News & Announcements
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7/1/2010
The Tennessean
Gulch condo building Velocity changes ownership
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Compass bank takes ownership of Velocity condos. Read the complete story »
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1/25/2010
Yahoo News
Homes evacuated in San Antonio as hill crumbles
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Homes in a Centex/Pulte subdivision are in danger as the land behind them collapses behind a poorly designed retaining wall. Read the complete story »
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12/7/2009
Yahoo News
7 red flags for home buyers
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12/6/2009
The Tennessean
Adopting statewide houseing code will protect homeowners
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Opinion piece by the commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. Read the complete story »
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12/2/2009
Nashville Post
Fairvue Club files for Chapter 11
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One of Middle Tennessee's largest luxury home developments files for bankruptcy. Read the complete story »
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11/25/2009
Yahoo News
Drywall investigation expands into US products
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A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems. Read the complete story »
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11/23/2009
Yahoo News
Feds find association between drywall, corrosion
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The federal government said that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires. Read the complete story »
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7/13/2009
BusinessWeek
China's latest toxic export: toxic drywall
BusinessWeek Article »
One of the nation's biggest homebuilders says defective drywall from China has damaged 400 houses in Florida. Read the complete story »
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06/05/2009
Nashville Business Journal
Courting buyers: ICON developers grapple with lawsuits
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With more than $150 million in construction loans looming, a prominent luxury condo developer is heading to court over would-be buyers unwilling to close on its units. Read the complete story »
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04/06/2009
Nashville Post
Court upholds Metro land take
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court's decision justifying Metro government's use of eminent domain for the acquisition of an easement in Antioch. Read the complete story »
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04/18/2009
Yahoo News
Florida to test air in homes with Chinese drywall
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Officials in Florida will soon begin air quality tests in homes to determine whether fumes emitted from Chinese-made drywall can make people sick. Read the complete story »
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04/11/2009
Yahoo News
Chinese Drywall poses potential risks
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At the height of the U.S. housing boom American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap. Now that decision is haunting hundreds of homeowners and apartment dwellers who are concerned that the wallboard gives off fumes that can corrode copper pipes, blacken jewelry and silverware, and possibly sicken people. Read the complete story »
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02/06/2009
Nashville Business Journal
Governor asking lawmakers for statewide home building code
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The Governor has proposed a statewide residential building code. Currently, only the larger jurisdictions have building codes for residential construction. This bill will require all residential construction to comply with the residential building code. Read the complete story »
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03/18/2008
The Tennessean
Builders fail test but get licenses
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More than 60 home contractors who have repeatedly failed licensing tests continue to pour foundations, install drywall and wire electrical systems in Tennessee homes thanks to passes granted by a state oversight board.
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03/18/2009
The Tennessean
ICON buyers sue condo developer
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Now that many condo developers are finishing up work on their buildings downtown, buyers are seeking relief from the courts to get out of buying them. Read the complete story »