AUSTIN-A nationwide high-tech research firm says Austin, Dallas and Houston are the most affordable cities for technology professionals. The ranking gives leverage to Texas companies for hiring and retaining high-tech workers, says the research group.
LEAGUE CITY, TX-Eagle Wireless International Inc. has signed an agreement in conjunction with its merger partner, ClearWorks.net, to provide a complete package of bundled digital services and advanced multimedia products to Victory Lakes (residential) and Victory Ranch (commercial), a 529-acre residential/business park community.
AUSTIN-PSINet Ventures Ltd. is making a cash and services investment in Austin-based agentGO, a leading mobile infrastructure provider in public and private networks. The investment will enable revolutionary enterprise applications, says the beneficiary.
HOUSTON-Amstar joins the Houston race to build more housing units, ticketing land west of the Downtown for a 437-unit apartment project. Construction, being overseen by the Morgan Group Inc., is slated to get under way in the fall.
DALLAS-Two prominent commercial real estate veterans in North Texas say the FDIC is wrong to place Dallas and Ft. Worth on its "at-risk" list for overbuilt cities. Ridiculous, says one; unfair, says the other.
AUSTIN-It's taken decades, but Austin has finally caught the attention of Houston's luxury multifamily developer, the Morgan Group Inc., which has two parcels under contract for high-end developments in the city's northern submarket. And, feelers are out for urban infill sites in Dallas.
HOUSTON-A 247,000-sf office structure hits the market with a $42-million asking price. The building, situated in the city's Energy Corridor, is fully leased by a Massachusetts software company.
HOUSTON-The city's Fourth Ward, chartered in the 1840s, is experiencing brisk office and multifamily growth as developers start buying up land for new projects. The demand is such for close-in projects that occupancy rates are hitting 95%.
DALLAS-Three veterans of the Dallas-area real estate industry have opened doors on a new operation, Onyx Property Co. The new leasing and property management operation starts with a portfolio of more than three million sf of industrial, retail and office space.
HOUSTON-L.S. Communications parts with a 27-acre parcel, making way for another single-family residential development. The seller, Beazer Homes Texas, is planning to build 120 homes priced from $70,000 to $100,000 each.