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Winstead PC is First in Best Lawyers in America 2008
DALLAS, Nov. 8, 2007 – The Best Lawyers in America 2008® (Copyright 2005 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) will be published this December...
Construction Scheduled for Affordable Senior Housing Complex
Houston, October 29, 2007 -- Mayor Bill White joined City of Houston Housing's Director Richard Celli, Community Development Department, Assistant Director Donald Sampley, City...
City and GTRI Agree to Develop Recommendations for Improving Energy Efficiency in Houston Buildings
Houston, October 19, 2007 -- Increasing its efforts to make Houston green, the City of Houston has entered into a multi-year contract with the...
$40 Million Housing Grant Announced For City Of Houston
October 17, 2007 -- Mayor Bill White joined Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Executive Director Michael Gerber, City Housing Director Richard Celli...
State housing agency calls on Texans to check home energy efficiency, conservation
Governor, TDHCA encourage state’s citizens to apply weatherization measures to keep homes affordable
AUSTIN, October 30, 2007 — The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs...
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...
