Featured Videos

Quotes from the TRCC Sunset Committee report and homeowner testimonials (3:11 min):

Caveate Emptor. Home buyers beware (3:22 min):

48% of Mortgages upside-down by 2011

Community Forum on the Abuses from Corporate Residential Home Builders, 12/07/2009 (9:50)

Community Forum on the Abuses from Centex, Pulte, KB Homes *Extended Version* (47:40)

The Workers Defense Project Helps Build a Better Austin (6:50)

Workers Defense Project - Construction Report "Building Austin, Building Injustice" *Remix* (6:40)

Workers Defense Project - Action Against Centex/Pulte Homes for Unpaid Wages in Austin (8:10)

Austin bank demolishes new homes:

CBS reports on FBI crackdown on Mortgage Fraud (2:53 min):

FBI Mortgage Fraud investigation prompts call for new laws (2:32 min): 

Realtors discuss Mortgage Fraud examples with consumer advocate (10:00 min):

Bob Perry funds candidates in bid to save the TRCC (3:09 min):

Brownfields and You - how the law allows development on contaminated land (5:24 min):

"Cotton Fields" music video by Creedence Clearwater Revival (2:58 min):

Did Arsenic in soil (from chemical plants or cotton farming) cause brain tumors? (4:37 min):

Cotton Farming - environmental disaster and lethal pesticides (1:57 min):

Builder debts to subcontractors result in property liens (8:12 min):

A proposed Texas Lemon Law for Homes, featuring Williamson County (13:27 min):

These and other videos are also featured on our blog on Ning.com where you can post your own stories, photos and videos. Topics posted there so far include:

·           Green Building

·           Mortgage Fraud 

·           Financial Bailout 

·           Building Inspections 

·           Lemon Law for Homes 

·           Builder Licensing and Penalties for Abuse 

·           Homeowners rally against specific builders 

·           Builder Lobbying & Campaign Contributions 

·           Arbitration vs. Other Legal Dispute Remedies 

·           The Dream of Homeownership Pushed Too Far 

·           Liens on Your Property because of Builder Debts 

·           Chinese Drywall and other Substandard Materials 

·           Health Concerns of building on Contaminated Land 

·           Foundation Problems from building on Expansive Soil 

·           Funny Construction Accidents and the need for Insurance