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Clients of Foreclosure Assistance Solutions urged to call their lenders immediately

SAN ANTONIO, October 19, 2007 – The 408th District Court has issued a temporary injunction against a Florida-based “foreclosure rescue” scheme. Under the court order...

USAA Real Estate Co. Affiliate Begins Construction on 428,400 SF Dual-Rail Served Distribution Warehouse...

San Antonio, TX, October 16, 2007 - Texas-based USAA Real Estate Co. through its affiliate, Zephyr Rail Industrial, L.P., has announced that they are...

HUD announces $8.1 million in new funding to protect children in Houston and Harris...

HOUSTON, October 18, 2007 - At least 550 homes in Houston and Harris County will become healthier places to raise children due to $8.1 million...

Report Critical of Texas Rebuilding After Rita

October 12, 2007 -- According to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (TxLIHIS), NLIHC’s state partner in Texas, long-term housing recovery from the...

Joint Venture Expands Its National Portfolio With Five Self-Storage Properties In Houston

Acquisition Totals 1,911 Units and 290,000 Square-Feet of Space  PHOENIX, AZ – October 10, 2007: 180 Development Services, LLC in its joint venture with Harrison...

Glimcher Announces The Sale Of Northwest Mall In Houston

COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 1, 2007 - Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT), one of the country's premier retail REITs, announced that it completed the sale...

HUD awards $18.7 million in ‘sweat equity grants’ to four self-help housing developers

Grants to help produce at least 1,115 homes for first-time homebuyers DALLAS, October 11, 2007 - More than a thousand low-income families will become homeowners for the first time thanks to their own labor and $18.7 million in funding announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson.

Federal Grand Jury Charges Current And Former Public Officials And Their Associates In Bribery...

Dallas, OCTOBER 1, 2007 - A 31-count indictment charging 14 current and former public officials and their associates with various offenses related to a...

State housing agency releases $160 million for First Time Homebuyer program

AUSTIN, October 3, 2007 — Keeping the dream of homeownership alive despite a slow-down in the mortgage market, the Texas Department of Housing and Community...

2007 Coldwell Banker® Home Price Comparison Index reveals That $2.1 Million Separates Beverly Hills...

Beverly Hills, Calif., and Killeen, Texas, Rank As Most Expensive and Most Affordable U.S. Markets, Respectively, in Annual Coldwell Banker Study PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 26,...

Opus West Buys Land in Houston’s Energy Corridor for Office Development

HOUSTON, Sept. 4, 2007 – Opus West Corp. has purchased 16.9 acres of land at Interstate 10 and State Highway 6 in Houston’s Energy...

Scores of wronged homeowners to receive clear ownership titles after major scam

SAN ANTONIO, September 18, 2007 – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today concluded a lengthy enforcement action against central Texas manufactured home retailers who sold...

Attorney General Abbott Charges Foreclosure Rescue Firm with Operating Unlawful Scam

Court freezes assets of Foreclosure Assistance Solutions HOUSTON – September 14, 2007- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged a business with operating an unlawful...

Boston Capital Real Estate Partners, LLC Closes Investment in Class A, Market Rate Multifamily...

Boston, MA - September 18, 2007 -- Boston Capital Real Estate (BCRE) Partners, LLC closed its investment in Alexan Palm Valley, a to-be-built 340-unit,...

Attorney General Abbott Reaches $21 Million Settlement Benefitting Victims of Predatory Mortgage Lending

Consumers must complete and mail forms to the settlement administrator no later than Sept. 10, 2007. EL PASO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced...

First-Time Homebuyer Mortgage and Down Payment Assistance Funds Available

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Travis County homebuyers can now get a 4% down payment assistance grant and 6.30% mortgage rate through a bond program issued...

Stewart Title Guaranty Co. sponsors study assisting Native Americans to improve homeownership

HOUSTON (Aug. 28, 2007) – Stewart Title Guaranty Co. is sponsoring the Tribal Land Title and Recordation Office Study, a research partnership between First...

Eligible families must register for temporary program by September 1st to get housing help

HOUSTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended its temporary disaster housing assistance program for 11,400 families who were displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who are currently registered in the program.

$50 Million Event Center to be Built in Allen at Stacy Road Center...

The City of Allen announced (June 26, 2007) a joint venture with Global Entertainment Corporation (AMEX:GEE) and The MGHerring Group to build a $50-million...

Behringer Harvard Announces Investment in Master-Planned Development in Texas’ Fastest-Growing Suburb

Behringer Harvard announced today it has entered into a joint venture with Fairway Equities to acquire and develop an approximate 48-acre portion of...

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Benefits of Hiring an Accident Attorney

The Benefits of Hiring an Accident Attorney

Road accidents are more common that one might think. Did you know that according to Texas Department of Transportation, 1 crash occurs every 59 seconds in Texas? In the unfortunate situation of a road crash, your injuries are not the only thing you need to worry about.