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Play Ball: Hitting home runs in Houston real estate
By Ralph Bivins
Mar 1st, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Remember the advertising jingle: "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and real estate"? Of course you don’t remember...because the ad was about Chevrolet instead of real estate. It is ...
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Houston’s latest condo tower earns bragging rights in tough times
By Ralph Bivins
Feb 22nd, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Everybody wants the latest fashions, the newest car and the most innovative i-gadget from Apple. In marketing, being new is golden. Madison Avenue has proven that “new and improved” is ...
A really big deal
Largest lease in nation since 2008 signed for downtown space
By Ralph Bivins
Feb 17th, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Downtown Houston has some more bragging rights. The nation’s biggest office lease to be signed since the fall of 2008 has been signed by KBR, the engineering and construction ...
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Sites for sore eyes: The value of a Waterwall and prison to paradise
By Ralph Bivins
Feb 8th, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Millions of Houstonians as well as international tourists affirm the Waterwall is a cool place to visit. It’s also a magnet, of sorts, for developers who want to develop ...
Real Estate Report
The big boxes (slowly) get filled
By Ralph Bivins
Feb 4th, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Circuit City and Linens ‘n Things left some big holes in the Houston shopping center market over the last year after they pulled out of the market and closed stores ...
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Dynamo Destiny: Where should the new stadium go?
By Ralph Bivins
Jan 31st, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Where should our next stadium — a field for the Dynamo professional soccer team — be located? Here are the choices: A) The Dynamo stadium becomes a growth catalyst for EaDo, the ...
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It's One Shell of a building, but will giant oil company stay put?
By Ralph Bivins
Jan 18th, 2010 at 12:00 AM
A big change may be in store for the first downtown skyscraper developed by the legendary Gerald D. Hines — the 50-story One Shell Plaza in the center of Houston. There ...
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Hope for heaven in '11 (because 2010 may be hell)
By Ralph Bivins
Jan 11th, 2010 at 12:00 AM
The expectations for the Houston real estate market aren’t high for 2010. This year will be one of those times to survive and wait for a better future. “'Heaven ...
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Leafing a Legacy at Teas
By Ralph Bivins
Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Another year behind us. Around New Year’s Day, most of us pause to think about the footprints we left behind and what imprint we can make on the year ...
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Will Exxon snub Houston again?
By Ralph Bivins
Dec 13th, 2009 at 5:31 PM
When America’s largest oil company makes a move, it generates a mighty wake – and naturally, people are talking about the possibility. Inside the Houston real estate community, there’s ...
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A real downtown "Discovery" for Houston high rises
By Ralph Bivins
Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Houston's new downtown park has proven to be fertile ground. New development is sprouting up around the park faster than mushrooms in a damp cow pasture. The 12-acre park ...
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Roger Staubach says it's easy being "green"
By Ralph Bivins
Nov 30th, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Roger Staubach used to be the best quarterback to play football in the state of Texas. Known as “Roger the Dodger” because he could run as well as he could ...
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Is the proposed Dynamo stadium just for kicks?
By Ralph Bivins
Nov 22nd, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Four decades ago, when Houston was far less dense and urban, the brand-new Astrodome was a beacon of future growth and promise. The Astrodome rose from the prairie, looking like ...
Will it go 'round in circles?
Plans for Montrose/Westheimer traffic circle still spinning
By Ralph Bivins
Nov 16th, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Putting in a traffic circle at the Montrose area’s most important intersection: Is it an idea whose time has come and gone? Or just a bunch of hot air ...
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The cool factor: Houston has it (but barely)
By Ralph Bivins
Nov 8th, 2009 at 7:03 AM
Houston is the nation's fourth largest city (and soon to be third), but in terms of the "cool" factor, the Bayou City ranks a paltry 20th in the nation ...
Things are looking up
Worst is over for Houston economy, UH economist says
By Ralph Bivins
Nov 5th, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Houston’s economy has bottomed out and a recovery will take hold in 2010, says noted Houston economist Dr. Barton Smith of the University of Houston’s Institute for Regional ...
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Hijacking the Heights
By Ralph Bivins
Oct 31st, 2009 at 3:13 PM
The battle cry of Houston residential real estate marketing is: “Can’t get enough of a good thing.” So if a Craftsman-style front porch works in The Heights, it’s ...
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Eyes of Texas no more: Houston steals NCAA Tournament spotlight from Austin & those Longhorns
Mar 14th, 2010 at 6:33PM
Selection suspense turns into tough reality: Houston Cougars face Maryland, Texas gets Wake Forest in NCAA Tournament
Mar 14th, 2010 at 5:21PM
The best looks at Fashion Week: Here's what's in store for fall
Mar 14th, 2010 at 1:00PM
Just say "ouí" & leap right in: The five things you can't miss at French Cultures Fest
Mar 14th, 2010 at 12:22PM
Watch out for dead horses — and the drummer boy on the roof
Mar 14th, 2010 at 9:00AM
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