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Entries from August 31st, 2012

Bell buys Alta Lofts in Dallas Design District

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Multifamily

DALLAS – Bell Partners Inc. has acquired the 214-unit Alta 1900 Lofts, at 1900 Hi Line Dr. in Dallas' Design District. The multifamily property will now be known as Bell Design District.

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Wood Partners: Houston multifamily overview

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Multifamily

HOUSTON – The Houston multifamily market is in the best shape it has been in a long time. For example, rents are increasing across the board, and occupancy is at its highest point in years, according to Todd McCulloch and Todd Gaines of Wood Pa …

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Mill Creek acquires Woodmoor in Austin

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Austin-Round Rock, Multifamily

AUSTIN – Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC announced that it has acquired three apartment communities in Texas totaling 589 apartment homes in Houston and Austin.

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Mill Creek Residential two-steps Houston apartments

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Multifamily

HOUSTON – Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC has acquired three apartment communities in Texas totaling 589 apartment homes in urban in-fill locations in Houston and Austin.

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San Antonio housing market gaining ground

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Housing, San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – After a quiet few years in real estate, the local market appears to be on the upswing. There have been 8 percent more existing home sales year to date through July.

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Schlitterbahn Beach Resort open in South Padre

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Brownsville-Harlingen, Hotel

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Schlitterbahn Beach Resort is now open for business on South Padre Island. The 221-room hotel, at 33261 State Park Rd. 100, includes an 80,000-sf indoor water park.

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HP expansion completed in West El Paso; still hiring

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · El Paso, Industrial

EL PASO – Hewlett-Packard (HP) has completed its expansion with renovation of a 60,000-sf building near its other building at 7730 Market Center. Located in the Northwest Corporate Center on El Paso's West Side, the building renov …

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Midland poised for economic growth

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Economy, Midland

MIDLAND – Midland is not only a model of economic growth amid a boom, but also is an example of what's needed for long-term, sustained growth, according to Andres Alcantar, the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission.

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Whitmore to add 120,000 SF to Rockwall facility

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Industrial

ROCKWALL – Whitmore Manufacturing Co. has broken ground on a 120,000-sf expansion at 1250 Justin Rd., west of Industrial Blvd. and one mile north of I-30.

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Raider law ranked among best values

August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Education, Lubbock

LUBBOCK – Texas Tech University School of Law has again earned a Top 20 ranking by The National Jurist magazine in its Best Value Law Schools issue.

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