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Real Estate Sector

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    A&E Airing Reality Series On Flipping Houses In Houston

    Flip it, Houston​You might have thought the real estate implosion would mark the end of those "house-flipping" TV shows, where someone buys a fixer-upper, fixer-uppers it and then makes a huuuuge profit selling it to a beaming couple. The genre, it seems, cannot be killed. Adweek reports tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Dan Wallrath: A CNN Hero Has Shot At $100,000

    Houston-area homebuilder Dan Wallrath is a finalist with a chance for $100,000 if he's chosen as a "CNN Hero" for his work providing homes for Iraq and Afghanistan vets.You just have to vote for him.For five years, Wallrath has been building homes for wounded vets.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Metro Ponders Galleria Real Estate, And Why The Uptown District Can't Deliver On its $70 Million Promise

    The Uptown light rail line might be stalled, but Metro real estate buys are not. ​At a committee meeting earlier today, a couple Metro board members balked at the idea of rushing into a real estate deal currently in negotiation. The property in question is along Post Oak Boulevard, just north of H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    The Fight To Save The Alabama Theater's Art Deco Interior Is Broughten

    Photo by Jim Parsons​A lot of people didn't think Sarah Gish would get far when she formed a group to save the River Oaks movie theater, but the theater is still standing.Still threatened, sure; saved mostly by a slow economy, probably, but in Houston you take what preservation victories you can g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    That Empty Lot Next Door May Stay Empty A Long Time, Suburban Guy

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    Houston Still A Hot Real Estate Market, Somehow

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Saved From The Scrap Heap, Sculptures Are Headed Here

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Heights Theater For Sale

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2007

    Robb's Review: On the Menu

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2007

    Robb's Review: On the Menu

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2007

    And So It Begins

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Woodwind Lakes subdivision built on oil and gas field turns on neighbor who pointed out the contamination

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007

    Mighty Neighborly of You

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2007

    Bad Hair Day

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Talking Turkeys

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Purchase Orders

    Bob Perry writes a lot of checks to politicians, and wields a lot of influence as a result

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    The Dead Zone

    Houston buries its Inner Loop past under bright new shiny Perry Homes town houses

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Dance Fever

    HISD kills a reality show on high school dancers

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Freddy's Nightmare

    Nine years meant nothing. Crescent gave the deli two hours to clear out.

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Quarter Masters

    A bill changer is only the latest example of profiteering at the county jail

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Forgotten Footprints

    A council candidate's past comes back to haunt him

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 22

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    When Life Gives You Lemons...

    Activists push for a law to keep homebuyers from getting squeezed

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Doug's Deals

    Real estate consultant Williams continues to serve two masters

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Public and Private Doug

    Real estate consultant Williams continues to serve two masters

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    Inner-city Shootout

    Neartown braces for the ultimate development war at City Hall

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Closing Costs

    When what should be one of the happiest moments in your life becomes an ongoing nightmare -- and you're not only living it, you're living in it

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    Clubland

    When what should be one of the happiest moments in your life becomes an ongoing nightmare -- and you're not only living it, you're living in it

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    Stirring the Pot

    An interloper tries to inject a little color into Shepherd Plaza's floundering nightclub scene and pays the price.

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Spin Out

    An interloper tries to inject a little color into Shepherd Plaza's floundering nightclub scene and pays the price.

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    Hello, Columbus

    Is the mayor's housing adviser about to hand the Fourth Ward over to a for-profit developer?

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Homeboy

    Stephen Fairfield's restless spiritual journey brought him to the Fifth Ward, where he found true deliverance while helping to rebuild the neighborhoods

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    Slab o' Trouble

    Some David Weekley homebuyers discovered their dreams were built on shifting sands. What's worse, they say, is that Weekley knew.

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    Weekley for the Defense

    Some David Weekley homebuyers discovered their dreams were built on shifting sands. What's worse, they say, is that Weekley knew.

  • News

    April 25, 1996

    Sweet Deal

    Some David Weekley homebuyers discovered their dreams were built on shifting sands. What's worse, they say, is that Weekley knew.

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