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Homeowners Associations and what's behind them |
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
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Homeowners Battle to Stop Home Foreclosures and fines
See who is behind HOA abuses of power. Associa Management Company is the largest HOA management company in the US and is owned byTexas Senator John Carona. Need help see American Homeowners Resource Center and Texas Homeowners for HOA Reform.
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New Jersey Builder goes to Jail |
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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LBI home builder sentenced to 364 days in jail
Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels placed Louis Vanacore, 42, on probation for five years, ordered him to serve 364 days in the county jail as a condition of probation, and ordered him to repay a total of $169,311.87 to six victims customers who paid for homes that were never completed and subcontractors who performed work but were not paid for it. |
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PROPOSED PROVISIONS TO ABOLISH THE RECOVERY FUND |
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 |
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PLEASE ATTEND IF YOU CAN
There appears to be some promising news! BUT YOUR CONTINUED HELP IS NEEDED -- NOTHING IS CERTAIN. On Tues., April 15 at 9:00 a.m. in 110 Senate Bldg., Senator Aronberg's bill, SB 2194, will be heard before the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries...review Senator Aronberg's bill, and please e-mail or call to let them know your position on SB 2194 -- especially regarding the Recovery Fund. |
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Good Morning American - Bubble Trouble - NAHB says up to 400,000 homeowners are not happy |
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 |
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New Home Woes: Shoddy Construction - Elizabeth Leamy reporting
Complaints about home builders increased more than 50 percent in five years Two million brand new homes built a year and 90% of buyers say they are happy; but if you do the math that means that 200,000 new homeowners are not happy. Jerry Howard with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said and few as 80% of homeowners are happy. Doing the math that would mean that as many as 400,000 new homeowners are not happy. Consumer complaints about builders have gone up by 50% according to the Better Business Bureau. Structurally unsound, leaking water, undersized, are examples on problems... Cross out Mandatory Binding Arbitration Clauses in the contract they deny you the right to sue your builder in a court of law.
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Democrats help homeowners |
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
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House Democrats reshape bill to help more homeowners
House Democrats, opposed to the Senate's focus on helping homebuilders, moved Tuesday to reshape housing legislation to help more homeowners. "We need to provide relief to the buyers and families themselves, not just the banks and builders," said Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. House Democrats, he said, intend to put "families first."...Also today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., will hold a hearing on his bill to provide $300 billion for federal guarantees of mortgages for troubled borrowers if lenders make them more affordable. |
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HUD in big trouble as Secretary Jackson resigns |
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
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Looming Deficit Impedes Federal Housing Agency
Housing officials say the agency will face a deficit for the first time in its 74-year history, starting in the fiscal year that begins in October. And they blame a rapidly growing and increasingly troubled sector of the F.H.A.s mortgage portfolio, known as the seller-financed down payment loan program, which has suffered from high delinquency and foreclosure rates in recent years... In 2000, such mortgages made up less than 2 percent of F.H.A.-insured loans, officials say. By 2007, statistics show, they accounted for 35 percent of F.H.A. loans...These types of loans have pushed F.H.A. to the brink of insolvency, Alphonso R. Jackson, the housing secretary, told senators recently. They are costing hard-working Americans their homes. Mr. Jackson announced last week that he would resign his post as of April 18...But HUD is not the only agency to raise concerns about seller down payment loans. In 2005, the Government Accountability Office raised concerns that were echoed by the Internal Revenue Service a year later. |
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Texas Watch: Texas Sunset Commission to Review TRCC Problems |
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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TRCC Sunset Commission Hearing
Watch activists will have the unique opportunity to get involved in the TRCC sunset process.The agency will be undergoing a top to bottom review by the Sunset Commission, a panel of legislators and citizens. Activists can provide input in the process by testifying at hearings and sending letters. Texas Watch will also have a hand in this process, ensuring that the agency is streamlined and improved for homeowners. THE REAL IMPACT OF THE TRCC |
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Texas Watch: THE REAL IMPACT OF THE TRCC |
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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Drees Homes Buys Back Houses |
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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Drees Homes Buys Back Defective Houses
Are you having problems with your Drees Home? Be persistant Drees will do the right thing. |
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Washington's $4-billion land grab |
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
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Spending public money to shore up real estate prices won't make housing more affordable
The Senate bill hashed out Wednesday, in rare bipartisan haste, typifies Black's frustration. In its current form, the bill would provide $10 billion in tax-exempt bonds to local governments and housing agencies so that they can refinance sub-prime loans. In other words, public dollars would be used to reduce the amount of money troubled borrowers owe on their mortgages. |
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US Chamber Promotes Abusive Binding Arbitration |
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
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U.S. Chamber shields corporations, rigs legal system at consumers' expense
"U.S. Chamber and its corporate financers are lobbying to keep abusive, binding mandatory arbitration clauses as the status quo. Just ask Jamie Leigh Jones what she thinks of the status quo. "Jamie was raped, drugged, beaten, and then confined to a shipping container by KBR/Halliburton employees while working in Iraq. Because of a clause placed in her employment contract, KBR is trying to force Jamie to submit to a binding, secret, non-appealable arbitration. These are the types of corporations U.S. Chamber is trying to protect. |
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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A message from Janet Ahmad - HUD Sec. Jackson Resigns & Home Builders "Death Sprial" give Hope for Tomorrow
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AP Wire: HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson Resigns Under Cloud of Criminal Investigation |
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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HUD in turmoil as secretary resigns
The Bush administration's top housing official, under criminal investigation and intense pressure from Democratic critics, announced Monday he is quitting. Jackson, 62, has been fending off allegations of cronyism and favoritism involving HUD contractors for the past two years. The FBI has been examining the ties between Jackson and a friend who was paid $392,000 by Jackson's department as a construction manager in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. |
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LULAC Pass Resolution Calling for Investigations new home construction standards compliance |
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
That LULAC and its National Board call for an investigation by appropriate Federal Agencies having oversight or jurisdiction over the matters of; new home construction standards compliance, affordable housing, new home warranties, compliance with federal consumer protection laws, predatory lending, waste in government, and the welfare and human rights of all peoples particularly those of Latino heritage; and...
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Home Lemon Law & Amendments to Federal Arbitration Act gains Democrat support |
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
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Democratic Precinct Caucus passes Resolutions to Establish a Home Lemon Law and Amend The Federal Arbitration Act
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Democratic Party in order to protect consumers when purchasing a new home has the same rights afforded new car buyers and supports passage of a Home Lemon Law...That the Democratic Party in order to protect consumers and their constitutional rights supports and recommends the amendment of the Federal Arbitration Act. Use examples to submit Resolutions to your Democrat or Republican Caucuses |
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