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EPA Proposes to Add Burnet Co., TX, Groundwater Plume to National Priorities List of...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add the Main Street Groundwater Plume site in Burnet Co., TX, to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites, a list of sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment. Supe...
Austin, DFW and Houston Businesses Saved $145 Million with Energy Efficient buildings
Three of Texas’ major metropolitan areas are embracing energy efficiency to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by meeting EPA’s Energy Star requirements. Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston jointly have over 500 buildings with Energy ...
EPA’s Energy Star Names Odessa, TX, as Nation’s Top Small City for Energy Efficient...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Odessa, Texas, as the nation’s leader among smaller cities for Energy Star certified buildings. Odessa boasts 31 buildings with the certification—all schools and school administration of...
City of Fort Worth: Fair Housing Month forum to discuss housing rights for people...
The Mayor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities will host a community forum April 9 in recognition of Fair Housing Month.
State of Texas Named to National Economic Development Coalition
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism, has been named as a leader of the FDI Frontlines Coalition, a national organization focused on arming state, regional and local economic development organizations (EDOs) with the resources th...
Patriot Royalties Announces the Patriot-Liberty Royalty Income Property
Patriot Royalties, Inc., a Dallas-based oil and gas company that specializes in acquiring and packaging income-based royalty properties, announces its latest offering: The Patriot-Liberty.
Hunt Mortgage Group Facilitates the Acquisition of a Multifamily Property Located in The Woodlands,...
Hunt Mortgage Group, a commercial real estate lender, announced today that it provided a $44,437,000 Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the acquisition and upgrading of a multifamily property located in The Woodlands, Texas.
Houston’s NRG Astrodome “Can And Should Live On,” Says ULI Report
Houston’s iconic NRG Astrodome “can and should live on” as a multi-use park that will enhance the quality of life for residents of the city, serve as a popular tourist destination, and catalyze economic development that enhances the greater NRG P...
Public Safety Complex named for Bob Bolen
The City Council approved a resolution naming the new Public Safety Complex in memory of Bob Bolen, the longest-serving mayor of Fort Worth.
TDI Urges Consumers to Prepare for Severe Spring Weather
Spring will bring warmer temperatures to Texas, but it also brings the threat of severe weather with little time to prepare. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) urges consumers to plan for severe weather and take steps to reduce the risk of propert...
EQUITY OFFICE AND 5G STUDIO REVEAL NEW LOOK FOR SOLANA BUSINESS PARK
Solana Business Park and architecture firm 5G Studio Collaborative today released final architectural design renderings of the property’s $50 million campus renovation. 5G Studio revealed designs that build on the inimitability of the original archit...
Texans Sentenced in East Texas Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
According to information presented in court, from July 2006 to March 2008, in the Eastern District of Texas and elsewhere, Santens conspired with Irons, Limbrick, Preston, Patterson, and Allen to engage in monetary transactions in criminally-derived pr...
TDI Reminds Consumers: Flood Coverage is Not Part of a Standard Homeowners Policy
Now is a good time to review your property’s flood risk, your current insurance coverage, and consider whether a separate flood policy should be part of your home protection plan.
$84.4 Million Refund Agreement with Farmers Filed in Court
On the heels of last week’s multi-million dollar refund agreement with the state’s largest homeowners insurer, Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner David Mattax announced today a revised settlement with the second largest homeowners insurer, ...
Dockable Waterfront: Final Release of Waypoint Landing Home Sites
Final Release, Sat. March 14th! First come, first served!
1 to 6 acres with Big Bay Views and Water Access from $39,900
1.75 aces Direct Dockable Waterfront only $59,900
1,634 sq ft Coastal Cottage just $79,900
$84.4 Million Refund Agreement with Farmers Filed in Court
The settlement, which amends a prior agreement, will enhance benefits to Farmers policyholders who fall within the settlement class.
Texas Insurance Commissioner Announces $352.5 Million in Refunds to State Farm Policyholders
Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner David Mattax announced today the resolution of a more than decade long dispute with the state’s largest homeowners insurer, State Farm Lloyds.
Texas Held Reputation of Strong Housing Affordability in 2014
Texas’ long-standing status as a state with affordable housing continued in 2014, according to the Real Estate Center’s latest Texas Housing Affordability Index (THAI) (http://www.recenter.tamu.edu/data/hs/afford.asp). In fourth quarter 2014, the s...
Hunt Mortgage Group Facilitates the Acquisition of a Multifamily Property Located in Grapevine
Hunt Mortgage Group, a commercial real estate lender, announced today that it has provided a $43.65 million Fannie Mae fixed rate loan to facilitate the acquisition of a multifamily property located in Grapevine, Texas.
San Antonio Attorney Elected Real Estate Center Advisory Committee Chair
San Antonio attorney C. Clark Welder was elected chair of the Real Estate Center's advisory committee last Friday in Austin. Port Lavaca Realtor Russell Cain will succeed Welder as vice chair
Neugebauer Questions HUD Secretary Castro
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, today questioned Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro regarding the financial health of the Federal Hous...
PRELIMINARY FLOOD MAPS RELEASED IN ARANSAS AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES IN TEXAS
Homeowners, renters and business owners in Aransas and San Patricio counties in Texas are encouraged to look over newly-released preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions.
MERS Wins in Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court of Texas
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced two recent decisions in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District ...
Mayor Annise Parker Announces 62,000 More Homes Added to City’s Automated Curbside Recycling Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Annise Parker and Harry J. Hayes, Director of the Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD), are pleased to announce the addition of 62,000 to the City’s popular automated curbside recycling ...
Green-Upton Bill Passes Out of Energy and Commerce Committee
Washington, D.C. - May 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to pass an amended version of H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act authored by Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) and Ch...
Attorney General Abbott Questions BLM’s Authority to Seize Private Property along Red River in...
AUSTIN - April 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called into question the federal Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) potential seizure of land that rightfully belongs to Texas landowners. In a strongly worded lett...
Mayor Parker Releases Numbers Showing Dramatic Decline in Houston’s Homeless Population
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Annise Parker announced today that the number of chronically homeless individuals living on the streets of downtown Houston has decreased by 30 percent in just one year and 50 percent over th...
MERS Wins Complete Dismissal of Texas Lawsuit Filed by Counties
Reston, Virginia - March 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, yesterday granted MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. motion for summary judgm...
New Report Focuses on Texas Economic Indicators
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Researchers continuously monitor an ever-evolving Texas economic landscape. A new online report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University reveals which important economic in...
City of Houston Adopts Residential Building Energy Efficiency Codes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Houston City Council today approved another five percent increase in the Houston Residential Energy Conservation Code. With this increase the local minimum energy efficiency requirements for new ...