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The Regus Group Opens its Newest Houston Area Business Center in the CITYCENTRE Development
July 11, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
HOUSTON, TEXAS – July 07, 2008 – The Regus Group (LSE: RGU), the world’s largest provider of fully furnished and equipped offices with 950 locations in 70 countries, today announced that it is opening a new business center in the heart of west Houston in the CITYCENTRE development. Regus’ newest Houston location will be located […]
Charges defendants with conspiring to defraud deceased homeowners, heirs of property titles
June 6, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has obtained a temporary restraining order against several defendants who conspired to steal homes from deceased Houston homeowners and their heirs.
According to the attorney general’s enforcement action, James Lanier King, Edward Charles Gray and nine other defendants orchestrated a complex residential real estate scheme by relying on forged […]
State housing agency awards $1.9 million for new senior apartment complex in Floresville
June 5, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
Recognizing that senior citizens often face great obstacles in securing affordable housing in rural Texas, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and State Senator Judith Zaffirini have announced a major funding award to the nonprofit developers of a 24-unit senior rental property in Floresville. The new property will allow older area residents […]
Hines REIT Acquires Landmark Tower
May 10, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
HOUSTON – The Houston office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that Hines REIT has acquired Williams Tower, the 1.5 million-square-foot, 64-story tower at 2800 Post Oak Boulevard in Uptown Houston. The acquisition included an undivided interest in the adjacent 2.8-acre Waterwall Park and a 2.3-acre undeveloped land parcel across the street […]
COME HOME: “The Home Buying Process”
March 28, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
On March 29, Mayor Bill White and the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) will host, “ COME HOME: The Home Buying Process” at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Cornyn Co-Sponsors New Legislation to Provide Housing Relief to Texas Families
March 11, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON - With home foreclosures rising in many states across the country, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced today that he has joined several other Republican Senators in co-sponsoring legislation to provide relief for families currently suffering from the growing housing mortgage crisis.
PSMI opening office in Grand Prairie, TX
February 5, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
Jon Traver Opens PSM Office
Roswell, NM, 2/04/08 - PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc. (PSMI) continues to open branches Nationwide. PSMI proudly announces the opening of a PrimeSource Mortgage (PSM) office in Grand Prairie, Texas, at 2100 N Hwy 360, Ste 1205. Jon Traver, already well-established in the community, is the manager of this new PSM branch.
Thousands of Texans to benefit from affordable, government approved mortage plan
January 28, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
HUD Secretary highlights Bush Administration’s fight against foreclosure
SAN ANTONIO, TX - January 25, 2008 - More than 18,000 Texas families could be eligible for a safer, more affordable government-insured mortgage that is pending approval by the U.S. Congress, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced today.
Indictments Handed Down for Mortgage Fraud
January 9, 2008 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
AUSTIN – A Dallas Grand Jury indicted five individuals on felony charges for a mortgage fraud scam involving 10 residential properties with a total value in excess of $2 million. Two of the individuals had previously been licensed escrow officers. The indictments were the result of an investigation by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office […]
Senate Passes Cornyn-Backed Bill to Make Housing More Affordable For Texas Veterans
December 21, 2007 Posted by Texas RealEstateRama
Provisions in military tax relief package open low-interest home loan program to all Texas veterans
WASHINGTON - December 20, 2007 - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation late Wednesday backed by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn to increase opportunities for Texas veterans to purchase homes through the Qualified Veterans Mortgage Bond (QVMB) program. Sen. Cornyn pushed to […]
