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Senator Shapleigh Requests Special Session On Subprime Lending And Texas Foreclosures
"We believe certain counties in Texas are headed for record foreclosures and decreased property values unless strong actions is taken."
EL PASO, Oct. 16, Senator...
Attorney General Abbott Takes Legal Action Against Foreclosure Rescue Firm’s Unlawful Texas Operations
Clients of Southern Residential urged to call their lenders immediately
HOUSTON, October 24, 2007 – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today obtained a temporary restraining order...
Dallas Real Estate Investor Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison, Without...
DALLAS, October 19, 2007 — Vernon Cooks, Jr., a/k/a Jibreel Rashad, was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison for operating a mortgage fraud...
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...
Significant Drop in Home Building Needed
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Texas' new-home market could face a long period of decline unless home building drops significantly, says Dr. Mark Dotzour with...
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...
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...
