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Archives: June 2021



Texas existing-home sales, prices increase as inventory shrinks faster than ever

​​COLLEGE STATION – Texas’ existing-home sales increased 2.5 percent month over month (MOM) to 29,000 transactions in May but remained more than 2,000 sales below peak levels reached at the start of the year. The average home stayed on the market for just one month, a record-low duration since the series started in 1997. “​Mortgage rates are […]




Harvest Green community grows by 630 acres

​​​​​RICHMOND – Houston-based ​​Johnson Development has purchased 630 acres​​ adjacent to its 1,300-acre Harvest Green master-planned community. The land is slated for 1,400 homes with sit​es range from 40 to 75 ft wide. New community amenities, including parks, trails, and a pool, will ​also be on the ​plot. Homesites at the new Harvest Green​​ section will be available for sale starting fall 2022.​​  […]



Gault Co., RTG Capital acquire 32-building industrial park in Forney

​​FORNEY – A partnership between Gault Co. and RTG Capital LLC has purchased the Forney Industrial Park, a 50-acre industrial project on US 80. The property includes 32 buildings totaling 311,000 sf. The new ownership is planning upgrades.  Marcus & Millichap handled marketing.   The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report ​Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington […]


Former Dallas amusement park to become industrial project

​​​DALLAS – Malibu Indu​strial LP, a company owned by Crow Holdings Industrial, has acquired the SpeedZone racetrack and entertainment center with plans for an industrial project. Located on 20 acres on ​Stemmons Fwy. near Royal Ln., the facility closed last year. The seller was a California-based company.  The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​Texas Quarterly […]


Texas jobs recovery accelerates in May

​​​​​​​​​​AUSTIN ​– Texas added 34,400 nonagricultural jobs in May, marking gains in 12 of the last 13 months, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. That’s a 0.3 percent monthly gain. Since May 2020, the Texas economy has added a total of 804,200 jobs. To return to pre-pandemic levels, the economy needs to add 409,000 positions. May’s seasonally adjusted ​unemployment rate was 6.5 […]