- Exclusive: Veteran multifamily investment sales team moves from JLL to Colliers [BisNow]
- Boundaries of downtown Houston will be erased as $7B freeway redo changes everything [RealtyNewsReport]
- The Ralph Bivins project: The future of the office market with Cushman & Wakefield exec Chip Colvill [RealtyNewsReport]
- ACCIONA acquires 240-MW solar project [ReCon]
- Lina Hidalgo quietly postponing Harris County foreclosures with executive orders [Chron] $
- Houston-area construction starts drop in August [Chron] $
- Valspar selects 12 soothing shades for its 2021 colors of the year [BuilderOnline]
Month: September 2020
Proposal Decreases Tax Bill to 59 Cents/per $100 Assessed Value
- ‘No plan B’ as downtown Houston’s POST redevelopment plows ahead [Chron] $
- Harris County budget management department proposes property tax rate cut [HBJ] $
- Parks added at Bridgeland – ranked # 10 in nation’s new home sales [RealtyNewsReport]
- What the sale of JC Penney could mean for its 105M SF of real estate [HBJ] $
- Latest composite price indices show modest uptick in August but still down from pre-pandemic peaks [CoStar]
- Galleria-area apartments get new owner [ReCon]
- Three Texas metros among most at risk for FHA delinquencies [ReCon]
- Mansion in The Woodlands with three-story closet sells to unnamed buyer [HBJ] $
Mini Mural Monday

Are Sales Comp Appraisal Methods Biased?
- McShane Cos. COO Molly McShane to take over as CEO as Jim McShane retires [HBJ] $
- Airport retailers, facing painful long-haul recovery, contemplate changing business model [BisNow]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate news briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- Real estate transactions: Pump company expands Brookshire campus [Chron] $
- Race determines home values more today than it did in 1980 [Kinder]
- See how the Spring, Klein real estate market fared in July 2020 [CI]
Howard Hughes Corp Asks MUD47 to Fund $400k Study
- Miami-based Galium Capital acquires apartment complex in Uptown/Tanglewood area [HBJ] $
- The Ralph Bivins project: The built environment 2020 with Ann Taylor [RealtyNewsReport]
- Howard Hughes Corp. in early planning stages to develop land along FM 1488 [Chron] $
- Mortgage holders falling through gaps in safety net [Chron] $
- Commercial data: Industrial rental rates stay strong as retail rates show signs of rebounding [CI]
- River Oaks-area home boasting backyard oasis hits market at $1.298 million [CultureMap]
Alex Kamkar Expands Into Tomball
- Sneak peek: Braun Enterprises combining office, coworking, retail in Galleria-area 53 West [HBJ] $
- Bold Fox Development secures land in Tomball for second single-family home community [HBJ] $
- Class-B assets are the “sweet spot” in multifamily right now [BisNow]
- Greentown Labs opening in Houston, aka the Energy Capital of the World [RealtyNewsReport]
- Safespill leases 55K-sf in Houston [ReCon]
- Harris County commissioners approve earnest money contract for Woodridge Village development [CI]
- Home interior design retailer Ballard Designs picks River Oaks for Houston expansion [CI]
Howard Hughes Going Private?
- Stream Realty Partners to oversee leasing for Novel Coworking at historic downtown Houston building [HBJ] $
- Regus parent company gives insight on string of bankruptcies, which includes 3 in Houston area [HBJ] $
- Canadian homebuilder Alair Homes expands presence in Houston with second local office [HBJ] $
- Struggling energy sector dampens demand for Houston’s data centers [BisNow]
- Are more changes coming at Howard Hughes Corp? [Chron] $
- Existing-home sales rise to highest level since December 2006 [BuilderOnline]
- Sherwin-Williams announces 2021 Color of the Year, it’s calm and stable [Chron] $
Goats for the Win?
- Howard Hughes Corp. CEO Paul Layne steps down after less than a year, interim replacement named [HBJ] $
- 873-acre tract near Magnolia sold for single-family home community [HBJ] $
- Texas Central receives Fed approval to move ahead with Houston-Dallas Bullet Train [BisNow]
- People in real estate – Realty News Report [RealtyNewsReport]
- How long it takes to become a homeowner in Houston might surprise you [CultureMap]
- See how home sales, median prices changed in August in The Woodlands area [CI]
- Plans to build 58 homes on Mitchell Island in The Woodlands’ East Shore area draw resident opposition [CI]
- 120 goats will be mowing the grass at the Houston Arboretum [HoustonPublicMedia]
Mini Mural Monday

Granite Launces $10M “Inspired Wellness” Project
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- Real estate transactions: Industrial, office projects fill with tenants [Chron] $
- Granite Properties prepares portfolio for workers’ return to office [Chron] $
- New rules would bar people with criminal histories from Texas supportive housing [Chron] $
- Commercial data: Retail, office and industrial vacancies increase in The Woodlands area in August [CI]
- Houston Botanic Garden opens on southeast side [RealtyNewsReport]