• REAL ESTATE NEWS: Professional honors and recognition continue to flow to Kate Hamidi, a luxury-homes specialist and Realtor-Sales Associate in the La Jolla Prospect office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. Hamidi’s 2015 sales performance achieved Chairman’s Circle Gold status, placing her in the top 2 percent of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ vast national network of residential sales professionals.