Sam Scott

Information Creates Value

[Sam Scott @infosam]

Barry was effective at the grassroots level, it was Julio Laguarta and his HRBC business coalition that turned the tide and held the line on Houston’s unzoned status

[Ryan Nickerson @Rya_n_ickerson]

I met Barry Klein late last year at a community meeting when he was handing out flyers.

He was one of the leading voices in the 90s against Houston's zoning ordinance. He recently passed away at 82.

https://t.co/NtTPGNVwgB

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@jen_rice_ @TexasVC @RiceUniversity HCAD acct 060-046-013-0020
owner LEWA LLC, The Rice Village has been evolving my whole life and I miss many now closed stores and restaurants. Improved, safer pedestrian and bike connections to the Rice U campus will benefit the students and adjacent neighborhoods

[Amy Nixon @texasrunnerDFW]

Why do people move to the exurbs when

“Omg it’s so far from everything!”

Because you can get a brand new big house that looks straight outta Instagram for $700,000

A house that would cost 1.5m+ in an established suburb

Yeah, your house is a little too close to your neighbor

Yeah, your commute is a beast

But when you’re inside your home, it looks really nice and you feel good

This is why the exurbs exploded in popularity during the pandemic—people started spending a lot of time INSIDE their homes, so what was inside started to matter a lot more than “location”

Now, add the amenities of a Master Planned Community and good public schools and you can see why people make this choice

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@pathfinder17m Commercial follows the rooftops, create more housing and the CRE will follow

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@mnolangray @kimmaicutler Commercial follows the rooftops, create more housing and the CRE will follow

[Sam Scott @infosam]

Precast concrete tilt wall, Parthenon inspired data centers could be cool

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

This is not beyond our abilities

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@WalkerATX @LoewyLawFirm @fox7austin Dan Bullock take a bow!

[Sam Scott @infosam]

David Byrne’s commentary on Texas Architecture from his movie True Stories (1986

https://t.co/EElruPWnO0

[Amy Nixon @texasrunnerDFW]

Dallas suburban architectural choices will one day be studied in history books…

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@evan7257 Houston is blessed with an abundance of CO2, shame there’s not a market for it

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@texasrunnerDFW https://t.co/FkntUl8Iz0

[Sam Scott @infosam]

Was at a successful boomer in-home concert in a Houston suburb where the entertainment was #YoungFables a couple/duet (~30 y.o.) singing Americana, they have a song about the impossiblity of buying a home

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@evan7257 But with a better wine list

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@WallStreetApes 5801 Hardy, the obstructed driveway was reflected in its market value

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@ricealumni Going to miss tailgating from the SW corner of the track in the stadium lot when the race moves to the new track on campus next year

[Sam Scott @infosam]

Do you operate a listing service that originates new property listings from brokers and agents?

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

The rise of AI will massively increase the value on being able to generate new information that isn't yet available in digital form. Can you call people and ask questions? Can you observe things in a systematic way? Can you navigate a library archive? This will set you apart.

[Sam Scott @infosam]

cc @texasrunnerDFW

[Sam Scott @infosam]

Was at a successful boomer in-home concert in a Houston suburb where the entertainment was #YoungFables a couple/duet (~30 y.o.) singing Americana, they have a song about the impossiblity of buying a home

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@shea_jordan @KarthikForTexas Most real estate agents are independent contractors and not employees of the brokerage. Real estate firms are focused on an agent’s competence and effective representation of buyers and sellers in transactions, not their personal political beliefs

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@FrankelGarion @mnolangray @markyzaguirre Onto-LoL-gical

[Sam Scott @infosam]

@mnolangray Full Block 5 over 1, pedestal wraps around structured parking providing 200-400 units each,
> 20,000 new M/F units per yer
> 20,000 new single family units per year,
> 10,000 Active single family rentals available today

[Josh Spencer @cosmotexan]

@kissphoria @mattlanza It seems our complaints were heard. They updated it to “Space City”.