Residents say they were swindled by community developer

[@Abstract1406]

Nationally, a lot of these type of scams have been going on for decades. Good luck finding the developers.

[@titansd3463]

The city should have caught that. These cities are crap letting everything pass without proper inspections

[@Lumpia_In_Texas]

Well it was under Turners corrupt administration so

[@faustopichardo6351]

House worth $120.000. Sold for $300.000.

[@jaklinhyde]

Yes there’s a lot of that I’ve been noticing!!

[@Bnguyen276]

If we were living in the 90s. You can’t even buy townhomes in Alief for 120k rn.

[@renehernandez5231]

They won’t get caught. They’ll file for bankruptcy and start a new company..

[@jDvon10]

​@@Bnguyen276You home is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Your home's actual value is different. Just because you paid 300,000 for it don't mean its valued at 300,000

[@zeroneonzn]

in cali a 300k home is a steal

[@WaveGod813]

That neighborhood looks trash

[@Lumpia_In_Texas]

Lmao

[@diljotshoker1]

they got finessed

[@billyhorton5779]

Welcome to Houston! Let the fun begin!

[@laurenlewis1902]

I pass these homes everyday and always thought they were weird looking nd didn't understand the concept of the area now I know why

[@sfranklin75]

The brochure was written by overseas scammers! Who else saw “dinning” room on the description? 😅

[@user-hp1gn5mg7c]

When they use decals as the sign, you know something not right.

[@eddiefniii]

Luxury for 300. Golf course. That’s a red flag right there! I’d think luxury. 600 up. …

[@dianemasterson2132]

Short Driveway is a red flag.

[@joeypainter81]

Southwest Houston always makes the news in some form or another

[@meysammosaheb5556]

this developer was marketing to overseas buyer and managed to rip a bunch of Chinese off. I guess what goes around comes around

[@GStones58]

Hopefully "yours" will be the stupidest comment I read today.

[@MundiTaurus]

When did the Chinese from China sell you an overpriced substandard home in a substandard neighborhood, _in the USA,_ ripping you off? Or, for those matters, in China.

[@MundiTaurus]

@@GStones58 Some people cannot comprehend simple things, such as illegal breach of contract. For instance, that one home was not the same home the purchaser agreed to buy and purchased.

[@GStones58]

@@MundiTaurus I also get the impression that 'maysammos...." Is a proud church goer, gun toter, trump voter, Twerp.

[@faustopichardo6351]

Them houses were built cheap they probably were built for a half the price that they were sold for. I’ve seen Neighborhood like that.

[@melanie7781]

How is it that foreigners can lump money down, or pay cash for homes when Americans can't?

[@samantha198607]

They have five jobs Americans have one or none duhhhhh Melanie

[@seanthe100]

These people exploit their own people, then take the money and run to where it can't be taken back.

[@viajandoyaprendiendoconRicardo]

We work, you spend your life bragging you are an american and have the most powerful weapons while living in a trash trailer park with wrecked cars on your front yard. Be proud. Israel and Ukraine are first , you are second.

[@kingokafor6215]

They have high earning jobs 😕

[@tom1949213]

Uncle is big man in corrupt CCP

[@kisnhug6694]

Who signed the paperwork for the development company to build? You are responsible for this project that took families for granted. 😢 Shame on you 🤬🤬🤬

[@ronjohnson9032]

Immunity.

[@johnball8758]

They do this in Greenville,SC. Somehow builder can declare bankruptcy, move to another state and do it again. My realtor says don't buy a house built after 1970.

[@ClearGlassStudios281]

Excellent reporting. Who is the developer? Such great reporting.

[@JesusGarcia-en3pj]

There is your problem. SW. also, Luxury is not a human right. If you are not experiencing luxury, you are experiencing the appearance of luxury. You are not wealthy. Become self-reliant. That is the “new” luxury.

[@newtiger007]

Damn well said. Sadly we know the entitlement for luxury car despite a basic budget will not wane.

[@christianwolf68]

i would be looking to see if the developer is tied to the management agency in any way. also if it's your community, clean it up together. nothing wrong with a community taking care of it's self is there?

[@glasslinger]

When you PAY someone to do the job you expect to get what you pay for! Not have them take the money and run!

[@christianwolf68]

@@glasslinger true, but as i said i would look to see if the developer and the management company have any ties to each other

[@arealgem9404]

Soooo who’s the “developer” ?

[@FerrisSOCAL]

Even with paperwork in hand, they skirted that obvious fact over and over again. Ok, so 8480-ish S. Dairy Ashford. Built in 2019 and they didn't sell well. Lingered with some not built until 2021? It's been five years. The original builder is hell and gone. The HOA must have run the place into the ground and exhausted their funds. Sadly, a group of investors from some not-to-be-mentioned country seemed to have scammed some of their own countrymen to buy houses that weren't new and weren't as advertised. Pretty common really. The builder is gone and this isn't their luggage. It's the HOA and the home re-seller. Good Luck!

[@MostlyCloudy]

Someone from China more than likely

[@arealgem9404]

@@MostlyCloudy no actually the name registered to the company definitely seems African American with offices on Savoy, anyone who knows the area knows

[@samantha198607]

Savoy has all the scammers property managers in one building

[@arealgem9404]

@@samantha198607 correct. Been that way for decades

[@sammyday3341]

You don’t hear the word ‘swindled’ every day!

[@babyboie20]

woooooow I feel so sorry for them man. That's horrible! Imagine thinking your purchasing your dream home and to end up with that

[@Lexsin]

South dairy Ashford Brand new house for 300,000 In a golf course community??? I guess you don’t know the area and prices you just don’t know .. these people were lied to.

[@BayouTapes]

yup because they were chinese and come here with tons of money anyways, i do not feel bad for them.

[@michaellee2910]

Not all of those home buyers are Chinese or came from China. But whenever people like you see Asian people, you assume they are Chinese.

[@isocarboxazid]

@@BayouTapes What does it matter where they came from? They're definitely not all Chinese. You don't know anything about the financial status of any of them, either. Racism is a choice made by weak people, get help.

[@samantha198607]

@@BayouTapes oh so you’re jealous of their abundance.. ur internal light is malfunctioning check it

[@cancervisionary1509]

Absolutely jealous… but I see that a lot with people a lot here… to the point you don’t even want to share amazing things going in in your life. If it’s not happening to them… then somehow they’ve determined those good things or abundance shouldn’t be happening for you. Crab in a barrel mentality… and his results stemming from that mindset and/or behavior probably show in life.

[@codecaine]

Looks like a forest

[@TuyetTran-rb6hw]

Hope someone will help these neighborhood , they got a crooked developer ( builder). Prayer that the government official will step in to helped

[@dayum_mi]

People really get caught up when they see “luxury” yet they receive basic.

[@diljotshoker1]

they got finessed

[@mr.george5370]

There is a Golf court half a block north, but it's not included in your HOA payment. LOL

[@Buttersausage]

BAN HOA

[@anothergenericgamer_]

Maybe lower but it protects good neighbors from the bad ones

[@Voicetospeak]

Wow that is pathetic 😢So deceitful!

[@digidrum2003]

Golf course ended up being a putt putt course😂

[@leann4925]

Well this sounds about right. Developers get the ok from Harris County but they don't keep up with what they are doing as Developers make their moneys and run. Allegelly I'd like to know who is paying who off. Sounds like Kim Ogg has another job to do.

[@I.Odnamra]

Things no one is talking about. Follow the money.

[@Bill-im6nt]

You don't think elected politician$ were/are involved it this???

[@Aitch-102]

Lack of drainage = Luxury Lake 🤣

[@amaliacoria3063]

Who in their right mind is going to invest in a house without being present and seeing it for themselves before committing. But if your there and in this situation guess it's your fault.

[@MundiTaurus]

How is it the buyer's fault when the developer/builder/seller illegally breaches contract?

[@SouthSideLadyWright]

😩that's horrible. Smh, you can't trust anyone nowadays😳

[@lisatirkot7210]

Never buy a new home, never buy from developers, never buy from investment groups, never buy from flippers. All wolves at lambing

[@gilbertsalazar6777]

Things politicians say when the cameras are rolling and then they’ll forget about you the next minute

[@ILoveMyHusband3-u9c]

It is every where!

[@nikkipage9284]

You can't even trust the homes to have been built safely - this is terrible!

[@cjackson11]

There's no regulation for these builders it's sad

[@darylyost7273]

There is plenty of regulations and building codes! Your local elected officials and public employees dropping the ball!😮😅😊

[@cjackson11]

@@darylyost7273 regulation as in the action

[@MobilityMadeEasy]

Not rich people screwing people over. No not in America lol

[@darylyost7273]

Been screwed over by more poor people than rich! 😮

[@alexarzamendi9475]

Acres homes looks cleaner than this garbage, id be embarrassed living here 😂😂

[@BBradshawProductions]

Those people paid $300,000 to stay in the ghetto. Lol

[@christopherkeene3647]

Stop doing business with these delusional developers

[@Killerwhale317]

Ohh Houston...

[@MrNeilTV]

If any one says luxury in sw Houston…especially on dairy ashford…red flag

[@SgtPlatypus]

Did rhey buy these properties without going there and viewing the property?

[@taragrace4656]

Damn!

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

Maybe this will help IRS 550 no bs

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

Scams like developers building 🏡 houses in ☔ flood zones 😮

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

Especially when it comes to getting financed or not as a customer and the real USPS postal service smh might wanna pay attention to what you are and also what you not at your physical address

[@Rich-sp8hd]

Just think inspectors signed off on this stuff

[@vincem2759]

When real estate become and "investment" backed by nothing loans.

[@daveisidore6503]

Welcome to United States

[@oscarochoa4868]

What do you expect from southwest Houston

[@palehorse4447]

All immigrants

[@kingokafor6215]

Sounds like a student housing complex I worked at

[@davidmarks5400]

A greedy dishonest developer? Hmmm, must be a first.

[@mikeydurden]

One of those brochures was in chinese. Was it an American developer marketing all the way in China?

[@rubenvargas4233]

The council woman gave the green light.

[@1234itbeme]

What do you expect? It's the U.S.

[@AH-yw6bh]

I would be in jail now

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

Might wanna pay attention to what you are and what you not especially as a customer, the real USPS postal service

[@nightwork63]

Ban HOAs

[@darylyost7273]

Title Companies, Banks,Real-estate Agents and local Politicians, gee I wonder what went wrong! 😅😅😅😅😅

[@adamsons2890]

$300,000 for a luxury home? Too good to be true?Red flag 🚩

[@tech4life884]

The HOA is at fault for the maintenance and landscaping. Thats why we pay HOA dues

[@Bill-im6nt]

What HOA? What money?

[@sfranklin75]

HOAs in new developments are controlled by the developers until certain criteria is met. The developer decides what the criteria is. The homeowners will never control the HOA at this point. They stop paying though and a lien gets put on their house.

[@txpigs]

whaaaaatt ?? ... swindled in Houston ?? .. nnaaaaaaww

[@ChristineGutierrez-ug7bi]

I would be pisssed

[@richlikeg3722]

300k home is cheap these days. How you expect that to be luxury? Cheap in and cheap out, good luck in your golf course and lake community 😂

[@Freedomring-uk6yd]

this passes for news!?

[@ChicoTheMan69]

Did they go through the hood after that? No of course not neighborhoods aren't equal.

[@anthonyvalenti9093]

Well, what the hell do you expect from Houston, a crappy city.

[@thepotcallinthekettle4409]

Why r u coming from a whole other country, buying a house sight unseen/relying on pictures and advertising? This current day and world has proven itself to be generally unreliable or trustworthy to do such a thing…if it ever was.

[@stevenkirby7478]

Tie to, I hate to say it, form a modified HOA.

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

What does hoa and all that no bs means when you don't understand how to get financed no bs when it's tax treaty going on

[@eldebtor6973]

China? Naw

[@ivaneywaney]

The audio on your videos is always really bad

[@TheDieselndust]

300 thousand on a house is really cheap! What are they complaining about?

[@eddiefniii]

That yellow is hardiboards not even painted!

[@Adam-je2cp]

When did they change to yellow? The ones I have up to block bad windows on a breezeway are grey

[@eddiefniii]

@@Adam-je2cp all new ones in last 5 years at least. New construction by me. All that same yellow. When I had repairs done to my townhouse 5-6 years ago it was the same yellow. I liked it. Boss man said it has to be painted. lol. That in the story has never even been painted.

[@blaydCA]

Looks like it got sprayed with a light coat once with the same Hardie color. Probably ZERO prep done. One gallon for the entire house! LoL

[@blaydCA]

​@@Adam-je2cp 15 Years for our area that had "Mustard Yellow" Hardie products. Interior backer board is still grey.

[@KidAndretti]

🤣🤣🤣 well damn

[@ddhh1270]

1:48 pay extra to live next to a mosquito infested 'lake'?

[@mr.george5370]

It's not a lake, it's a storm collection system

[@texastippn]

😂 the lake 💀

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

Damn we might not have a lot of real distribution center going on or a lot of people has not been real corporate no bs because the 🖨️ printed material damn smh that's how Amazon and UPS, dem no bs

[@cmcjsap]

Capitalism

[@WaveGod813]

Tiffany cute

[@MikeHenderson-tm1hs]

This Countrý has been dead since Reagan.

[@ant3604]

😂😂😂 it’s jus like every community in the us. The developer jus builds houses 😂😂 every new new house damn near 2 times what it cost lol lol next time buy the land then develop

[@silktalk9104]

Sherman look like a scam artist himself

[@almightycaboose8192]

Kind of there fault for not going and looking I mean I wouldn’t go buy something without do research going to the location looking up the company and everything. People expect things to be everything they want or go there way but sadly I don’t trust people as far as I can throw them 😂

[@AravinthanS.Manoharan]

😂. China and USA COMPETITION lah ??????? 😅.

[@juelzd7172]

Are these suppose to be new builds? 😂

[@misterchris8916]

no

[@rf159a]

Trump Development Properties Inc.!!

[@darylyost7273]

More like Biden Developers! 😢😮

[@davidescobar923]

Lol dam

[@misterchris8916]

the black guys are very well spoken - its nice to see good english

[@4124LJ]

Lmao

[@nb7466]

I dont know why people pay to much to own no land. They act like these house ate high quality. Ha.

[@NunYa953]

😂😂

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

We'll think about it no bs whose been messing up all the subdivisions and customs also homeland security regions and the Ports smh for their self's no bs

[@js-wq6zy]

Trump Inc developers ?

[@Heartfullofgoldentempire]

Economy and non economy business especially crazy these days especially when it comes to whose mandatory and optional or maybe none of that as a customer no bs when it comes to people trying to make u wavier your rights away to civil and criminal litigation and the finance business, their not mandatory or optional smh, the finance business at all for you and your house hold