- Quantum Energy Partners To Relocate HQ to Capitol Tower [Houston Chronicle]
- Benjy’s on Washington Closing at End of This Year, Reopening Next Year as Diner Concept [HBJ]
- How Much More Money You’ll Need for a Down Payment in Houston in 2018 [Culturemap]
- Officials: Harvey Recovery Complicated by Cost, Lack of Temporary Housing [Houston Chronicle]
- Industry Support for Proposed Flood Plain Rules May Signal New Attitude in Harvey’s Wake [Houston Chronicle ($)]
- How Much Has Been Raised for Harvey Relief So Far and Where It’s Going [The Texas Tribune]
- How Disaster Recovery Money Moves Between Federal, State, Local Levels [The Urban Edge]
- Grand Parkway Bridge To Close for Nearly a Month for Harvey Repairs on Brazos River [abc13]
- Residents Say City Sent High Water Bills to Homes Vacant Since Harvey [Click2Houston]
- Pearland Homeowners Create Facebook Group To Protest Smelly Tap Water [KHOU]
- ICE Proposing 5 New Privately-Run Immigrant Detention Centers Like This Sprawling Complex in Conroe [Houston Public Media]
- Inside the Gabled Houston House Architect Michael Viviano Designed for His Parents [Dezeen]
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Do you really need 20% for a conventional loan? You just end up paying a little extra till you meet your 20%.
Yes, the Capitol Tower will have views of the “skylineâ€. As in views of the sides of taller, more attractive buildings. It’s too short in stature and hemmed in to have outstanding views. This building is dull and uninspired in design. No one will even notice it. Not a great addition to the Skyline. Can’t wait for Hines to design and build a new office building.
Re: private prisons. Gross! Maybe the have to make population quotas in order for then to receive funding. ICE can’t do it by themselves? Then they should forget about it. I’m Pro-Immigrant, btw
That ICE story is appalling.
HEB: I’m “pro immigrant” too. Most people are. So lets double the amount of legal immigration we let in (or more, if needed) so that those immigrating can be legal and have better opportunities. Would you favor cracking down on ILLEGAL immigration if it meant allowing more LEGAL immigration? What about a policy where by you let two people in legally for every one you remove that’s here illegally? I’d support that.
@mr clean
Find a broker that will let you do a portfolio loan. Let’s say you have cash for 5 percent down. You get a loan for 80 percent and another loan for 15 percent of the house. The 80 percent will be a market rates. The 15 percent will be a couple percentage points above market rate.
You don’t have to pay mortgage insurance that way. The slightly higher interest rate on that 15 percent will be lower than paying mortgage insurance premiums.
You get to deduct interest from your taxes and can’t deduct mortgage insurance. That’s another bonus.