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New Qualified Mortgage Guidelines Released
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI) is studying the long-awaited federal Qualified Mortgage (QM) standards published Jan. 10 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The new guidel...
All Defendants Sentenced in More Than $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Led by Former...
DALLAS - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eugene Lockhart, Jr. was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 54 months in federal prison and ordered to pay approximately $2.4 million in restitution following his guilty plea t...
Neugebauer Statement on Federal Housing Report
WASHINGTON, DC - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the annual audit released today by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The audit revealed a $16.3 billion...
Gov. Perry Breaks Ground on New Home for Wounded Veteran
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Perry joined Dan Wallrath, founder and president of Operation Finally Home, and Jonestown Mayor Deane Armstrong to break ground on a brand-new, mortgage-free home for U.S. Army Spc. Au...
Real Estate Wealth Supports Texas Economy
COLLEGE STATION, TX - October 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Texas is wealthy, and real estate is a big reason. Texas’ 2011 real estate wealth was valued at $1.6 trillion or $65,432 worth of real estate for every Texan, regardless of age. That’s up...
REP. EDDIE LUCIO III ANNOUNCES ELIGIBLITY EXTENSION OF HOME BUYER PROGRAMS
September 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Representative Eddie Lucio III announced the extension the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation’s (TSAHC) down payment assistance programs to current homeowners and those who previously owned a home.
Help For Homeowners Affected by Foreclosure Errors
Washington, DC - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Large mortgage servicers have been ordered by federal bank regulators to identify borrowers who may have been harmed by errors and improper practices in foreclosure or threatened foreclosure and...
Title Company Attorney Convicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
HOUSTON - August 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lisa Carol Ross, 50, of Missouri City, Texas, has pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today, along with FBI Special Agent in Charge S...
Continue to match employment and health services, local housing programs to reduce homelessness
AUSTIN, TX - August 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Increasing the coordination of employment and health service resources with local housing programs will make the state agencies that administer programs to address the issues of homelessness more effec...
El Paso Credit Union Affordable Housing Receives a $98K Grant
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 assi...
Preventing Homelessness Among West Texas Veterans
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 ...
State housing agency awards $1.2 million to county improving housing, lives in colonias
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...
Statement Regarding Email Messages to Commissioner
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 sugge...
Five Indicted in Combination Foreclosure Rescue/Drug Distribution Scheme
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 ...
Texas Homes More Affordable
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.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Leads Discussion on Violence Against The Homeless
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 t...
More Indicators Texas Housing Market Gaining Strength
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.
Texas Housing Recovery Underway
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.
Bright Realty Leases Restaurant Space in Murphy
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 Rea...
Bright Realty Brokers Space for II Brothers’ Grill & Bar
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 La...
