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Thomas Properties and CalSTRS Buy 3 Million-SF Austin Portfolio

Realty News ReportSeptember 20, 2012

by Realty News ReportSeptember 20, 20120

AUSTIN – Thomas Properties Group and California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) have jointly acquired an eight-building, 3 million-sf portfolio of office properties in downtown

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Behringer Harvard Starts Office Tower in Houston with Samsung Pre-Lease

Realty News ReportSeptember 19, 2012

by Realty News ReportSeptember 19, 20120

HOUSTON –Behringer Harvard REIT I will develop a 12-story office tower in Houston’s Westchase District. The 332,000-sf building, Two BriarLake Plaza, will be constructed on

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Houston Home Sales Hit 5-Year High

Realty News ReportSeptember 18, 2012

by Realty News ReportSeptember 18, 20120

By Ralph Bivins August was the best month for Houston home sales in five years and inventory dropped to a 10-year low, the Houston Association

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CBRE to Market Galleria Building In Houston

Realty News ReportSeptember 13, 2012

by Realty News ReportSeptember 13, 20120

Houston — CBRE has been retained by Pearlmark Real Estate Partners, Easton, Cobb, and Perez as the exclusive marketing advisor for the acquisition opportunity of

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Apartment Land Prices Double in Texas

Realty News ReportSeptember 7, 2012

by Realty News ReportSeptember 7, 20120

HOUSTON – Apartment developers are paying higher prices to acquire sites for new projects. Prices for multi-family development sites in major Texas markets, such as

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Beacon Buys 3 Buildings in Houston’s Energy Corridor

Realty News ReportSeptember 5, 2012

by Realty News ReportSeptember 5, 20120

HOUSTON – Beacon Investment Properties purchased a three-building office portfolio totaling 566,308 square feet in Houston’s Energy Corridor. HFF marketed the property on behalf of

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Texas Assn. of Realtors Head Shad Bogany Merges with Better Homes & Gardens Firm

Realty News ReportAugust 30, 2012

by Realty News ReportAugust 30, 20120

HOUSTON – ERA Bogany Properties, a Houston-area firm led by Shad Bogany, the chairman elect of the Texas Association of Realtors, is merging with the

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1 Million SF Portfolio Sold in Houston

Realty News ReportAugust 28, 2012

by Realty News ReportAugust 28, 20120

HOUSTON– Mayfield Properties purchased a 1 million-sf industrial portfolio in Houston. The seller was DCT Industrial Trust Inc. The 13-property portfolio is 98 percent occupied

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Houston Home Sale Surge Continues in July: No End in Sight to the Run

Realty News ReportAugust 21, 2012

by Realty News ReportAugust 21, 20120

By Ralph Bivins Houston home sales increased 27 percent in July, the 14th month in a row that sales have been up, according to the

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Steve Jaggard Closing Doors of Vantex Realty Firm

Realty News ReportAugust 21, 2012

by Realty News ReportAugust 21, 20120

HOUSTON – – Vantex Commercial Property Group, formerly Vantage Houston, is closing its Houston operation this fall, according to company president and CEO, Steve Jaggard, who