Houston Matters
4 Tips For Apartment Hunting In Houston
Posted on · Apartment locator Ty Counts offers advice on when to move, when not to, and how to avoid places that flood.
Tag: apartments
Business
Apartment Application Fraud On The Rise In Houston
Posted on · Online leasing has made apartment companies more susceptible to fraud.
Business
High-Income Renters Account For Strongest Growth In Houston
Posted on · The number of high-income renters keeps rising in Houston and the nation.
News
Harvey’s After-Effect On Houston Apartment Market Not As Bad As Feared In 2018
Posted on · Harvey victims moving back to homes did not have much of an impact on apartments.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Industrial Plants And Water Pollution, And Writer William T. Vollmann On Climate Change (April 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn more about a caravan of migrants arriving in Houston today to discuss the state’s so-called sanctuary cities law. We delve deeper into Houston's "apartment epidemic." We examine a new report about water pollution in Texas. Writer William T. Vollmann discusses his new two-volume series on climate change. And we learn about Sam Houston State's National Book Awards Festival.
Business
Houston Faces Shortage Of Affordable Rental Housing
Posted on · A report finds affordable rental housing shortages in every major metropolitan area in the United States
News
Police Officer Fatally Shot At Suburban Dallas Apartments
Posted on · Police say a man arrested after the fatal shootings of a Texas police officer and another person randomly fired throughout the evening
Houston Matters
Full Show: Apartment Safety, And East End Development (Feb. 6, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A new study calls for urgent reform to Houston’s apartment safety programs. We learn how the East End is changing in terms of business and real estate. And we meet the passionate volunteers working to save a historic African-American cemetery.
Business
Harvey Helped Struggling Houston Apartment Industry In 2017
Posted on · But not all landlords benefited equally
Houston Matters
What’s In Store For Houston’s Apartment Market In 2018?
Posted on · We learn what Houston renters can expect if they’re looking for a new place or to renew their lease in the coming year -- and how that compares to 2016 and 2017.
Full Show
Full Show: Apartment Rents, And Redefining Racial Categories (Jan. 18, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about trends in apartment rent in Houston. We discuss the changing notions of race in our society. And a new documentary looks at the life of playwright Lorraine Hansberry.
Business
Some Houston Renters Are Experiencing Post-Harvey Sticker Shock
Posted on · Since Harvey, class A apartment rents have increased by more than $70 on average
Business
Housing Costs Become an Increasing Burden For Houston Renters
Posted on · A Harvard analysis shows the rental market is trending toward upper income tenants
Business
October Saw Highest Houston Area Rents In Two Years
Posted on · Harvey continues to leave its mark on Houston housing market
Hurricane Harvey
Kingwood Residents Get Restraining Order Against Landlord
Posted on · "From the pictures you will see the entire vent appears to be just completely overtaken by the mold," said attorney representing some of the tenants