- Luxury homes in high demand, and builders can’t keep up [HBJ] $
- Photos: 288-acre Diamond L Ranch in Brenham listed for $15.8M [HBJ] $
- ‘The bill will come due’ — Can Texas support its massive growth? [BisNow]
- Dynamic Glass Industrial Park trades in sale-leaseback [ReCon]
- Real estate transactions: Floor & Décor, Yes Prep Public Schools, Moonshot Compost ink deals [Chron] $
- River Oaks Theater in danger of closing – again [Chron] $
- As supply tightens, Ali Wolf and Tim Sullivan expect sales to drop even as demand remains steady [BuilderOnline]
- How Covid-19 is reshaping a pillar of economic development in America [HBJ] $
Month: February 2021
Another GOOF Redevelopment
- Method Architecture names Jackie Rye as first Houston market managing principal [HBJ] $
- Gulf Coast Commercial Group to begin redevelopment of Garden Oaks-Oak Forest shopping center [HBJ] $
- Nation’s largest LGBTQ seniors housing center opens in Houston [RealtyNewsReport]
- AZ Partsmaster leases in the Waypoint Business Park [ReCon]
- Houston City Council approves slate of potential affordable housing developments [CI]
- These 3 Houston-area cities have the highest minority homeownership rates in the US [Kinder]
- Case-Shiller home price index reports 10.4% annual gain to end 2020 [BuilderOnline]
- As buildings’ life spans shrink, developers try to adjust [HBJ] $
“Didn’t Freeze” Added to Some HAR Listings
- When selling a water-damaged home, transparency is key, Douglas Elliman Realtor associate says [HBJ] $
- Cushman & Wakefield hires two land professionals from Berkadia [HBJ] $
- Weingarten anticipates occupancy decline continuing till midyear [RealtyNewsReport]
- Homebuilding surge lifts LGI Homes income 81% [RealtyNewsReport]
- New large-scale multipurpose complex coming to Fort Bend County [CI]
- Springwoods Village evolves with tech giant relocation, new housing options [CI]
- CoStar Group full year and fourth quarter 2020 revenues increased 19% year-over-year [CoStar]
- Adam Neumann of WeWork and SoftBank are in settlement talks [HBJ] $
Power Failure: A Stain on the Texas Brand
- Houston commercial contractors grapple with fallout from devastating winter storm [HBJ] $
- CBRE acquires stake in Industrious, adding to its flexible office portfolio [HBJ] $
- CRE’s uncensored opinion of blackouts: ‘Fire the bozos’ and corporate relocations will keep coming [BisNow]
- Craft beer alert: Land acquired in Tomball by Brewery Pros [RealtyNewsReport]
- Record cold impacts commercial real estate [RealtyNewsReport]
- SER-Ninos Charter School acquires The Men’s Wearhouse warehouse [RealtyNewsReport]
- High-rise development with Acho Azuike of DC Partners [RealtyNewsReport]
- Longtime Houston apartment developer Morgan enters Phoenix market [Chron] $
- CenterPoint Properties purchases distribution facility [ReCon]
- Dallas-based Momentum Multifamily purchases The Henry at Liberty Hills [ReCon]
- Meet the brokerage that taped those calls and takes credit for starting a DOJ suit [LoopedIn]
- Houston healthcare real estate market holds steady during COVID-19 [Colliers]
- Learn about Clear Lake City, February’s featured neighborhood [CI]
- High-income millennials enter the luxury housing market [Forbes]
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The Aftermath of the Storm Damage
- Winter storm forces Houston’s property managers to find flexibility [HBJ] $
- The lights are back on but Texas CRE still powerless in the face of multiple system failures [BisNow]
- ‘Small is the new big’: Convenience, safety and flexibility are driving placemaking design [BisNow]
- Lee & Associates starts 2021 with 4 assignments in Houston office market [RealtyNewsReport]
- Widespread storm damage disrupts Houston realty [RealtyNewsReport]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- City, county say tens of thousands of buildings have burst pipes; true toll won’t be known for weeks [Chron] $
- Foreclosure moratorium for federally backed mortgages extended through June [ReCon]
- Sealy & Co. acquires warehouse and distribution center [ReCon]
Thawing out After the Big Chill of 21
- Floor and Decor to build 1.5M-SF distribution center near Baytown [HBJ] $
- Houstonians furious as empty high-rises stay lit while 1.4M households go without power [BisNow]
- Weather, parts, & power: The Texas electricity grid and thoughts on plumbing [RealtyNewsReport]
- Zillow Group to acquire ShowingTime, the industry leader in home touring technology [ShowingTime]
- Builders urge President Biden to help ease high lumber costs [BuilderOnline]
- Here’s what to do if your pipes are frozen [Chron] $
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