❄️ Winter Weather & Commercial Real Estate in Houston 🌨️

Bill Rapp - Commercial & Residential Mortgage Broker

Published on: 20/01/2025

Snow-pocalypse in Houston: How Winter Weather Is Freezing Up Commercial Real Estate Hey y’all, it’s not every day Houston gets hit with a winter storm warning, so let’s take a moment to marvel at the surreal scene of our subtropical city preparing for up to 5 inches of snow. Yes, snow—like the kind we watch in Hallmark movies and not-so-secretly wish for. Only this time, it’s real, and it’s making everyone a little nervous. Myself included. As a commercial real estate enthusiast (and someone who’s more used to sweating through August than shivering in January), I can’t help but think about how this frosty forecast might impact our bustling real estate market. Spoiler alert: winter weather isn’t exactly the dream tenant for Houston CRE.

Bill Rapp, Commercial Mortgage Broker

Conn’s Closure: Big Impact on Texas Spaces 📉🏢

Bill Rapp - Commercial & Residential Mortgage Broker

Published on: 23/08/2024

If you’ve been keeping an eye on the retail scene in Texas, you might have heard about the recent buzz surrounding Conn’s HomePlus stores. The well-known retailer, headquartered in The Woodlands, has decided to close all 174 of its stores, along with around 380 Badcock Home Furniture stores, following a bankruptcy filing in July. This move leaves behind a significant footprint—nearly 4 million square feet of industrial space across the state. 😲

Bill Rapp, Commercial Mortgage Broker