Williams Cos. bought the 64‑story Williams Tower at the Galleria in a reported deal valuing the Uptown landmark at just over $300 million.

Brookdale Senior Living paid $23.4M for the 244‑unit Brookdale Galleria community across from Houston’s Galleria and says it will invest in upgrades to lift occupancy. The buy follows Brookdale’s broader effort to streamline its portfolio.

The 330‑unit Artis Montrose project topped out Monday on the site of Houston’s famed Disco Kroger, moving roof work and interior fit‑outs into focus ahead of a 2027 opening.

Tannos Development landed $28M in mid‑construction financing for The Albritton, a 111‑unit mixed‑use project in Friendswood now tracking toward a 2028 delivery.

RentCafe's national analysis puts Houston among the 30 hottest metros for millennial buyers after an 84.2% jump in local millennial homeowners from 2018–2023.

Wildrye North will add about 998 homes on roughly 420 acres along the U.S. 290 corridor in Waller County, joining a wave of master‑planned projects and raising infrastructure questions.

Crews are lifting multiple homes in Conroe’s Forest Hills as new flood rules, FEMA grants and county buyouts push homeowners toward elevation or relocation.

MacGregor neighbors say rapid new builds violate long‑standing deed restrictions; civic leaders have filed complaints and the dispute has moved toward court. Residents want a say in future development.

Azalea, a 257-acre master-planned village by Maple Development, has opened west of Katy in Pattison with model homes and builders offering plans from the mid‑$200s.

Stacker used May Zillow data to rank Texas cities by typical home value and found Westlake at No. 1 with a typical home above $3.1M as DFW and Austin suburbs dominate.

Concorde Career Colleges will open a 45,000‑sq‑ft Houston campus in Westchase in 2027, promising a steady pipeline of nurses and allied‑health workers for local employers.

A proposed ordinance would require landlords to install and maintain working air conditioning in Houston rentals, closing a code loophole as heat-related illness rises.

BEA-based data and a Houston Chronicle analysis show Austin residents had about $9,000 more purchasing power than Houston residents in 2024, driven by higher average incomes. Housing still costs more in Austin, but paychecks there stretch farther overall.