18,000-SF home is for sale in northeast Texas. PITTSBURG, Texas – A custom-built mansion originally created for Lonnie Alfred “Bo” Pilgrim, the founder of Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the nation’s largest poultry producers, is being offered for sale. The 18,000-square-foot estate sits in Pittsburg in East Texas, about 100 miles east of Dallas, and will … Read more

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Trammell Crow Company, in partnership with Daiwa House Texas, has broken ground on Blue Ridge Commerce Center, a five-building industrial park in Fort Bend County on Houston’s southwest side. The 1.4 million-square-foot development will sit on 92 acres at the northwest corner of Fort Bend Parkway and McHard Road, … Read more

HOUSTON – (By Dale King, Realty News Report) – Eviction pressure is growing as apartment residents try to avoid COVID-19 while protecting their health, keeping jobs, and maintaining a roof over their heads. As the coronavirus crisis continues, many renters face mounting unpaid bills and the increasing risk of eviction. In August, for the fourth … Read more

HOUSTON – (Michelle Leigh Smith for Realty News Report) – A year ago, COVID fears kept many people from shopping for homes in person with real estate agents. By spring 2021, the situation had changed markedly. The Houston Association of Realtors reported that home showings increased 41 percent in late April compared with the same … Read more

The Stonebrook Estates in north Harris County is analyzed in a case study in a new ULI report on sustainable drainage. Photo: Terra Visions HOUSTON – A comprehensive national study by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggests that green stormwater management can play a major role in addressing Houston’s drainage and flooding problems. The report, … Read more

The “Great Steps” lead to the food hall at the new Bank of America Tower. Photo by Ralph Bivins, Realty News Report HOUSTON – Bank of America Tower, the newest skyscraper in downtown Houston, will feature rotating public art along its Milam Art Wall in partnership with Sawyer Yards, the 55-acre creative campus near The … Read more

LOS ANGELES – (Realty News Report) – Wayne Ratkovich, a Los Angeles-based real estate developer who led a national panel of experts on a proposed redevelopment of Houston’s Astrodome, has died at the age of 82. Ratkovich was best known as the founder and CEO of The Ratkovich Company, a Los Angeles development firm that … Read more

Former Houston Chronicle site: Rendering of new tower shows Hines’ 717 Texas Avenue building (left), new Hines building (center) and Hines’ Chase Tower on right. HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – A large urban site that once housed the Orange County Register is set for major redevelopment, reflecting a broader trend of former newspaper properties … Read more

Lennar unveils Houston new construction priced under $200,000. HOUSTON – (By Ralph Bivins, Realty News Report) – As affordable starter homes remain scarce nationwide, a major national builder has launched a Houston development with new houses starting around $150,000. Lennar has purchased 15 acres in northeast Houston and opened the city’s first nuHome community of … Read more

RNR Real Estate Briefs from Realty News Report – HOUSTON — Colliers announced that Woodforest National Bank has leased 16,010 square feet at Park Towers North, 1233 West Loop South in Houston. Park Towers Investment, the landlord, was represented by Doug Little of Transwestern. Darren Gowell and Bob Parsley of Colliers represented Woodforest National Bank … Read more