute banking fraud, help homeowners facing wrongful foreclosures, and stabilize the economy. Protests in Washington, D.C., yesterday by homeowner activists resulted in several tazing incidents and 17 arrests, leading Grijalva to question why public protests are needed to draw attention to one of the main causes of our weak economy