Poconos home builder is charged in real estate fraud investigation
District attorney's office says it is looking into six other firms
A day after announcing felony charges against a Poconos home builder, the Monroe County district attorney's office said it's aggressively investigating at least six other builders in a widening probe of real estate fraud.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Builder awaits fraud sentence
Calkins case reminds many of Erpenbeck
A Fairfield home builder is awaiting sentencing for bank fraud in a case reminiscent of the Erpenbeck scandal that rocked the region. Federal prosecutors say Chester Calkins and his wife, Antonette, did not pay off construction loans on 47 condominiums purchased with cash… It is unclear what sent Chester Calkins, who was president of the Greater Cincinnati Home Builders Association in 2000, into financial collapse. The company is in bankruptcy, and Calkins has been convicted of writing bad checks in Ohio.

Illinois sues remodeling firm
Builder accused of bilking customers out of $470,000; cops seek president
The company was supposed to build an $80,000 second-floor addition on her Arlington Heights home, but so far, no workers have shown up to do the job.

Outrageous! Buy a New Home - Don’t Sue and Shut Up 
Homebuilders will stop at nothing – Now Buyers must agree not to Speak
Goff Homes Arbitration Clause - Beware of New Builder Clause – Homebuilder requires that homebuyers sign an Arbitration Agreement at closing causing them to give up their 1^st and 7^th constitutional rights. For the homebuyer it’s a decision between constitutional rights and the American Dream.
                                 
                                                   Imagine keeping this backyard event a secret
                Goff Homes has changed its name to National Homes
Buyers must agree not to: FILE ANY PROTEST, GRIEVANCE, OR COMPLAINT… INCLUDING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OR ANY MEDIA ENTITY, TELEVISION OR OTHERWISE… AGREES THAT NO SIGN OR BILLBOARD OR WRITING OR CHART OR DRAWING CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THE HOME AND/OR PROPERTY SHALL BE ERECTED OR PLACED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IS VISIBLE TO PERSONS PASSING BY THE PROPERTY… and much more.

Also contained in the contract is a biased arbitration provision that specifies the use Construction Arbitration Services (CAS) . If that isn’t enough, the final clause in the agreement could cost homeowners their home – “A SUM EQUAL TO THE PURCHASE PRICE, OF THE HOME,” if the owner appeals the arbitrators’ decision to the appellate courts.

See related HOBB article: Public Citizens News Release September 01, 2004
CAS Arbitration Investigated – Recently an investigative report by Public Citizen helped launch numerous state investigations – The Public Citizens report points to Home Buyers Warranty (HBW) and their specified arbitrator (CAS) as having close ties, which could lead to a biased mandatory arbitration process that shields “homebuilders from liability for construction defects.” Public Citizen call for investigation of HBW and CAS.

Contractor Scam: Woman Still Waiting on Dream Home
You do your research and check him out, but he still takes your money and runs…after giving him $14,000 for materials, she says he disappeared...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- 
A well-known builder of luxury homes in Charlotte has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for defrauding banks and launderingmoney.

Builder Fraud
Related Article: The Charlotte Observer
Fallout from several cases of mortgage fraud
Property valuations drop, losses on loans and convictions mount 
The FBI says mortgage fraud has been on the rise nationally the past three years. In Washington, concerns over mortgage fraud prompted the Federal Housing Administration this year to stop insuring loans on homes that have been resold within 90 days. Charlotte Observer

Buy a Home and Shut Up – Contact us immediately if you find you have a Builder Shut up Clause

Attention: New Homeowners check you contract and subdivision covenants to see if you have unknowingly given up you Constitutional to Rights to Speak

 Florida and Texas Builders – KB, Drees, Centex, Mercedes Homes and other builders are increasingly are using Bullying Tactic to silence Free Speech.  Have Homebuilders gone too far...they have no shame when it comes to their intent to defraud homebuyers. 

He will cheat without scruples who can cheat without fear.
                                                          Benjamin Franklin

What gives a builder the incentive to build a home that is lasting, when he has no fear of being held accountable for cheating.                Author Unknown   

Dissatisfied Home Improvement Customers Have Right to Criticize North Carolina Company on Web, Public Citizen Tells Court
Georgia Residents Launched Web Site After Bad Experience With Siding Installation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two dissatisfied customers of a North Carolina siding company have a First Amendment right to criticize the company - and allow others to do so - on a Web site they set up, Public Citizen has told a federal court in North Carolina.