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PulteGroup to Build 7,500 Single-Family For-Rent Homes

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PulteGroup will benefit from the agreement’s certainty, providing security against outside factors such as interest rate changes. The company started by purchasing a recently completed 124-unit SFR community near Houston earlier this year from leading homebuilder D.R. It's then leasing them as part of its value-add investment strategy.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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Rick Perry, the GEICO Gecko and Tara Carthew, General Manager of Geico Houston Office. We know from the experience we’ve already had in Houston that it’s a great environment for business; the workforce is excellent, and the quality of life is outstanding. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM MOVING HQ TO HOUSTON. Photo: governor.state.tx.us.).

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports also play a role in national security by supporting the mobilization, deployment and resupply of U.S. Located four miles south of Interstate 10, the Port of Vinton is eight miles east of the Texas-Louisiana border and 107 miles east of Houston. There is $2 million-plus annual budget for ongoing security at the port.

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2023 Nationals Winners: Home Building Sales and Marketing Magicians

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Sales + Marketing Best Practices Awards The Nationals The Nationals Mariah Threet Rookie Sales Professional of the Year—Gold Award Tilson Homes Waco, Texas Mariah Threet had been with Tilson Homes in Houston for just 18 months when the company nominated her for Rookie Sales Professional of the Year.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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While standing next to each other during a press conference, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Lotte CEO Soon Hyo “Steve” Chung told a group of onlookers that the company would establish its headquarters in Lake Charles (relocating from Houston). Generally these sites are leased. The Port has secured $56.8

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

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More builders and investors are testing the waters of the single-family build-to-rent sector as consumers seek affordable housing options and to lease rather than buy. There are billions and billions of dollars out there to finance homes that can be leased as fast as they can be built.”. Dallas, Houston, and Boise, Idaho. .

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