Demand surge puts Houston on top in 4Q
Houston was the nation’s leader for apartment demand in 4th quarter 2017 as a flurry of leasing activity following Hurricane Harvey drove up the metro’s overall numbers. The big surge in demand provided a...
Multifamily value-add asset sold by IPA
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, announces the sale of The Ranch at Fossil Creek, a 274-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth, Texas. “Built in 2002, The Ranch at Fossil Creek...
After effect
Complexes that stayed dry in heavily flooded areas like west Houston, Kingwood and Spring have been slammed with new tenants. Landlords there are finding their apartments are worth much more than they were before...
Staying the night or the year?
"Great cities of the country are usually led by people living and coming downtown on a 24-hour basis, so we at HRI are glad to be a part of a renaissance in downtown Dallas,"...
A steady eye
A public, non-listed REIT sponsored by Steadfast REIT Investments, LLC that launched at the end of 2013 is seeking to capitalize on strong job growth and pent-up demand for apartments in the greater Midwest...
A grand time in Texas
While many parts of the country have not fully emerged from the housing crisis and recession, Texas continues on a tear with new building and thriving residential and commercial real estate markets. And that shows...
Boomtown big
But it's not just oil field workers who are feeling the squeeze for shelter. The police chief of one city has been living in a trailer for almost five months. "It is home for now,"...
A license to rent
Local officials in a Dallas suburb say they plan to continue pushing for a ban on undocumented immigrants renting property within the city limits—a measure that has cost the city $5 million and remains...
Where strong foundations prevail
"It's true. In the ghetto, only the strong survive—and I don't mean just physical strength," West said. "I mean strength found in family, religion, friendship, quick wit, love and hard work." Founded in 1866, the...
Design solutions advance development when there is no money
Development, design, construction, housing are all in a period of deep stagnation. The housing bubble and subsequent crash has precipitated the most difficult debacle most of us have ever seen. Traditional forms of lending...
Cruising condos
The developer, who is targeting retirees, is showing a model condo at the Marina Del Sol in Kemah through Feb. 6. The boat, which will be 600 feet long and called the Marquette, would spend...
Sunny side up
As many real estate markets cool off substantially and others spiral downward in the wake of the mortgage market meltdown in an economy struggling against a full-blown recession, Houston has surged forward with increases...
