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Misaligned doors & windows, as well as cracks in walls, floors & bricks are all signs of foundation failures (a cracked concrete slab). Minor problems appear and disappear again during wet & dry spells as soils expand & contract with moisture. See...
Jennifer, Those cracks are consistent with the problems we are seeing with post-tension slab foundations on expansive clay soils. If I remember right, from 30 years ago when I lived in San Antonio and drove often to Laredo, Cibolo is right in the ...
This interview shows some of the ways mortgage companies artificially inflated the appraised value of properties. It reinforces our concerns with builder-owned finance companies (mortgage, title and insurance) and the conflict of interest incentiv...
Perry's contributions to Texas politicians and supreme court justices is documented in "Sun Never Sets On Politicians Taking Homebuilder Money." See also "The Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC): the house that Bob Perry built" and ot...
Read "Soil Issues and Residential Construction" to learn more about the Brownfields Law that lets builders sell homes on contaminated land without cleaning up the mess, disclosing the health risks, or assuming liability.
Love Canal is just one neighborhood near Niagra Falls. Potentially more devastating are the thousands of square miles of cotton farming fields now being urbanized with new homes and schools. Cotton farming spans from California to Georgia with Tex...
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Henry Cisneros helped build flawed American dream
Henry Cisneros, a San Antonio homebuilder and former mayor of the city capitalized on his role as housing secretary under President Clinton to join the boards of KB Home and Countrywide Financial, the largest mortgage lender in the nation and one of CNN's "10 Most Wanted - Culprits of the Collapse." Henry Cisneros has not yet been named to the list, but a story in today's… Continue
Posted on October 19, 2008 at 9:00pm —
Texas Politics Starting to Favor Homeowners and Democratic Ideas
Community DocBulogger Natasha Chen shared her 13-min video, which aired on KLRU television in Austin on 10/16/2008. It explores the shifting political landscape, where Republicans have dominated in Texas for some 15 years. Democratic ideas and issues are starting to resonate with moderate Republican and Independent voters (and candidates), causing many to shift their party affiliation.
A top issue for Democratic candidate Diana Maldonado is… Continue
A top issue for Democratic candidate Diana Maldonado is… Continue
Posted on October 18, 2008 at 6:00pm —
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