The relaxation of state regulations after Hurricane Harvey has allowed Texas coastal communities to undertake nearly a dozen dune reconstruction projects.Galveston can authorize emergency beach-front repairs until at least Jan. 3 2018The Texas … [Read more...]
Eagle Ford Shale Heads to Mexico in $3.6 Billion Pipeline Deal
TransCanada and Spectra Energy are among producers who will receive $3.6 billion in contracts from Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission to build 665 miles of pipelines to carry natural gas.TransCanada was the first private … [Read more...]
Economists say Houston can weather oil downturn
The Texas local economy is showing strains entering the second year of the worst oil downturn in decades but it's not collapsing the same way as previous oil busts and most economists don't think it will happen.A healthy national economy, continued … [Read more...]
Coast beware, a potential bust is taking root in the south Texas oil patch
Will Port Aransas (south central Texas Coast) see it's record demand fall with the oil prices?It’s a time for condensing, consolidation, and frankly, survival of the fittest. Investors and developers on the Texas coast need to be more cautious as to … [Read more...]
Galveston adds 4500 feet of beach east of 61st Street
The largest beach reconstruction project on Galveston island, with more than 500,000 cubic yards of sand created 4,500 feet of new beach, Tricia Campbell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project manager.The sand was pumped from hopper dredges – … [Read more...]
Edwards Title hosts real estate forum with Mark Dotzour November 5th
The Cameron County offices of Edwards Abstract and Title Co. will host the 3rd Annual State of Real Estate Forum on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Rancho Viejo Country Club Conference Center. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the program begins at 9 to … [Read more...]
A Family Lives in 675 Square Feet – the luxury of less
The luxury of less – 675 square feet might seem awfully small for a family of three — but this couple and their son are making it work, thanks to some clever renovations.Here are the small-space solutions that make this 675 square foot apartment … [Read more...]
International Homebuyers Bring $11 Billion to Texas Economy
The annual National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) survey measuring the level of sales of U.S. residential real estate to foreigners shows that international clients bought an estimated $92.2 billion in residential real estate. That’s approximately 7 … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Review Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
An aerial view of the damage Hurricane Ike inflicted upon Gilchrist, Texas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Better times could be on the horizon the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, or TWIA, has been in a … [Read more...]
Brownsville may see SpaceX flights by 2016
SpaceX broke ground this week on the first commercial spaceport on the Texas Gulf Coast. According to CEO Elon Musk, construction of the site should start in the middle of 2015, and by 2016 the company expects to be able to offer at least one … [Read more...]