Yearly Archives: 2011

AUSTIN, TX - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are working to help Texans in 13 counties whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed during the recent wildfires.

EUGENE, OR - September 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and their hardworking team is eager to announce the addition of Tomas Landin with Icon Realty of San Antonio, Texas, in joining the rapidly expanding network of real estate professionals opting to give their website visitors the ability to utilize the features of the web based Multiple Listing Service (MLS) search application, IDX Broker. With this custom IDX tool addition, Landin will have the opportunity to directly connect prospective home buyers with a plethora of the latest and most up-to-date property listings and details, from the San Antonio MLS (SABOR), by displaying the IDX/MLS data feed on his own personal website

EUGENE, OR - September 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Antonio, Texas real estate professional, Misty Tyson, has adopted IDX Broker software onto her website. She joins the expanding group of agents and brokers, nationwide, that team with IDX, Inc. to deliver thousands of area property listings instantly. The San Antonio MLS (SABOR), of which Tyson is a member, syncs its listings database with the IDX solution customized for Tyson, integrating thousands of detailed property listings directly with the search page she hosts. IDX Broker software has made San Antonio properties more accessible for potential buyers throughout their online real estate search.

EUGENE, OR - September 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Texas real estate broker Russell Berry and IDX, Inc. announce the unveiling of the comprehensive real estate website Berry has synced with an IDX solution. The IDX Broker software he has integrated onto his search page gives Berry and his clients a detailed database of thousands of Dallas/Fort Worth listings seamlessly and instantly. Home seekers can experience an online property search comparable to none, thanks to the IDX-enabled website Berry hosts.

EUGENE, OR - September 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sherry Perry and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to bring new levels of ease and accessibility to the Bryan/College Station, Texas home search, by enabling an IDX solution that has revolutionized the website of Perry. As a real estate broker, Perry has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings through the Bryan College Station MLS (BCSMLS). Now, her clients can experience and view detailed BCSMLS listings that were once solely reserved for real estate agents and brokers. The IDX synced website of Perry allows potential Texas buyers to explore the BCSMLS on their terms. Perry had made the right decision for her business and her clients by enabling an IDX solution for her website.

Austin,, TX - September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Perry continues to closely monitor the ongoing wildfires with updates from his staff and State Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd. He will return to Texas this afternoon. The governor is urging all Texans to closely monitor conditions and reports, and heed all warnings from local officials as extremely dry and windy conditions are expected to continue fueling wildfires that continue raging across the state.

COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) - September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two students in the Masters of Real Estate (MRE) program of Mays Business School have been named recipients of $5,000 scholarships from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

EUGENE, OR - September 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Troy Hanna brings advanced functionality to his Austin, Texas real estate website with the addition of IDX Broker software. This unique and innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology has the ability to extract raw listing data from the Texas MLS, and formats the information onto Hanna's website, to be displayed to potential home buyers as though it is seamlessly integrated. Home seekers in Austin, Texas and surrounding areas will now have access to thousands of the most current property listings and details on the market, and all from the convenience of Troy Hanna's website.

FORT WORTH, TX - September 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Centex joined Operation FINALLY HOME, recently, to announce that retired U.S. Air Force Captain Jason Vest, his wife, son (age 7) and daughter (age 5) will be able to stop dreaming of a new home – they will be able to start living in one as recipients of a house in the Centex community of West Fork Ranch in North Fort Worth, Texas.

August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Rubén Hinojosa will be on hand at the grand opening of the new Mercedes Housing Authority building on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at 306 West 5th Street in Mercedes.

EUGENE, OR - August 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and John Cotten have joined forces to present Austin, Texas property listings and foreclosure services in one convenient and easy-to-use online real estate resource. Cotten has proven himself as a smarter broker by integrating an IDX solution onto his website; syncing his customizable search page to thousands of Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings.

EUGENE, OR - August 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Jason Mechura have joined forces to present Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas property listings in one convenient and easy-to-use online real estate resource on his Home Team website. With his custom IDX solution, Mechra's search pages are now synced with thousands of North Texas Real Estate Information Systems (NTREIS) listings. Never before has such a concise online real estate search been so readily accessible by home seekers. Mechura has forever changed the way potential North Texas buyers search for properties online

AUSTIN, TX - August 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced that it will finance the development of 38 affordable rental properties throughout the state that will combine an affordable rent with the aesthetic qualities of high-end developments. These properties will expand housing options for the state’s growing population of retirees and younger working families while generating a significant impact on the economy.TDHCA will provide $39.5 million in financing through the 2011 Housing Tax Credit Program allocation cycle, helping create an estimated 3,457 units of affordable rental housing designed to serve Texans earning no more than 60 percent of the area median family income.

DENTON, TX- August 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fire protection for your house and safety for your family can be increased if you follow some key guidelines before dry weather and high winds bring the threat of wildfires to your area.

HOUSTON, TX - July 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vincent Wallace Aldridge, a former fee attorney for First Southwestern Title Company, has been sentenced to 63 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and money laundering arising from a scheme to defraud residential mortgage lenders of more than $3.7 million in loans in connection with home purchases in the Houston area, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today, along with FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen L. Morris and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Rodney E. Clark.

DALLAS, TX - July 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury in Dallas has returned a four-count indictment this week charging three individuals, Vathany Teng, Lina Ma and Jerry Goh each with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two substantive counts of bank fraud in relation to a loan fraud scheme they allegedly ran in the Dallas area from August 2007 to April 2008. In addition, defendant Jerry Goh, a lawyer, is also charged with one count of witness tampering. All three defendants are expected to surrender to federal authorities and appear tomorrow, July 22, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.

EUGENE, OR - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes realtor Barbara Leverenz to the growing group of real estate agents and brokers adopting a customizable IDX solution for their websites. Leverenz, a member of the Ft. Hood MLS (FHAARMLS) has long had access to thousands of Texas property listings, but with the addition of IDX Broker software to her website, Leverenz has made the same listings that were once classified for real estate professionals only, accessible to all her clients. Never before has such a dynamic and easy-to-use search been available to potential buyers

EUGENE, OR - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Bill Austin has enabled an IDX solution to his real estate website and now hosts a dynamic search function. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now easily integrated onto the website he hosts, making thousands of Texas property listings accessible for agents, brokers and home seekers alike. The Texas online real estate search will never be the same, thanks to Austin and his IDX-enabled website.

AUSTIN, TX - July 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced a series of major funding awards designed to help homeless Texans secure permanent housing and strive toward self-sufficiency, bringing greater stability to individuals and the communities in which they live.TDHCA awarded a total of $4.9 million in federal funds to 44 nonprofit organizations renovating or converting buildings for use as emergency shelters, as well as to help provide an array of essential services to homeless individuals.

Washington, DC - July 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announced recently that the Housing Authority of the City of Austin will receive $366,540 in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist homeless veterans obtain affordable housing in the Austin area. The grants, funded under the HUD-VASH program, combines HUD Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.