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Architects Brainstorm New Concept For Durable, Temporary Shelters For Houston’s Homeless

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 8, 2019 · A two-day brainstorming session aims to create an alternative for those living in the city’s homeless encampments.

Tags AIA Houston Alex Morales American Institute of Architects American Institute of Steel Construction architects deployable communities designers homeless homeless encampments homelessness housing Joy Horak-Brown Marc Eichenbaum new hope housing

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Houston homes sales end 2022 with a thud, market winning streak over

Posted on January 11, 2023 · The average price of a home in Houston was $409,777 last month, up about 5% compared to December of 2021.

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Homeless outreach groups are preparing Houston’s unhoused population for extreme cold

Posted on December 21, 2022 · Outreach teams from across the city have been directing unhoused people to shelters and providing cold weather supplies ahead the incoming freeze.

Tags coalition for the homeless cold weather Covenant House homelessness Star of Hope winter freeze

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Houston home sales take another hit, down 30% last month

Posted on December 14, 2022 · A perfect storm of market conditions has led to a rough 2022 for home sales in Houston and across the nation.

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Why some Texas cities and counties had to return millions of dollars meant to help renters during the pandemic

Lucy Tompkins, Texas Tribune and The New York Times

Posted on December 7, 2022 · For some local relief programs, a lack of staffing, political support and effective community outreach got in the way of spending federal funds to prevent evictions, a new report found. More than $30 million went unspent and had to be returned.

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