- New development projects compound downtown Houston’s office struggles [HBJ] $
- Costco to build first Houston-area Business Center in mixed-use district [HBJ] $
- Behind the deal: How Archie Dunham got his second master-planned community underway [HBJ] $
- Martin Fein Interests sells another Springwoods Village apartment community [HBJ] $
- Construction’s woes start to hit this surging real estate sector [BisNow]
- WeWork hires Transwestern in new strategy to attract larger tenants [RealtyNewsReport]
- New breed of retailer helps malls experience a revival [Chron] $
- In Houston and everywhere else, (lot) size matters [Kinder]
- Small houses, big impact [ArchitectMagazine]
- Inside the building industry’s supply chain setback [BuilderOnline]
Housing Talk
- Archie Dunham’s development team breaks ground on second master-planned community [HBJ] $
- HistoryMaker Homes opens La Porte community focused on homes priced below $300K [HBJ] $
- Exclusive: Houston City Hall basement gets redesign as part of $4M of Hurricane Harvey damage repairs [HBJ] $
- Howard Hughes Corp. debuts headquarters, tenant space in The Woodlands Towers at The Waterway [HBJ] $
- Rice Military-area senior housing project gets backing of city’s Harvey grant program [CI]
- DATA: Texas metros lead the nation in return to in-person work since start of pandemic [CI]
- Bellaire-Meyerland-West University Place real estate: See some of the properties that sold in March 2021 [CI]
Gulf Coast Commercial Group Finalizes Plans for Magnolia Village
- Another 60-acre mixed-use project planned in growing Magnolia area [HBJ] $
- Community developer Signorelli Co. sets opening date for first RV, camping resort [HBJ] $
- Office landlords faced with rising vacancy are turning to coworking [BisNow]
- JLL hires Charles Gordon and his band of tenant brokers away from CBRE [BisNow]
- Martin Fein apartments acquired by CDC Houston [RealtyNewsReport]
- Luxury high-rise Ellison Heights is now open [CI]
- First model homes open in Audubon in Magnolia [CI]
- Hyatt House Hotel to open in Shenandoah in late April [CI]
- DATA: Cy-Fair home prices increased in every ZIP code in first quarter [CI]
- DATA: Cy-Fair office, retail vacancy rates tick upward as one-year anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic passes [CI]
- This Texas region explodes with sales amid pandemic land rush [CultureMap]
- The Texas rent relief program paid 250 people from a $1 billion fund. What went wrong? [Chron] $
- America at home: Consumers place more importance on well-being [BuilderOnline]
Improving Outlook
- The Signorelli Co. reveals initial plans for Valley Ranch Medical District [HBJ] $
- Some (but not all) Houston brokers are basking in Texas reopening glory [BisNow]
- Positive absorption in The Woodlands: Linde Engineering signs big lease [RealtyNewsReport]
- Houston vacancy leads nation – Covid and oil impact Space City’s office market[RealtyNewsReport]
- Re-taking stock: Understanding how trends in the housing stock and gentrification are connected in Houston and Harris County [Kinder]
- DATA: Cy-Fair office, retail vacancy rates tick upward as one-year anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic passes [CI]
- Check out March’s featured neighborhood in the Lake Houston area: Kenswick, 77339 [CI]
Residential Frenzy Showing Signs of Abating
- Downtown’s 1801 Smith tower sold for $20.6M [RealtyNewsReport]
- Keep Montrose weird: Combining growth, flavor and funk [RealtyNewsReport]
- New Houston hotel opens as lodging market rebounds [RealtyNewsReport]
- Mortgage rates are on the rise. What does that mean for the housing market? [Chron] $
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- Game-changing waterfront mixed-use development flows into East Downtown [CultureMap]
- League City’s first local drainage project underway [CI]
- Tilman Fertitta-owned apartments in Galveston rendered ‘uninhabitable’ after cold storm [Chron] $
- Majority of today’s home buyers prefer new construction [NAHB]
- What will rise across the highway from Tesla’s gigafactory? Sources say a SpaceX facility is planned [HBJ] $
Planning for ‘Back to Normal’
- Workin’ hard or hardly workin’? [HBJ] $
- To HQ, or not to HQ? That is the question. [HBJ] $
- Like it or not, Texas reopening is catapulting Houston’s hotel occupancy, bookings [BisNow]
- U.S. industrial supply will outpace demand for years, but brokers aren’t worried [BisNow]
- Big Box is a big deal in Houston warehouse scene [RealtyNewsReport]
- 6 affordable Houston neighborhoods for first-time homebuyers in 2021 [CultureMap]
- Lake Conroe Association sues San Jacinto River Authority, city of Houston over seasonal lake lowering [CI]
- 11 nicknames I’d rather see for Houston than ‘Silicon Bayou’ [Chron]
Residential Market Changes: Present and Future?
- Why Jack Ryan, REX CEO, wants to get rid of Realtors, take his real estate-tech startup public [HBJ] $
- Paying over asking price – 39% of homebuyers paying more than listing price [RealtyNewsReport]
- Skanska adding Montrose Kroger Site to Westheimer project? – ‘No comment’ [RealtyNewsReport]
- You signed a lease. Then a storm damaged your home. Now what? [LoopedIn]
- Consultants present potential mitigation options along Clear Creek [CI]
- Rayford Road shopping center anticipates renovations completed within one month [CI]
- Ground breaks on distribution center at Hwy. 290 and Beltway 8 in northwest Houston [CI]
- $6M Katy bond package would bring trails, building improvements [CI]
- Local residents recycle homes with Habitat for Humanity [Leader]
- Survey shows ongoing stress on rental home property owners [MultiFamilyExecutive]
Happy World Taco Day!
- First tenants moving into 300,000-SF East End Maker Hub [HBJ] $
- Meritage Homes to build 129-home community near Katy [HBJ] $
- These were the 6 biggest industrial leases in Houston during Q1 2021 [BisNow]
- Urban buyers stampede to rural Texas [ReCon]
- People are snapping up rural properties during the pandemic [Chron] $
- Check out this month’s featured neighborhood, French Quarter on Lake Conroe [CI]
- East Oak Hill Drive complex under construction will house Mexican restaurant, gas station [CI]
- Urban gardening has taken root, and it’s time for cities to encourage new growth [Kinder]
- 6 wellness design trends for 55+ homebuyers [Forbes]
- Where to find the best tacos in Houston [Chron]