Control Group?
0 = No
1 = Yes

Colonias with Las Lomas grouped as 1
1 = Las Lomas
6 = Mike's
7 = B&E
8 = Share 52
9 = W Alto Bonito

Differentiate between whether Lopez or Chapa
1 = Blas Chapa
2 = Elias Lopez
3 = Others

Gender without couples
0 = Male
1 = Female

Complete, rejected, vacant lot, not found
1 = Complete
2 = Rejected
3 = Vacant lot
4 = Not found

Name of Colonia
1 = Sta Cruz Industril Park
2 = Sta Cruz Ind. Park, Addition No. 1
3 = Sta Cruz No. 2
4 = Sta Cruz No. 1
5 = Northwest Industrial Park
6 = Mike's Subdivision
7 = Colonia B&E
8 = Colonia Share 52
9 = West Alto Bonito
10 = Colonia AB 130

Name of Interviewer
1 = Nydia
2 = Amando
3 = Melissa
4 = Rebecca
5 = Jose Alonso
6 = Dora
7 = Raquel
8 = Rosario
9 = Ydalia
10 = Sergio
11 = Ana Navarro
12 = Leticia Saenz
13 = Kimberly
14 = Sandra
15 = Miguel
16 = Priscilla
17 = Ramon

CRG Seller
1 = Blas Chapa
2 = Elias Lopez
3 = Felipe Ramos
4 = Elias Lopez & Blas Chapa
5 = Felipe Martinez
6 = Rodrigo Lopez
7 = Micaela Martinez
8 = Sonia Salinas
9 = Caridad Saenz
10 = Mariano Barrera
11 = Glen H. Ramey
12 = Abigai Lopez
13 = Jaime & Alma Rivas
14 = Juan Lopez
15 = Ramon Salinas
16 = Jorge Chapa
17 = Father
18 = Banuelos Enrique
19 = Elias Lopez and Felix Garcia
21 = Lauro Garcia
22 = Gregoria & Guadalupe Salinas
23 = Domindo Garcia
24 = Elias Lopez and Enrique Chavez
25 = Guillermo Bancaras
26 = Juan & Rosario Martinez
27 = Carlos & Oralia Garza
28 = Rene Garcia
29 = Manuel Marroquim
30 = Isais Penn & Maria Jesus Penn
31 = Mireya Gonzalez
32 = Rogelio S. Garza
33 = Leonel Garza and Armandina Garza
34 = Octavio Gonzalez and Maria del Refugio
35 = Blas Chapa & Arturo Gonzalez
36 = Jose Moraldo
37 = Elita and Francisco Arevalo
38 = Eulenis Garza

1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = Couple

Category period in which moved into colonia
1 = 1970-89
2 = 1990-94
3 = 1995-2002

Country where lived prior to moving into the colonia
0 = USA
1 = Mexico

Moved from what State?
1 = Texas
2 = California
3 = Oregon
4 = DC
5 = Louisiana
6 = Illinois

category period in which lot purchased
1 = 1970-1989
2 = 1990-1994
3 = 1995-2002

Priority reason why bought
1 = To live
2 = As an investment
3 = As a patrimony for children
4 = Good opportunity that could not miss
5 = To rent or to use as a working place
6 = To stop paying rent
7 = Other

Priority why bought lot in a Colonia?
1 = Easy
2 = Cheap
3 = Good investment
4 = More space
5 = In rural area
6 = Safer
7 = Relatives living nearby
8 = Opportunity for incremental housing
9 = No other option
10 = Other

Priority how knew about Colonia?
1 = Newspaper
2 = Sign posted in Colonia
3 = By chance
4 = By mouth
5 = From friends/neighbours
6 = From relatives
7 = Other

Bought from whom?
1 = Developer
2 = Previous Owner
3 = Other

How long to move?
1 = Less than 6 months
2 = From 6 to 12 months
3 = More than 1 year

What made you move?
1 = Family reasons
2 = Services been provided
3 = Finished payments
4 = Gained title deed
5 = More houses built in the area
6 = More sense of community
7 = Could afford housing
8 = To stop paying rent
88 = Other

Priority why not moved immediately
1 = Had no money
2 = Had no services
3 = Was an investment
4 = Other

Stoped payment to whom?
1 = Blas Chapa
2 = Elias Lopez
3 = CRG
88 = Other

Why stoped payment?
1 = No money
2 = Distrust Blas or Elias
3 = Insecurity about title deed
4 = Told by CRG
88 = Other

Why not registered title?
1 = Becuase I dont have the original title
2 = Porque apenas hogaramos el titulo
3 = Has to finish payment
4 = Not know
5 = Because were not here
6 = No ha ido
7 = Problems in the lot
8 = Lack of time
9 = Not know if title is registered
10 = Were not given
11 = Did not know
12 = They give me papers when I finish paying
13 = Still doesn't have document
14 = Thought CRG did that
15 = Because has a Contract for Deed

Title at first
1 = Contract for Deed
2 = Warranty Deed
3 = Receipt/letter
4 = Oral contract
5 = None
6 = Not know
7 = Other

Why considered onwer since first payment?
1 = Because was paying (had receipts)
2 = Had a Warranty Deed
3 = Because had services
4 = Community spirit
5 = Granted by CRG
6 = Trusted in seller/developer
7 = Registered title
8 = Paid property tax
9 = Believed belonged to us
88 = Other

What made feel insecure of ownership?
1 = Lack of Contract for Deed
2 = Lack of Warranty Deed
3 = Lack of services
4 = Not enough residents in the Colonia
5 = Lack of public attention
6 = Distrust in Developer
7 = Title was not registered yet
8 = Was not able to sell lot
9 = Not know
10 = Havent finished payments
88 = Other

Why important to be an owner?
1 = It is more secure
2 = Patrimony for children
3 = More flexibility in financial terms
4 = Can feel more relieved
5 = Can use property as collateral
6 = Not know
7 = Not pay rent
88 = Other

Whose name on title?
1 = Couple
2 = Female partner
3 = Male partner
4 = Children
5 = Grandchildren
6 = Not know
7 = Previous owner
88 = Other

Why title on Children's name?
1 = Couple decided
2 = Child's future
3 = To protect child
4 = Child's inheritance
5 = El compro

Why under such name(s)?
1 = Texas law
2 = To protect partner
3 = Told by CRG
4 = Told by others
5 = Told by developer
6 = Landlord wishes
88 = Other

Told by other - by whom?
1 = Parent in law
2 = Told by other people

How arrived at such estimate?
1 = Price paid for lot and construction
2 = Based on Property Tax records
3 = Prices in Colonia
4 = Estimated value after investments - over time
88 = Other

Priority price increase?
1 = More services available
2 = Due to title deeds
3 = Prices increased everywhere
4 = Less lots available
5 = Close to school
88 = Other

How easy or hard to sell property?
1 = Very easy
2 = Easy
3 = Hard
4 = Very hard

How many people selling lots
1 = Very many
2 = Many
3 = Few
4 = Very few
5 = None

Priority what are the roles of CRG?
1 = To defend the colonia/residents
2 = To clear titles
3 = To promote access to services
4 = Reubicar a la populacion?
5 = To solve disputes among neighbors
6 = To face the developers
7 = Not know
88 = Other

Participation of CRG?
1 = Positive
2 = Negative
3 = Neither
4 = Not know

How positive?
1 = Help get drainage
2 = Help community
3 = Many people have benefited from CRG work
4 = CRG Helped to fix houses
5 = Helped to fix title
6 = Helped people to solve their problems
7 = Helped to obtain credit
8 = Helped people to gain acces to information
9 = Access to services
10 = Everything positive
11 = CRG helped
12 = Provide information about titles
13 = Because of the programmes they offer
14 = Estan al pondiante de la colonia
15 = Improvements have been made
16 = Porque ubicaran a los duenos de los solares
17 = Refinance and find owners
18 = So that everything would be in order
19 = CRG want to improve the colonias

How negative?
1 = CRG did not want to help
2 = Have not solve the issue of drainage
3 = CRG does not do what promisses

Scale of satisfaction - CRG
1 = Very satisfied
2 = Satisfied
3 = More or less
4 = Dissatisfied
5 = Very dissatisfied

How better in your case?
1 = Investing the case better
2 = Nunca arreglaram nada de los taxes
3 = Taking care of things more quickly
5 = Was told there was no public services
6 = Paying more attention to inform people about the programs
7 = No han dado todo lo que devian de haber dado
8 = Deliver them (entregarlos)
9 = More attention to complains
10 = Keep one informed about tenure regularization

How better for the colonia?
1 = Better inform the community
2 = Nunca arreglaram los taxes
3 = Providing the titles
4 = Taking care of things more quickly
5 = Que hicieran lo que prometran
6 = More attention to complaints
7 = Finish installing drainage system

From whom got credit?
1 = IBC Bank
2 = Not know
3 = Chase Bank
4 = City Financial
5 = Lone Star Bank
6 = Texas State
7 = CRG
8 = Home loans
9 = FHA
10 = Family
11 = Bank
12 = Texas Comercial Bank
13 = CFI
14 = Security Financial
15 = First National
16 = Citizen State
17 = Travels Bank
18 = Prime Arica
19 = Bank of America
20 = Elsa State Bank

Credit for what?
1 = Porch
2 = Home improvement
3 = Roof
4 = Home improvement and personal expenses
5 = To build a house
6 = For a computer
7 = House and loans
8 = Kitchen
9 = Furniture
10 = Water filters
11 = Travel expenses
12 = Tanques septicos
13 = Central Air conditioning
14 = Cabinets
15 = Pay debts

Interest rate paid for credit
1 = Not know

What was used as collateral?
1 = Title deed
2 = Car
3 = Husband's income
4 = Una firma de un hijo

Why not use property as collateral?
1 = Told by husband
2 = To avoid the risk of losing the property
3 = Does not want to
4 = No need
5 = No ha pensado hipotecar mi casa
6 = Property not listed in credit report
7 = Because there are no jobs here
8 = No nos hemos visto apurados
9 = No nos conviene. Nos pueden quitar la casa
10 = Never asked for a collateral
11 = Not want debt
12 = Porque me quedo en la calle
13 = Already has a mortgage
14 = Not know
15 = No tengo la vida segura

In case use property as collateral, what for?
1 = To improve housing conditions
2 = To buy another house
3 = To buy a car/truck
4 = For the education of my children
5 = To start a new business
6 = To buy another piece of land where we are living
88 = Other

Constructions on lot
99 = Church

Number of households
0 = Vacant lot
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three or more
4 = Rented accommodation to others
5 = Church

Relationship among residents sharing a lot
1 = Parents in law
2 = Relatives / co-owners
3 = Relatives subleting lot
4 = Tenants only
5 = Child(ren)
88 = Other

If shared accommodation, but not co-owner, then waht rights?
1 = None
2 = Partially beneficiary
3 = Partially beneficiary, but not know what
4 = Not know, never thought

Priority why move?
1 = Attracted by other places
2 = Want lo live in a better house/neighbourhood
3 = Want to live closer to job or school
4 = Family reasons
5 = Lack of services
6 = Lack of drainage/paved roads
7 = Here is far from everything
8 = This neighbourhood is not appropriate for my family
9 = Other

Where would you move to?
1 = Other State or County
2 = Other city
3 = Other neighbourhood
4 = Not know
5 = RGC

1 = Texas

How different would be your future house?
8 = Not know

Priority difference in future house
1 = Different tenure
2 = Not a mobile home
3 = More services available
4 = More bedrooms
5 = No need for selfhelp
6 = Better neighbourhood
7 = Closer to job or school
8 = Other

What has prevented you from moving?
1 = Not enough money
2 = Not find adequate place
3 = Family reasons
4 = Have run into debt here
88 = Other

Now you have a title, how likely is your stay in here?
1 = More likely
2 = Less likely
3 = No diference
4 = Not know

Type of work?
1 = Agriculture
2 = Services (Cleaning, janitorial)
3 = Industrial (factory operative)
4 = Commerce
5 = Transportation
6 = Construction
7 = Housework (home)
8 = Mining extractive
9 = Restaurant
10 = Provider
11 = Gas line
12 = Heavy machinary
15 = Electronics
16 = Dragas
17 = Cook
18 = Stocker
19 = Refineria
20 = CRG office
21 = Housekeeping
22 = Arador y el Gin
23 = Maintenance
24 = Machinist
25 = Lavar
26 = Labor
27 = Scafold
28 = Pipeline
29 = Auto electrico
30 = Grabera??
31 = Manager
32 = Attendant
33 = Bookkeeping
34 = Bus aide
35 = Costodian
36 = Social worker
37 = Chico Rios
38 = Clerk
39 = Mechanics
40 = Secretary
88 = Other

Who receives social security income?
1 = Respondent
2 = Spouse
3 = Grandparent
4 = Child
5 = Other member
6 = Parent
7 = Family members

Second with SS
1 = Respondent
2 = Spouse
3 = Grandparent
4 = Child
5 = Other member
6 = Parent

Type of social security income
1 = Child benefit
2 = Disability
3 = Pension
4 = Unemployement
5 = Other
6 = SS
7 = SSI
8 = SS+SSI
9 = SS+Pension
10 = Suplemental
11 = SSA
12 = SS+Suplemental
13 = SSII
14 = SSI+Suplemental

SS type 2
1 = Child benefit
2 = Disability
3 = Pension
4 = Unemployment
5 = Other
6 = SS
7 = SSI/Social Security
8 = Suplemental
9 = SSI+SSII
10 = SS+Suplemental
11 = Disability+SS

Kinship (considered disable)
1 = Spouse
2 = Grandparent
3 = Child
4 = Respondent
5 = Sister
6 = Respondent and Spouse
7 = Parent

Income per month
1 = $200-$600
2 = $600-$1000
3 = $1000-$1600
4 = $1600-$2400
5 = $2500+
6 = Dont want to answer
7 = No income

Income per year
1 = Between US$30.000-40.000
2 = Between US$41.000-50.000
3 = US$51.000+

Name of Colonia
1 = Las Lomas
6 = Mike's
7 = Colina B&E
8 = Share 52
9 = West Alto Bonito

Why title help
1 = We do what we want
2 = More secure
3 = To apply for a loan
4 = We are the owners
5 = Investing more in the house
6 = Build an extension
7 = Remodeling the house
8 = Not know
9 = Because has a title
10 = Decidirse a arregrala
11 = For home improvements
12 = Ponerle el decho
13 = Applied for a loan to finish building house
14 = Pudimos pegarle cuartos
15 = Construction
16 = Not helped yet, but think of improving housing in the future
17 = Continue to build bouse
18 = Because received help (CRG)
19 = To get access to services
20 = Emparejalo
21 = Agregarle mas a la casa
22 = Bought the trailer
23 = No worries
24 = Darle mas calor al hogar
25 = Everything
26 = Can prove ownership
27 = Because can trust it more
28 = Build a house
29 = Put up a fence
30 = Help me in personal things
31 = Used title as collateral
32 = Sembrar un arbolito
33 = Remodeling the church
34 = Flooring
35 = To qualify for a program
36 = Can apply for a loan
37 = Mas entusiasmado
38 = Other organizations helped with improvements

Why not lose your property?
1 = Never applied for a loan
2 = Not worried
3 = If paying not lose
4 = Would pay in time
5 = Only apply for a loan that can pay
6 = Dont apply for loans
7 = Would not risk to lose it
8 = Because has economical stability
9 = No lo dejaria perder
10 = Work and need good credit
11 = Have one to support its payments

Why registered title?
1 = More secure
2 = To apply for a loan
3 = It is necessary to register
4 = For tax reasons
5 = It is the law
6 = Porque no dijeram que era robado
7 = To avoid problems
8 = Because it was legal
9 = To make sure were the owners
10 = Para tener todo en regla
11 = Because was mine
12 = To be legal
13 = To prove ownership
14 = To become a legal owner
15 = Porque era el dever
16 = Told by CRG
17 = Because it is important
18 = Because I finished payment
19 = Was given like this (CRG registered)
20 = Because it is better
21 = To be able to sell it when want
22 = It is there where one has to register title
23 = To pay taxes
24 = Was told to register
25 = Para que no vendam mas veces os solares
26 = For own interest
27 = Era puro transa con Blas Chapa
28 = It was mine
29 = When I received the title it was already registered
30 = To be valid
31 = Was told it had been registered
32 = Most convinient
33 = Papers in transit, not their names yet
34 = One has to have a title deed
35 = Lo que paso que nos estaban estafando

Previous tenure?
1 = Owneroccupier
2 = Rented accommodation
3 = Lived with kin
4 = Job related
88 = Other

Type of housing?
1 = Apartment
2 = Trailer in trailer park
3 = Trailer in other Colonia
4 = House
88 = Other

New, in case use lot as colateral, what for?
1 = To improve housing conditions
2 = To buy another house
3 = To buy a a car/truck
4 = For the education of my children
5 = To start a new business
6 = To buy another piece of land where we are living
88 = Other

Who will inheret property?
1 = Partner
2 = Elder child
3 = All children equally
4 = Parents/grandparents
5 = Family (Partner and Children)
6 = Youngst child
7 = Grandchild
8 = Not know
88 = Other

What can now do due to ownership
1 = Can freely trade the lot
2 = Can subdived lot if wanted
3 = Can purchase lot with shared owners
4 = Can leave lot for heirs
5 = Can use lot for a business
6 = Can build a permanent house
7 = Can feel secure
8 = Can use lot as collateral
9 = Not know
11 = Not pay rent
88 = Other

Why title does not help?
1 = No improvements made
2 = Not wanted
3 = Not used title
4 = Lack of money
5 = Not wanted to use title as collateral (not risk)
6 = Vacant lot
8 = Because lacks public services
9 = Because have all this time improved house without a title
10 = The colonia has no value
11 = Because gained title not long ago
12 = Not needed
13 = Se conforma con lo que tiene
14 = We have a trailer
15 = House as is before title
16 = Because when gained title, there was built a church
17 = Nave not finished payment for the lot
18 = No se a donde
19 = Not have title deed
20 = Because is ill
21 = El titulo nomas lugar que te costo
22 = When applied at CRG, no application available
23 = It is the same
24 = Have not received title yet
25 = To not lose it

How intend to finance improvements?
1 = My own means
2 = With a loan
3 = From a bank
4 = Credit card
5 = Loan from CRG
6 = Not know
88 = Other

How intend to finance improvements (cleared)?
1 = My own means
2 = From a loan
88 = Other

Colonias with Las Lomas Platted grouped as 1
0 = Not Las Lomas
1 = Las Lomas Platted

0 = Hispanic/North American
1 = Mexican born

What can do now due to ownership?
1 = Present possession and use rights
2 = Rights of alienation and permanence
3 = Others

Why title help to make improvements?
1 = Proof of ownership
2 = Access to credit/grant
3 = Improve housing

Unplatted
1 = Las Lomas Platted
2 = Unplatted Las Lomas
3 = Mike's
4 = B&E
5 = Share 52
6 = West Alto Bonito

Why title helps?
1 = Security/Proof of ownership
2 = Access to credit/grants
3 = To build/improve/consolidate housing
4 = Other

Why do title help
1 = We do what we want
2 = More secure
3 = We are the owners
4 = Because has a title
5 = To legalize lot
6 = No worries
7 = Everything
8 = Can prove ownership
9 = Because can trust it more
10 = To apply for a loan
11 = Applied for a loan to finish building house
12 = Used title as collateral
13 = To qualify for a program
14 = Investing more in the house
15 = Build an extension
16 = Remodeling the house
17 = For home improvements
18 = Add on rooms
19 = Construction
20 = Not helped yet, but think of improving housing in the future
21 = Continue to build house
22 = Because received help (CRG)
23 = To get acces to services
24 = To add on to the house
25 = Bought the trailer
26 = Build a house
27 = Put up a fence
28 = Plant a tree
29 = Remodeling the church
30 = Flooring
31 = Other organizations helped me with improvements
32 = Put more meaning to the house
33 = Help me in personal things
34 = More enthusiasm
35 = Not know

Why title does not help?
1 = No improvements made
2 = Not wanted
3 = Not used title
4 = Lack of money
5 = Not wanted to use title as collateral (not risk)
6 = Vacant lot
7 = Because lacks public services
8 = Because have all this time improved house without a title
9 = The colonia has no value
10 = Because gained title not long ago
11 = Not needed
12 = Se conforma con lo que tiene
13 = We have a trailer
14 = House as is before title
15 = Because when gained title, there was built a church
16 = Nave not finished payment for the lot
17 = No se a donde
18 = Not have title deed
19 = Because is ill
20 = El titulo nomas lugar que te costo
21 = When applied at CRG, no application available
22 = It is the same
23 = Have not received title yet
24 = To not lose it

Why title does not help?
1 = Not needed/necessary
2 = Not wanted to risk lose lot
3 = No improvements made
4 = Lacks title
5 = Lacks money/financial means
6 = Investments not wanted/worth
7 = Other

Reasons about feeling insecure of ownership
1 = Lack of Contract or Warranty Deed
2 = Distrust developer
3 = Title unregistered or still paying
4 = Other

Reasons why registered title is important
1 = Feel more secure
2 = To prove ownership
3 = It is required (by law), for tax reasons
4 = Instructed to do so by CRG
5 = In order to apply for a loan
6 = Other

1 = Las Lomas Platted
2 = Unplatted Las Lomas
3 = Mike's
4 = B&E
5 = West Alto Bonito