- 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]
Month: March 2021
More Space, Outdoor Amenities, Better Schools Drive Build-to-Rent Growth
- Trammell Crow, Clarion break ground on another spec industrial project in NW Houston [HBJ] $
- Harris County breaks ground on multifamily project to replace housing lost to Harvey [HBJ] $
- More Houston MPC Developers are getting serious about build-to-rent homes [BisNow]
- NAR’s list of top 10 CRE markets doesn’t include Dallas or Houston. here’s why [BisNow]
- Fabled Montrose corner cleared to make way for new development [Chron] $
- TownHall Texas moves closer to expansion with construction on 250-guest San Jacinto Hall [CI]
- CDC extends national eviction moratorium through June 30 [ReCon]
- Austin tops investors list of hot markets – Dallas second [RealtyNewsReport]
- Sweeping legislation to overhaul state’s electricity market in response to winter storm heads to Texas House after Senate’s unanimous approval [TexasTribune]
- The motivations and risks behind today’s seven main home buyers [BuilderOnline]
Mini Mural Monday
Houston Sets New-Home Starts and Sales Records
- Historic State National Building office tower cleared for conversion into a Moxy by Marriott Hotel [HBJ] $
- Photos: Zadok Jewelers deuts its glitzy mixed-use development on Post Oak Boulevard [HBJ] $
- Northwest Houston warehouse groundbreaking by Transwestern and Molto [RealtyNewsReport]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- Houston’s new-home market: Riding the tailwinds despite the headwinds [BuilderOnline]
- Racing to save Astrodome – a run at redevelopment [RealtyNewsReport]
- New community, Caney Mills, announced, plus 3 other development updates from Conroe, Montgomery [CI]
- In divisive vote, Houston-area leaders OK agreement with TxDOT on I-45 project terms [CI]
- Latest composite price indices declined in February 2021 on a decline in deal volume [CoStar]
- Rule this fairytale Texas castle for a princely $6.5M [CultureMap]
- WeWork to go public via SPAC led by tech entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive [HBJ] $
- Location preferences shift toward outlying suburbs [BuilderOnline]
CoStar March Data: 5M-sf Under Construction in Montrose
- Fidelis buys land for retail development in Satya’s Conroe-area master-planned community [HBJ] $
- Lennar’s Houston division president retires, Michael Reamer named as replacement [HBJ] $
- New HEB-anchored retail project underway near Baybrook Mall [HBJ] $
- Montrose’s development activity is off the charts, attracting national and international interest [BisNow]
- Trammell Crow starts spec project in northwest Houston [RealtyNewsReport]
- Hines constructing MorningStar Senior Living Project near Kirby Drive [RealtyNewsReport]
- Bellaire, West U ranked among most affluent small cities in America [Chron]$
- Houston’s Waterford Grove apartments sold [ReCon]
- Miami-based Elandis purchases Waters at Westchase [ReCon]
- Mortgage rates rise to highest level since June 2020 [BuilderOnline]
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway asking Texas to approve build of $8 billion worth of power plants [Chron] $
Robin Conner Succeeds Marilyn Thompson
- Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty president retiring, successor named [HBJ] $
- Robert Heineman, sketcher of The Woodlands’ original plan, reflects on the community’s growth [HBJ] $
- Amazon adds 4 new last-mile facilities in Houston [BisNow]
- A quarter-point rise in interest rates has priced out over 1.3M households [BuilderOnline]
- Local housing markets continue strong start to 2021 [Leader]
- Real estate agents talk tips, trends, hot areas [Leader]
- Real Estate Roundup: MarqE redevelopment plans better utilization of outside space [Leader]
Crazy Low Housing Inventory
- Photos: Look inside Hines’ 47-story Texas Tower in downtown Houston [HBJ] $
- Hub-And-Spoke panned, return to office embraced: How 1,200 Bisnow readers responded to survey on work [BisNow]
- Seniors housing occupancy declines to record lows [RealtyNewsReport]
- Jones on Main tower awarded Fitwel Certification for healthy buildings [RealtyNewsReport]
- Texas existing-home sales drop 16% in February as inventory drops to less than 1.5 months [ReCon]
- Why present value matters when comparing occupancy costs & how to handle some challenges in making a fair comparison [Colliers]
- See where median home prices increased in The Woodlands area ZIP codes as of early March [CI]
- The ‘Be Someone’ sign now reads ‘COVID-1984’ [Chron]
Texas Tower Tops Out
- Howard Hughes Corp. to open Prairieland Village within Bridgeland next year [HBJ] $
- Historic Gus Wortham Park Golf Course begins second phase of renovations [HBJ] $
- Hines skyscraper nears completion in downtown Houston [RealtyNewsReport]
- Chef Chris Shepherd leases space in new development [RealtyNewsReport]
- Axiom Space expands near JSC [ReCon]
- Allegiance Bank sells manufacturing building to Integrated Induction [ReCon]
- Learn about Hidden Lakes, March’s Bay Area featured neighborhood [CI]
- Lennar announces $4B single-family rental venture [BuilderOnline]
Retail Traffic Bouncing Back
- Texas reopening spurs retail traffic with some shopping centers seeing 100%-plus surge in visitors [BisNow]
- This week’s Houston deal sheet [BisNow]
- RNR real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- People in real estate-Russell Hodges, Bubba Harkins, David Hudson, John Hammond [RealtyNewsReport]
- No deal: River Oaks Theatre closing for good [KHOU]
- Houston-based Midway says Lone Star District in San Antonio will reach the finish line [HBJ] $