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After Second Flood In 11 Months, Property Owners Left Asking Why Houston Flood April 2016 Houston Flood April 2016 Harris County Flood Control  always talks about planning for the 100-year storm—the worst 1% of storms. Monday’s flood was a 500-year storm —the worst .2% of storms. In the wake of such a storm, citizens are eager to question how such flooding could happen and point fingers in all directions. Let's not forget that in the nation’s fourth-largest city, such a weather event could have caused much more damage. Houstonians did their best to manage the unmanageable, proving just how heroic they can be along the way. Homeowners, city officials and business are on the same side. Flooding is the common enemy , not each other.   Shared by AptExpert  Kathy Curtis Houston pulled together to help each other this week in all areas and walks of life in the wake of this event! From our own Houston Texans visiting the temporary housing shelters, to major...

Houston, long touted for its cheap cost of living, has crossed the threshold of housing unaffordability, according to a new Rice University report. Rice’s Shell Center for Sustainability released its fifth sustainability report, which looked at housing affordability, among other issues like quality of life in Houston. Lester King, a research fellow at the Shell Center, authored the report, which was released Sept. 30. The report found that Houston ranks at No. 26 among major cities nationally for affordable housing and transportation costs. The Bayou City was beaten out by cities like Philadelphia, New York and Chicago that have robust transportation systems and affordable housing along train and bus routes. Houstonians spend nearly half — or 46 percent — of their median household income on housing and transportation costs. That’s slightly higher than the federal recommendation of spending no more than 45 percent of household income on housing and transportation. Some resi...