Texas RealEstateRama

Washington, D.C. - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will award the El Paso Credit Union Affordable Housing LLC (El Paso CU) a $98,400 federal grant to assist in the city’s affordable housing markets. El Paso will receive the award under the fiscal year 2012 funding round of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) is pleased to announce a Veteran’s Affairs grant to improve services to veterans in West Texas. The West Central Texas Regional Foundation was awarded nearly $500,000 to provide supportive services to veterans and their families to prevent homelessness. The grants will be used to fund three full-time staff members that will assist approximately 120 families with financial counseling, employment assistance, child care, transportation, and other services that either prevent homelessness or help families recover from the loss of housing. The foundation will focus on holistic approaches that help families continue being self-sustaining in the long-term.

AUSTIN, TX - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced that it has awarded a $1.2 million contract to Webb County to continue funding operations of the county’s Colonia Self-Help Center, which promotes home ownership and self-sufficiency for residents living in five county colonias.

July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, July 13, the Texas Department of Insurance began receiving hundreds of emails from consumers all across Texas addressed to Commissioner Kitzman. The messages were identical and contained comments and suggestions concerning the state of the property insurance marketplace in Texas. Commissioner Kitzman reviewed these suggestions with her staff on July 17, and is in the process of gathering the necessary data and information to respond to each consumer in a substantive and comprehensive manner.

PLANO, TX - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five individuals have been indicted have been indicted for their roles in a combination foreclosure rescue/drug distribution scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today

COLLEGE STATION, TX - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- By almost any measure, Texas homes are more affordable than the United States overall. But the gap is narrowing, said a residential expert with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

Washington, DC - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Johnson ,the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness, and the National Coalition for the Homeless, hosted a briefing on violence against the homeless. The goal of the briefing was to raise awareness about the violence facing homeless men, women, children, veterans, elderly, and the disabled.

COLLEGE STATION, TX - July 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- (Real Estate Center) – More indicators support the conclusion that the Texas housing market has recovered. One of those is the annual dollar volume of home sales.

COLLEGE STATION, TX - June 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Permits for new single-unit Texas homes are on the rise, fueling expectations the long-awaited housing recovery is underway.

Dallas, TX - June 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright Realty brokered the lease for a 3,350 square foot Jovian's In & Out Buffet in Murphy. The restaurant is located at 703 East F.M. 544 in the Murphy Forum Plaza. Britton Lankford with Bright Realty represented the landlord. Louis Innocent with Global Realty represented the tenant.

Dallas, TX - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright Realty brokered the lease for a 4,244 square foot II Brothers’ Bar and Grill in Frisco. The restaurant will be located at 5858 Main Street in Frisco, adjacent to the FC Dallas Stadium. Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented the tenant; Evan Clark with Caddis Partners represented the landlord.

AUSTIN, TX - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, today launched its direct service for Austin home-buyers and sellers, delivered by its own Austin-based agents. When Redfin first introduced its website and mobile tools to Austin in October 2010, the company referred online visitors to Austin real estate agents working for other brokers. Redfin waited to add its own full-time agents until its website had enough traffic to support both Redfin agents and partners.

Northbrook, IL - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant triple net leased Time Warner Cable property located at 14079 Senlac Drive in Farmers Branch, TX for $4,820,000.

Dallas, TX - April 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright Realty brokered a 2,700 square foot space for Paragon Dentistry in Allen. Paragon Dentistry will be part of Custer Square, a 10,700-plus square foot retail center set to break ground this month at the northeast quadrant of Custer and Hedgcoxe roads in Allen. The developer is CME Development of Richardson, Texas. Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented the developer; Benjamin Chien of Henry S. Miller Brokerage LLC represented the tenant.

Dallas, TX - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright Realty brokered a 2,700 square foot space for Palio’s Pizza Café in Allen. Palio’s will anchor Custer Square, a 10,700-plus square foot site to break ground April 2012 at the northeast quadrant of Custer and Hedgcoxe roads in Allen. The developer is CME Development of Richardson, Texas. Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented the developer; Jim Hale of JGI Commercial represented the tenant.

Dallas, TX - February 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright Realty brokered the lease of an 1,800 square foot site for a My Fit Foods retail location in McKinney. The new My Fit Foods, the company’s ninth DFW location, will be located at 4600 Eldorado Parkway in Century Square and offers nutritious and freshly prepared meals and snacks.

Northbrook, IL - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased CVS property located at 5422 Bellaire Boulevard in Bellaire, TX for $3,600,000.

AUSTIN, TX - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and State Senator Judith Zaffirini today announced a $542,000 award to the City of Taft that will help fund home repairs for low income homeowners, helping residents maintain homeownership while providing a significant boost to the local economy.

Washington, D.C. - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) announced today that the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Water and Waste Disposal Program awarded a $3,111,500 grant and a $500,000 loan to El Paso County.

AUSTIN, TX - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams Realty, Inc. announced that it has published Green Your Home, a book for green-conscious home buyers and homeowners. Serving as an easy guide to make the greenest impact, Green Your Home provides tips drawn from the collective experience of home buyers and homeowners, sustainability experts and thousands of top real estate professionals.