- The Median Sale Price in Houston in July Was $242,500, According to Redfin [Houston Chronicle]
- Friendswood Development, Pulte Homes To Build 175-Acre Community Katy Crossing Near Grand Pkwy. [HBJ ($)]
- 6 Ivy Point Apartment Complexes for Residents Ages 55 and Up Planned for Outer-Loop Neighborhoods [Houston Chronicle]
- League City King’s Bierhaus Looking at Fall Opening [Galveston County Daily News (($)]
- What We’ve Learned Since Harvey [The Urban Edge]
- Residents of The Pines Condominium Complex Still Weighing Whether To Rebuild or Move On Post-Harvey [Wall Street Journal ($)]
- Why Workers Put Christmas Trees Atop Under-Construction Buildings [Houston Chronicle]
Photo of Travis St. at Preston St.: Tom Rusteberg via Swamplot Flickr Pool
Headlines
“Lessons from Hurricane Harvey; New 600-Home Community for Katy”
Conclusion: no lessons learned.
What have we learned since Hurricane Harvey? Short answer: absolutely nothing!
Houston housing market seems SLOW. I’ve actually been depressed that interest rates are hitting a ceiling rather than continuing to spike so we can see some actual home price declines on a national basis.
“Lessons from Harvey ..yeah, right.
I’ll add my voice to the chorus that we really have learned nothing.
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In fact, I’ll bet many have already forgotten that this was a year ago. A prime example of this fade-out: the anemic early vote totals for the flood bond.
I don’t know if it’s something we’ve learned, but it certainly has been confirmed that our elected officials at every level of government are very comfortable lying about the massive amounts of pollution that occurred as a result of the flooding.
In a scary way, it’s almost reassuring just how coolly they do it. Forget voting on the bond issue, it’s time to vote with our feet.