- Land Tejas building new 2,300-home community northwest of Houston [HBJ] $
- Greenspoint industrial park sells to Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners [HBJ] $
- Houston CRE veterans pair team up to launch new development firm [BisNow]
- Travel is taking off again, but airport retail still struggles with staffing and debt [BisNow]
- Johnson buys 630 acres to expand Harvest Green Community [RealtyNewsReport]
- CBRE gains Four Oaks assignment (2.3M SF) [RealtyNewsReport]
- Real estate transactions: Retail demand spurs Northwest Houston industrial deal [Chron] $
- Reshaping the Fifth Ward: the plan to develop East Houston [ReCon]
- After Department of Housing and Urban Development denies request, Texas General Land Office drafting plan to subaward Harris County $750M for flood mitigation [CI]
- Drainage, flood planning efforts seek funding in The Woodlands and south Montgomery County [CI]
Midway Announces East River 9 and Riverhouse Houston
- Midway to build 9-hole golf course, restaurant in East River development [HBJ] $
- Intuitive Machines will build 125K-SF Houston Spaceport facility, vacate existing location [HBJ] $
- Exclusive: Caldwell Cos. sells recently opened multifamily development, seeks more apartment projects [HBJ] $
- Texas Tower inks first restaurant tenants [Chron] $
- 2,300 homes slated along FM 2920 in Hockley [CI]
- Realtors call for nation to view homes as ‘critical infrastructure’ [Chron] $
- Builder sentiment drops as material challenges continue [BuilderOnline]
- Houston couple launches ‘Two Steps Home’ on HGTV [Chron] $
Remy on the Trails to Break Ground in July
- McNair Interests to break ground on multifamily project on former energy company land [HBJ] $
- California logistics firm Custom Goods enters Houston with 353K-SF lease near port [HBJ] $
- Multifamily developer Alliance Residential starts Houston-based industrial company [HBJ] $
- Affordable housing developers eye massive funding increase for energy efficiency in Biden’s budget [BisNow]
- Wherefore art thou, Houston? [RealtyNewsReport]
- Houston City Council to vote on Heritage District designation for Freedmen’s Town [Chron] $
- Houston median home price surpasses $300K as demand rises [ReCon]
- New lakefront mixed-use development set to break ground on Houston’s west side [CultureMap]
- Harris County Flood Control District begins major maintenance project in Cypress Creek watershed [CI]
50 Briar Hollow May be First Houston Office Building Sold for Bitcoin
- Fairfield Town Center owner Washington Prime files for bankruptcy reorganization in Houston [HBJ] $
- Triten Real Estate Partners sells nearly 740K-SF industrial property near Port of Houston [HBJ] $
- Lexington Realty Trust buys industrial portfolio near Port Houston [BisNow]
- Bitcoin enters Houston real estate market [RealtyNewsReport]
- Howard Hughes Corp. breaks ground on Downtown Summerlin development in Las Vegas [RealtyNewsReport]
- Texans just want to have fun [ReCon]
- How a statewide homeless encampment ban could impede housing efforts in Houston [HoustonPublicMedia]
Mini Mural Monday
“Just Don’t Call it Zoning”
- For homebuilders, everything’s coming up Houston, economist says [HBJ] $
- West University Center sold (build circa 1935) [RealtyNewsReport]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate briefs [Realty NewsReport]
- Houston, the city of no zoning, lives to plan another day [Kinder]
- The Woodlands to resume incorporation planning sessions June 17 [CI]
- Fact check: Yes, Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the nation [Chron] $
Housing Talk
- Photos: Life Time opens downtown Houston fitness club at GreenStreet [HBJ] $
- Photos: See the most expensive homes sold in Houston in May 2021 [HBJ] $
- Texas’ growth depends on its ability to provide a pipeline of workers [BisNow]
- Single-family rental company enters ranks of top builders [Chron] $
- Houston homes sales explode in greatest one-month increase of all time [CultureMap]
- Townhomes proposed for Holderrieth Road in Tomball [CI]
Houston Average Sales Price up 29.7%, Active Listings Down 48%
- Houston in third place for most Fortune 500 HQs [BisNow]
- Frito chip plant expands in Fort Bend – deal follows major Cheetos project [RealtyNewsReport]
- Median Houston home price surpasses $300,000 for the first time as demand rises and inventory falls [Chron] $
- Housing market mania: Q&A with Shad Bogany, 2020 Texas Realtor of the Year [RealtyNewsReport]
- Photos: Top Compass agents team up to list River Oaks home built for Saudi prince [HBJ] $
- Zillow won’t have to display Rex’s listings in main search results, for now [Chron] $
- Real estate transactions: Volvo dealership, The Webstaurant Store sign deals [Chron] $
- The return to work will determine the fate of downtowns. Is Houston ready for what’s next? [Kinder]
- Howard Hughes Corp. names 6 new tenants for Hughes Landing, The Woodlands Waterway [CI]
- Houston -area home sales in May up nearly 50% versus last year [CI]
- Caldwell Communities breaks ground on new active adult community Cadence Creek in Spring [CI]
Shortages and Price Increases in Building Materials
- Greenspoint’s office market has plenty of room and low rent, but few takers [BisNow]
- Pennsylvania-based The Webstaurant Store signs industrial lease in Cedar Port Industrial Park [ReCon]
- ‘The supply channels cannot handle the demand’: Why contractors are experiencing supply shortages [CI]
- Millennial home buyers in the Covid-19 era [BuilderOnline]
- Builders report 26% increase in material prices [NAHB]
“You can always build new. You can’t build historic.”
- New real estate investment firm 35 South Capital acquires West University Place mixed-use development [HBJ] $
- SoftBank-backed Katerra seeks bankruptcy protection, blames Covid, lender [HBJ] $
- Grubbs Automotive enters Houston with planned Volvo dealership on Washington Ave. [HBJ] $
- Black Creek to buy 48-building Prologis portfolio for $920M [BisNow]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- Montrose Collective adds restaurant to the mix [RealtyNewsReport]
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- Heights historic districts backed by Texas Supreme Court, cheering preservationists [Chron] $
- Work starts on 115K-sf Houston manufacturing, office facility [ReCon]
- CoStar Group announces a 10-for-1 stock split [CoStar]
- Multifamily development The Aria at Ralston is under construction along Beltway 8 [CI]