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Archives: January 2022


Houston office absorption at highest total since 2017

​​​​​HOUSTON – Local office absorption was 649,022 sf in fourth quarter 2021, the highest quarterly positive return for over 15 quarters, according to NAI Partners.  The market recorded 2.6 million sf of leasing activity in the fourth quarter. ​ Office availability has climbed to 29 percent as of year-end 2021. Overall vacancy rate rose 1.5 percent to […]



Texas housing manufacturers prepare for sales surge despite ongoing supply-chain disruptions

​​COLLEGE STATION – Manufactured housing sales were relatively flat in 2021, but the industry is optimistic about demand and expects Texas activity to accelerate in 2022. Seven months of production growth have improved the backlog of manufactured homes, according to the latest Texas Manufactured Housing Survey (TMHS). “The long backlogs that the industry experienced throughout 2021 […]


Beacon Real Estate buys 144-unit build-to-rent community in Plum Creek

KYLE – Beacon Real Estate Group has acquired Urbana at Plum Creek, a 144-unit build-to​-rent community at 151 Rikardson Rd.  Built in 2021, the property has one- to th​ree-bedroom homes.  Amenities include a pool, pet park, and lounge with fire pit and grilling spaces.  Berkadia arranged a three-year loan through CrossHarbor Capital Partners on behalf […]


Blueprint Hospitality picks up second CPS Energy building, plans hotel

​​​SAN ANTONIO – Blueprint Hospitality has purchased a ten-story office building at 145 Navarro St. from CPS Energy.  Blueprint will​ transform the ​211,352-sf building into a hotel.  The company bought the adjacent CPS Energy office and parking building at 146 Navarro St. last year. Renovations begin in February 2022 and will be complete in January 2023.  The […]


What’s Going To Happen with Home Prices This Year?

After almost two years of double-digit increases, many experts thought home price appreciation would decelerate or happen at a slower pace in the last quarter of 2021. However, the latest Home Price Insights Report from CoreLogic indicates while prices may have plateaued, appreciation has definitely not slowed. The following graph shows year-over-year appreciation throughout 2021. […]


California brokerage firm closes deal for single-tenant Houston property

​​HOUSTON – RealSource Group has negotiated the sale of a 37,030-sf retail property leased to LA Fitness. RealSource and ParaSell In​c. represented the seller. Newmark represented the California-based buyer. Get more Houston-area news on the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s website: Texas Quarterly Commercial Report​ Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land retail news​ ​​Source: REBusiness Online read more…


San Francisco investment firm acquires $182M project

​HOUSTON – Fowler Property Acquisitions has purchased The Kirby Collections, a mixed-use property at 3200 Kirby Dr., for $182 million. Built in 2018, the property has a 25-story, 199-unit apartment tower and 291,000 sf of commercial space, including​ a 182,000-sf office building and 60,000-sf retail building.​ Fowler plans to implement a capital improvement program and rebrand the development as […]


Younger Partners acquires Kroger-anchored shopping center in Prosper

​PROSPER  – Younger Partners Investments acquired The Shops at Prosper Trail, a 96,948-sf retail center at the northeast corner of Preston Rd. and Prosper Trail. The center is shadow-anchored by a Kroger Marketplace and part of a 221,083-sf retail property that includes an adjacent Fuel Center. The property is 98 percent occupied. JLL represented the […]