Bexar County's 121 Substandard Streets and County Engineer Green Feel No Pressure |
Saturday, 17 December 2011 |
Quail Run developer goes bankrupt
Just 70 lots, but lots of headaches. Residents also blame the county, saying it's holding them hostage... Quail Run's roads still have not gotten needed repairs nor passed inspection with Bexar County engineers, steps required before the county will accept the roads for maintenance. ... âAt this point, he's still a viable developer with a presence in the community,â said County Engineer Renee Green. âThe street issues in Quail Run came to light as part of a review in the spring of 2010, when the county identified 121 subdivisions in unincorporated areas whose streets and drains had been out of warranty for at least two years. ... Green said county officials have not made a policy decision about how to deal with street problems... Green said the county does not feel pressured to decide immediately how to deal with Quail Run's streets. âThe streets are what they are,â Green said. âThey're not going anywhere.â |
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SEC: Fannie & Freddie Mortgage Fraud |
Friday, 16 December 2011 |
SEC sues former top execs at Fannie, Freddie
Six former top executives of housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were accused of securities fraud Friday by federal regulators for allegedly misleading investors about the size of the companies' risky subprime mortgage holdings. Among those in the SEC's civil action were former Fannie Mae Chief Executive Daniel H. Mudd and former Freddie Mac Chief Executive and Chairman Richard F. Syron. They are two of the highest-ranking figures to face charges in the wake of the financial crisis.
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Pulte Walls - Pulte A No Show Again |
Thursday, 15 December 2011 |
Pulte faces new wall cracks in Schertz neighborhood
Builder Pulte Homes is facing homeowner complaints of shifting foundations and retaining wall cracks â again. This time, it's in the Fairhaven neighborhood just northeast of San Antonio. Homeowners say that dozens of homes in the neighborhood have had problems, everything from cracks in the walls to foundations that appear to be splitting horizontally. Some residents say they are noticing cracks starting in a retaining wall that runs along their backyards. See Related Pulte Walls features * Pulte-Centex A No Show At Meeting * KENS5 Sour Sout Construction Hills at Rivermist * Poorly Built by Pulte |
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Express News Special - Pulte-Centex Feature on Defective Walls |
Thursday, 15 December 2011 |
Rivermist neighborhoods mark one year since wall failure
Slumping hillside that forced evacuation was national news. Some are still in rentals.
A year ago Monday, police and firefighters swarmed a hilly, Northwest Side neighborhood issuing evacuation orders to the owners of 91 homes. The images from Rivermist of huge fault lines opening in backyards, a crumbling retaining wall and air conditioning units tearing away from homes were so bizarre â at least outside of earthquake country â that the local news went national... the 27 most-affected homes remain empty and San Antonio and Bexar County have changed development codes to include retaining walls. ...Centex bought back 22 of the 27 homes
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Pulte-Centex Caught on Tape |
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 |
Centex wrong about wall threat
The day after a towering retaining wall collapsed in a Northwest Side neighborhood, officials with Centex Homes told anxious residents that the San Antonio Fire Department was leaving the neighborhood because the danger had ended. The San Antonio Express-News received a video of the entire private meeting on Jan. 25 at a Drury Inn & Suites between Centex and residents of Rivermist and The Hills of Rivermist, filmed by an attendee. It shows Centex Homesâ Trey Marsh telling scores of families, âThey donât feel like thereâs a threat anymore based on the work that weâve done since this whole deal started.â Pulte History Repeated: See Outstanding News Report *** See Related Pulte Walls features
See Express News Video Report: Rivermist neighborhoods mark one year since wall failure
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Pulte-Centex A No Show At Meeting |
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 |
Homebuilder a no-show at city meeting about failed retaining wall
Some took off from work or school to meet with Centex-Pulte Homes at city hall. But instead of information on the upcoming fixes to a failed hillside in their subdivision, residents were faced with a no-show by the homebuilder. âThey shafted all of us,â said one homeowner. âQuit using excuses,â said another. Centex-Pulte Homes agreed to the meeting, put together weeks ago by the city. Then suddenly, the company pulled out. The last-minute communiqué left the city and its engineers to discuss what little they know of the builderâs conceptual design to not only fortify a failed hillside, but fortify homeownersâ confidence.
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Pulte-Centex Walls and more |
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 |
Collapsed retaining wall prompts suit
Centex Homes filed a lawsuit last week against two companies that it claims failed to fix a retaining wall that collapsed at a North Side neighborhood in January 2010, causing the builder and developer to have to rebuild the structure and repurchase 22 homes there. Centex, which filed the lawsuit last week, is suing Arias and Associates Inc. and Gravity Walls Ltd. for damages associated with the wall collapse at the Rivermist and Hills of Rivermist neighborhoods. It was not disclosed how much Centex is seeking in damages, but in the lawsuit it claims the total cost for repurchasing the homes exceeded $2.5 million. |
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Pulte--Centex Foundation Problem Again |
Thursday, 08 December 2011 |
Homeowners Worried About Safety
Some homeowners in Schertz worry their homes are becoming unsafe. "My home is sliding back and kind of tilting to the left" said Diana Taylor. Jessica Lawrence says
"since the rain all of a sudden all these cracks are showing up.
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Cibolo Another Centex Shifting Soil Community |
Thursday, 01 December 2011 |
Shifting ground destroying neighborhood fences
Most Houses in the Enclave of Willow Pointe are 3 to 5 years old. But some of the fences look a lot older because the ground is shifting and washing away, pulling some of the fences apart. She says they tried to work it out with the builder centex, but she says the company told her the fence was not under warranty. When we talked to CenTex the company spokesperson said they were not familiar with the case, but confirmed that the fence did not have a warranty and that it did not actually build the fence. It was subcontracted out. |
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Pulte Fairhaven Homes Sinking Feeling |
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 |
Homebuilder criticized for response to sinking homes
Homeowners like Faye Touve say there are cracks in their walls, crumbling foundations and big gaps between sidewalks and driveways. "I'm afraid my house is going to float down the back ..."It's not a fluke, it's not one individual house, it's not just a lemon, it's the neighborhood," Benavides said. "Something went wrong when building this neighborhood." |
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KENS 5 - Pulte Owners Demand Bay Back of Crumbling Houses |
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 |
Schertz homeowners allege shoddy construction, demand buy back
Residents revealed pictures during the meeting of their roofs peeling away, and cracks that start outside and make their way deep into the walls. Residents in the Fairhaven subdivision said these problems are only the surface of foundation problems they are dealing with. |
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