For a few months this year, the economic story for Houston was that we were an exception. The headlines this week indicate that the national downturn has finally caught up with us. Perhaps the above townhouse, which is being built on a site where the original house was torn down, will be among the last of an era.
Tuesday December 16
The Swampies: Voting Continues [Swamplot] This blog on Houston's real estate landscape has set up a wickedly clever competition that includes such categories as Most Fattening Real Estate Development, Only in Houston, Best Rebranding Effort, Best Teardown, and Best Project Cancellation or Delay.
Houstonian completes $7.1M guest room makeover [Business Journal]
Wednesday December 17
Home sales, prices drop sharply in Houston: Realtors say national uncertainty starting to weigh heavier on area [Houston Chronicle]
At Houston Surgeon’s Home, an Ode to His Wife and to God [New York Times]
Home sales, prices remain stable in Beaumont [Beaumont Enterprise]
Thursday December 18
Hot, happening Houston [The Advocate]
Reconstructing history: Harris County has big plans to restore 1910 courthouse [Houston Chronicle]
