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Houston tech leaders sound off on Amazon's HQ2 decision
Seattle-based Amazon's high-profile search for the company's second headquarters came to an end Nov. 13 when the e-commerce giant selected the Washington, D.C., and New York City areas to build campuses. Crystal City and its surrounding areas (rebranded in Amazon's press release as part of "National Landing") and Long Island City in Queens will each ultimately get more than 25,000 Amazon employees as part of the deal.
Houston was left off of Amazon's short list of potential cities to house the second…
Energy company with Woodlands office files for bankruptcy in Houston
The company has a debt-to-equity plan to eliminate more than $200 million in debt.
Total Wine to open Pearland store 2 years after alcohol restrictions loosened
Bethesda, Maryland-based Total Wine & More will open its Pearland location on Nov. 15 — almost exactly two years after residents voted to loosen alcohol sales restrictions.
The 24,500-square-foot store at 10322 Broadway St. will hold a weekend-long grand opening celebration with live music, free wine, beer and spirits tastings and more. Also, 10 percent of all wine sales during opening weekend, Nov. 15-17, will benefit the Pearland ISD Education Foundation, according to a press release.
The…
Residential tech brokerage launches in Houston, snags top-selling agents
Compass, a tech-focused real estate brokerage specializing in luxury sales, officially launched in Houston Nov. 14 with some of the city’s top luxury agents under its wing.
Based in New York, Compass is the latest tech-centric real estate venture to enter the Houston market. While platforms such as Opendoor or Zillow Offers aim to change the game with 48-hour instant offers, Compass has a different strategy.
When it enters new markets, it recruits the city’s top agents, as it did last month…
Houston home sales, prices, inventory rise in October, luxury market jumps
Houston’s housing market returned to more normal trends in October after year-over-year comparisons in August and September were skewed by the effects of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
The Houston Association of Realtors reports that 6,716 single-family homes were sold in October, up 4.7 percent from a year earlier, and sales of all property types totaled 8,127, up 6 percent. Single-family home sales increased in all pricing segments except those priced at $150,000 and below. The luxury segment —…
See the most expensive homes sold in Houston in September and October
The two most expensive homes that sold in Houston in September and October are on the same street — Del Monte — and about 1.9 miles away from each other. However, one was built in 2018 and the other was built in 1948.
The home at 2520 Del Monte in River Oaks was listed at $7.9 million by Jay Monroe with Martha Turner SIR. The 7,922-square-foot home was built this year by Mirador Builders and sold in September 2018. The home was bought by Charles Masterson and Tiffany Masterson, according to…
Thanksgiving travel: Here are the busiest airports and routes
If travelers are worried about snagging a last-minute seat during the Thanksgiving travel rush, start by checking availability first on American Airlines (Nasdaq: AAL) or Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). The Texas-based carriers will have the most seats available for purchase over Thanksgiving.
That's according to a report by airport data behemoth OAG, which ranked Atlanta-based Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) third and Chicago-based United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) fourth in number of seats available for…
