Real Estate Blog
‘Fixer Upper’ stars reveal more about new TV network
Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines, the Waco couple made famous by the home renovation show “Fixer Upper,” have revealed more details about their forthcoming TV network, a partnership with Discovery Inc.
KXAN reports that the Gaineses will take over and rebrand the DIY Network and will also have a TV Everywhere app, according to an April 10 announcement. They will both be chief creative officers of the joint venture with New York City-based Discovery, while HGTV President Allison Page will be president…
Top of the Market: East Memphis homes take top three spots, one selling for $1.5 million
Four of the top five houses in this week's home sales roundup are located in East Memphis.
The No. 5 home is a new-build on Lorece Avenue in East Memphis' ZIP 38117. The house holds five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms; it sold for $710,000.
An abode on Braygood Drive in Collierville's 38017 was No. 4, selling for $735,000. Built in 2006, the residence has five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms in 5,000 square feet.
No. 3 was built in 2015 on Robindale Lane in East Memphis' 38117.…
New York Mets player sells South Florida home for loss
The MLB player is on a $110 million contract.
Local developer builds new house-hunting platform
The platform beta will launch in San Antonio next week.
Portland’s metro area was tied for the 4th-lowest rental vacancy rate in 2018 (Infographic)
The addition of tens of thousands of new apartments hasn't been enough to keep up with migration to the region as rental vacancy decreased for the second year in a row.
Bill to tax REITS in Hawaii headed for conference committee
A bill that would eliminate the corporate income tax deduction on dividends for real estate investment trusts is headed for conference committee in the Hawaii Legislature.
Senate Bill 301 passed third reading in the House on Friday, but the Senate this week disagreed with a House amendment requiring 10 percent of revenue generated from a tax on REITs to go to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to fund economic development.
Supporters of the bill say REITs, which…
Cinergy Entertainment to establish entertainment anchor for Newbury Market in South Fayette
Cinergy expands eater-tainment approach to include movies, bowling, zip lines and other attractions along with dining.
Shuttered bowling alley site to be redeveloped for Native Hawaiian housing
Stadium Bowl-O-Drome operated at the site for 45 years before closing down at the end of 1999.
Why housing is now a health issue for Kaiser Permanente
Is there a direct line from housing security to better health? The Oakland-based health giant thinks so, and it’s plowing $200 million into housing preservation and homelessness prevention.
Breaking the Silence: Construction workers are at high risk for suicide. Here’s what the industry is doing about it
This story is part of a statewide media reporting project called Breaking the Silence, designed to highlight the public health crisis of death by suicide and examine how prevention can and does work. Scroll down for more information on the project, and visit the Breaking the Silence website to view all the stories.
A year after Johnathan Woolworth started a construction company with no experience in the field, he landed a big job — a $500,000 contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to replace…