- Houston’s office market sees slight Q4 bounce but has a long way to go, reports find [HBJ] $
- Houston’s rise in sublease space provides unique opportunity for those looking for new office space [HBJ] $
- Denver REIT buys 14-property self-storage portfolio, including 6 in Houston from The Jenkins Organization [HBJ] $
- Houston’s industrial market delivered 30.4M SF in 2020, more than any other U.S. market [Colliers]
- Demand for industrial space near Port Houston is growing, driven by consumer goods [BisNow]
- Colliers Houston hires Wade Greene from Transwestern as new director of retail services [HBJ] $
- Greystone hires first director of diversity, equity, inclusion from Houston [HBJ] $
- People in real estate: Bukowski, Makris, Pittman, Walck – and more [RealtyNewsReport]
- Hispanic homeownership poised to rise as other homeownership rates stall [Chron] $
- Pasadena workforce housing trades hands [ReCon]
- Inner Loop apartment rents tumbled by as much as 16% in 2020 [CI]
Caydon Creating Residential/Hotel Hybrid at Fitzroy
- Welcome Group acquires 7-acre industrial park in northwest Houston [HBJ] $
- Hybrid tower sprouts upward in new design-forward Fitzroy [RealtyNewsReport]
- Here’s where Houston ranks as a top U.S. housing market in 2021, according to experts [CultureMap]
- Trendmaker Homes changes name to Tri Pointe Homes [RealtyNewsReport]
- Texas footwear alert: Cowboy boot store to be built in Rosenberg [RealtyNewsReport]
- December sales strong in local markets [Leader]
- Blocked in the back: Heights property owner takes issue with alley obstructions [Leader]
- David Weekley Homes leaps into single-family rental home fray with new DFW partnership [HBJ] $
- How Biden’s first executive orders will impact CRE [BisNow]
- Another cancer cluster found in Fifth Ward, Kashmere Gardens [Chron] $
- Two upcoming bars have Heights neighbors on edge [Leader]
- Struggling local governments may get help from the private sector [HBJ] $
Cargo Volumes Create Positive Domino Effect
- Conroe-based Lincoln Lumber to expand sawmill facility [HBJ] $
- 1M-SF Amazon fulfillment center in Brookshire trades hands [HBJ] $
- Demand for industrial space near Port of Houston is growing, driven by consumer goods [BisNow]
- 8.4% increase in Texas single family home sales predicted [ReCon]
- Learn about League City Orange Groves, January’s featured neighborhood [CI]
- Grand Central Park in Conroe opens 148 homesites [CI]
- Construction underway at Tang City Plaza plus other Sugar Land, Missouri City developments to watch in 2021 [CI]
Mini Mural Monday
Is Highway 290 the Next Hot Suburban Corridor?
- Wolff Cos. expands Beacon Hill master-planned community northwest of Houston [HBJ] $
- Australia-based Caydon reveals plans for condo-hotel project in Midtown Houston [HBJ] $
- The next Houston growth corridor? Land deals happening [RealtyNewsReport]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- Real estate transactions: Younan Properties buys Energy Corridor office building [Chron] $
- Winsupply leases space in strong NW Houston industrial market [RealtyNewsReport]
- Houston’s second-tallest skyscraper signs law firm tenant [RealtyNewsReport]
- Listen: And the Loopies for 2020 go to… [Chron] $
- Houston-based Asset Living acquires Shelton Residential in Phoenix, plans to hire 100 [HBJ] $
- Raveneaux Country Club operations cease Jan. 20; flood control district seeks remaining acreage [CI]
- Michael Dell says more tech companies will be moving to Texas [Chron] $
Money and Talent Continue Southern Migration
- Skanska drew inspiration from Bank of America Tower for new downtown Houston project [HBJ] $
- Powers Brown Architecture names Bruce Walck firm’s first president [HBJ] $
- Houston’s warehouse boom – 280 acres under roof occupied [RealtyNewsReport]
- ‘Corporate malfeasance’ not to consider HQ move out of Bay Area or NYC [BisNow]
- Q4 2020 | Houston office market report [Colliers]
- Record Houston home sales reported [RealtyNewsReport]
- Commercial data: Office rents drop in Cy-Fair, retail rents hold steady to close out 2020 [CI]
- Stopping storm surge: Coastal barrier aims to protect Greater Houston area [CI]
- Magnolia annexes 69.53 acres of land for future 100-home development [CI]
- How the pandemic fueled the tiny-house movement and where it’s going in 2021 [BuilderOnline]
Skanska Announces Plans for Discovery West Tower
- Skanska reveals plans for 28-story office tower downtown, including anchor tenant [HBJ] $
- USAA Real Estate sells massive industrial portfolio, including Houston buildings [HBJ] $
- Houston retail real estate brokers share 2021 goals, lessons learned from 2020 [HBJ] $
- HAR swears in new board leadership [HBJ] $
- Houston home sales hit records in 2020 [Chron] $
- Low inventory, interest rates influence Cy-Fair’s real estate market throughout pandemic [CI]
- ‘Lost Galveston’ gives inside look at island’s architectural history [Chron] $
- River Oaks District launches farmers market this weekend [CI]
Optimism Abounds in Houston
- Skanska plans demolition of Montrose retail plaza [HBJ] $
- Houston construction execs push back on data saying city led U.S. in construction jobs lost [BisNow]
- Origin stories: Camden CEO Ric Campo on faking it until you make it [BisNow]
- Weingarten Realty deals with Fidelis in 850k-sf Texas trade [RealtyNewsReport]
- Homebuying platform Orchard plants its flag in Houston [Chron] $
- Canopy at Springwoods Village opens in Spring [ReCon]
- Friendswood has 14% of city left to develop [CI]
- There are only 19 prosperous majority-Black ZIP codes in the US. The Houston area is home to two [Kinder]
- Amazon dethrones H-E-B as nation’s top grocer, according to new data from shopping report [Chron] $
More Questions About Real Estate Agent Commissions
- Large lease in Westchase Park II raises tower to 92% occupancy [RealtyNewsReport]
- Houston real estate agents caught on tape steering buyers away from homes with less commission [Chron] $
- “I’m not even going to show it to them, to be honest with you” [LoopedIn]
- “I’m not doing that” [LoopedIn]
- “We can stop right there” [LoopedIn]
- Chicago investor Dayton Street Partners picks up 500k-sf logistics asset [ReCon]
- CRE will take a backseat to pandemic, budget during 2021 Texas Legislative session [BisNow]