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Friday, March 22, 2019
- Anheuser-Busch distributor sells its Houston-area territory to investment firm (Chron)
- Houston Community Receives $26M Loan (Multi-Housing News)
- Chinese industrial delegation signs MOU in Houston seeking business opportunities (xinhuanet.com)
- Real estate transactions: Energy Corridor, North Houston, Sugar Land draw office lease deals (Houston Chronicle)
- Texas Border Economy (TAMU Real Estate Center)
- William Lyon Homes acquires 212 acres in Cypress, plans first Houston-area development (Community Impact Newspaper)
- New restaurants, bar to open in Bridgeland soon (Houston Business Journal)
- Savannah, Houston drive Asia import shift to East, Gulf coasts (JOC.com)
Thursday, March 21, 2019
- Houston-Area Residents Question Community’s Use Of METRO Money (Houston Public Media)
- Houston has more open oil and gas jobs than any other city in Texas (Houston Business Journal)
- Acclaimed chef returns to Montrose with new patio bar as fire-damaged Heights restaurant shutters (Culture Map Houston)
- Australian Developer Adds Four Additional Towers at Houston Mixed-Use Project (CoStar)
- Useful Website of the Day: Space City Happy Hour
- Upcoming Event Alert, Saturday, May 11, 2019 - Art on Wheels (Buffalo Bayou Partnership)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Friday, March 22, 2019 - Moving Mountains through the Clouds (Asia Society Texas Center)
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- How Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Accelerate Gentrification and Inequality in Houston (Texas Observer)
- Developer plans 43-acre mixed-use project in Houston suburb (Houston Business Journal)
- Anvil’s New Neighbor Will Be a Bar and Cafe Called Penny Quarter (Eater Houston)
- Post-Harvey Flood Control Regulations Are Hitting Developers Hard (Bisnow Houston)
- 30-minute hyperloop from Houston to Dallas on fast track with push from federal government (Innovation Map)
- How to Explore Houston’s Booming Art Scene (AFAR)
- WeWork brings early-stage startup program to downtown Houston (Innovation Map)
- Developer of controversial Kingwood marina, high rise fields residents’ questions (Chron)
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- Houston Airports Served A Record 58.3 Million Travelers In 2018 (Houston Public Media)
- Houston leads as Texas ships out 80% of nation's crude exports (Chron)
- A Longstanding South Indian Restaurant Will Open Its First U.S. Location in Houston (Eater Houston)
- Mayor Turner: Houston needs to change how it approaches transit (Houston Business Journal)
- Houston's first outdoor roller rink (ABC13)
- EEDC-Third Ward Community Incubator's Small Business Training Program (EEDC)
- ‘Lot’ Offers a Fictional Look at a Vibrant, Polyglot American City (NYTimes)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - A Meditation On John Cage (Houston Museum District)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - Pier & Beam April Happy Hour at Light Years Natural Wine Shop + Bar (Pier & Beam)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Thursday, April 4, 2019 - Building the Unfinished: An Intellectual Autobiography of a Life in Design (Rice Architecture)
Map Time
There's a lot going on in the River Oaks/Upper Kirby area. Can we call this ROUK and pronounced it like the old club, Roak? I say yes. ROUK's a thing now. You're welcome.
Anyway, click around on the blue boxes to see what all is currently under development in the area.
Monday, March 18, 2019
- Report shows Texas 2nd in nation for clean energy jobs (San Antonio Business Journal)
- New apartments could go up on 26-acre tract near Texas Medical Center (Houston Business Journal)
- University of Houston Hilton Hotel to get $30.4M upgrade (Houston Business Journal)
- Houston supermarkets losing more jobs than any sector (Houston Chronicle)
- The best and worst metros for first-time homebuyers in 2019, ranked (Bankrate)
- This Week in Houston Food Events: A New Brunch and Persian New Year (Houston Press)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Tuesday, April 2 -3rd Ward Community Meeting: I-45 Expansion and Children's Health
- Upcoming Event Alert, Saturday, March 23 - Cleburne Pop-Up Bike Lane
"Oh, Shit" Story of the Day
Texas foreclosures increase counter to U.S. trend (TAMU Real Estate Center)
Mar 14, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. – Texas foreclosures were up 9 percent year over year in February 2019, counter to the national trend, according to ATTOM Data Solutions.
Houston was one of the large metros that saw an increase in foreclosure starts, growing 73 percent over the year.
Last month, there were 54,783 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, down 3 percent over the month and down 11 percent over the year. This is the eighth consecutive annual decrease in foreclosure activity.
A total of 29,735 properties across the nation started the foreclosure process last month, up 1 percent from January 2019 but still down 9 percent from February 2018.
Other states with foreclosure start increases are Florida (68 percent), Oregon (46 percent), Louisiana (34 percent), and Illinois (9 percent).
Banks repossessed 11,392 U.S. properties in February 2019, down 7 percent from the previous month and down 12 percent from a year ago.
Friday, March 15, 2019
- Recently renovated Downtown Houston office space snags leases from 2 tech companies (Innovation Map)
- No right to know? Texas public records get harder and harder to acquire (Houston Chronicle)
- Texas Senate OKs $3B in Hurricane Harvey spending from rainy day fund (Houston Business Journal)
- 43 Percent Of Houston-Area Children Have An Immigrant Parent (Houston Public Media)
- Mortgage rates hit 13-month low (Houston Chronicle)
- Whopping number of hotels and retail centers are on the way in Dallas-Fort Worth [Houston Mention] (Culturemap Dallas)
- Finding Family-Friendly Fun In Kemah (Houstonia)
- Prepare for more Houston traffic with new closure announced for 610 West Loop (Culturemap Houston)
- Houston is a food lover’s paradise (Boston Globe)
- Big Oil Loses a Safe Space in Houston (The Washington Post)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Friday, March 15 - Monday, March 18, 2019 - Kurt Stallmann & Alfred Guzzetti: Among Rivers (Houston Museum District)
- Upcoming Event Alert, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - MAD Museum After Dark (Buffalo Soldiers Museum)
Thursday, March 14, 2019
- Kroger's autonomous car fleet heads to Houston for a new grocery delivery service (Innovation Map)
- Study: Federal government underestimated post-Harvey need by nearly $2 billion (Houston Chronicle)
- Study: Houston worst city in Texas for extremely low income renters (Houston Chronicle)
- Houston digital accelerator for female entrepreneurs nabs investment, partnership from Bumble (HBJ)
- Houston named a top city for emerging life sciences market (Innovation Map)
- Outlook for the Texas Economy (TAMU Real Estate Center)
- Former Rockets owner Leslie Alexander seeks $3.7 million for Houston home (LA Times)
- From Drumming With Prince And Beyoncé To Building With Shipping Containers: Queen Cora Constructs Hurricane-Resistant Projects (Bisnow Houston)
- Cross Creek Town Center construction to start (Chron)
- Leasing Brochure Find - SHOP Company's The Crossing at Midtown
- Upcoming Event Alert, March 30, 2019 - Downtown Houston Home Tour (Houston Downtown Management District)
- Upcoming Event Alert, March 27, 2019 - Me to We Panel Discussion (WiA Houston)
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Houston Declared Among 10 Best Markets for Buyers by Real Estate Experts (Culturemap Houston)
- Residents Demand Sound Barrier From Noisy Construction on Highway 288 (KHOU11)
- Houston's Oak Forest Neighborhood Embraces Both the Past and the Future (Houston Press)
- SXSW panelists: Improving access to funding is key for Houston's continued ecosystem growth (Innovation Map)
- Buying Stocks or Buying Homes? A Real-World Scenario (TAMU Real Estate Center)
- Introducing Nap Bar, Houston's New Pay-by-the-Snooze Spot (Chron)
- Over Hill, Over Dale Texas Land Markets' Peaks and Valleys (TAMU Real Estate Center)
- Texas Central vs. California: Imported vs. Homegrown (Railway Age)
- Heights Area M-K-T Project Will Tour Future Clients with Scooters and Drinks in an Airstream Conference Room
- Common Bond Cafe & Bakery's New Med Center Location Opens Today
- Midtown Management District - Seeking Candidates to Serve on Board of Directors
- Upcoming Event Alert, March 26, 2019 - Buffalo Heights District Walking Tour (American Planning Association)
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- Fort Bend Airbnb Hosts Rolled Out Welcome Mat for 81 Percent More Guests in 2018 (Community Impact Newsletter)
- Permian Shale Primed For Mergers and Acquisitions in Houston at CERAWeek by IHS Markit (Rigzone)
- University of St. Thomas in Houston to Offer Flat-Rate Tuition (Houston Chronicle)
- J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Announces Plans for Upscale Restaurant in Houston (AP News)
- Texas Central to Ramp Up Land Acquisitions Along Train Route (Community Impact Newsletter)
- IEA Report: US To Become Net Oil Exporter By 2021 (Houston Public Media)
- Houston Voted to Raise Firefighters’ Pay. Now the Mayor Says 400 Could Be Laid Off (New York Times)
- Upcoming Event Alert, April 11, 2019 - The Future of Urban Mobility (The Kinder Institute for Urban Research)
- Upcoming Event Alert, March 20, 2019 - Message and Meaning: Reconsidering Monuments Today (Buffalo Bayou Partnership)
- Leasing Brochure Find - Lower Heights District
Monday, March 11, 2019
- 10 Can't-Miss Events at SXSW Featuring Houston Speakers (Innovation Map)
- Time Lapse of Foundation Pour for Downtown's Texas Tower (Instagram.com/arismarketsquare)
- Houston’s 18 Hottest Restaurants, March 2019 (Eater Houston)
- New Research Concludes Continued Immigration is Essential to the Houston Region’s Economic Future (Center for Houston's Future)
- Women Continue to Play a Larger Role in Construction (GlobeSt)
- Temple Oaks Baptist Site Under Transformation (Leader Newspaper)
- 2019 Spring Community Meetings - Capital Improvements & Recovery Programs (City of Houston)
- Food News: Looking For St. Patrick’s Fun? You’re In Luck (Houstonia)
- 9 Best Food and Drink Events in Houston This Week (Culturemap Houston)