Despite lagging perceptions, Houston is poised for a major growth spurt.
"Downtown Houston is also developing something of a life outside of business, with several thousand permanent residents and a new-found reputation as one of the town's up and coming neighborhoods for hip, unmarried professionals. An estimated 3,000 residents have moved into the area in recent years and new apartments are being erected. "There are restaurants you can go to now, antique stores, neat architecture," notes Jacqueline Northcut, who runs the technology practice at Arthur Andersen's Houston office. 'It's all happened in two years --- five years ago nothing was happening there.'"
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DARTSpace Platform Streamlines Dallas TOD Application Process
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Trump's “Able Bodied” Public Housing Limits Could Displace Over 300,000 New Yorkers
As part of 43% cut to federal rental assistance, Trump is proposing a two-year limit on public housing tenure for “able bodied adults.”

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