Houston Chronicle

House Nightmare: the Body in the Walls

By Heather Hunter / June 29, 2017 /

I sometimes refer to our current home as “the nightmare house.” Since moving in a year ago, the list of expensive (and downright gross) repairs we’ve had to undertake is the stuff of bad dreams. But that’s really all hyperbole. Singed electrical boxes and floors that reek of dog urine are not my actual nightmare.…

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Two VIP Things To Know About Today: Eater Says Hello, HUD’s EHLP says Goodbye

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

The HUD Emergency Homeowner Loan Program,  designed to provide mortgage payment relief to eligible homeowners experiencing a drop in income of at least 15% directly resulting from involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to adverse economic conditions and/or a medical emergency, for folks earning up to $75,000 a year is a really good deal but guess…

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