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    Recession-Proof

    Houston housing market is just about recession proof, new study claims

    Molly McManus
    Mar 23, 2016 | 10:43 am
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    Houston places in the No. 3 spot for most-recovered housing markets in the nation.
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    While the Houston housing market is jittery over falling oil prices, a new real estate report claims that the Houston metro area is near the top of a list of cities where housing prices have bounced back the most from the Great Recession.

    Using data from the federal home price index from 1991 through the fourth quarter of 2015, online mortgage and loan resource center HSH.com created a "home price recovery index." The data shows each market's pre-housing-crisis peak value, bottom value, and current housing value.

    Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land takes the No. 3 spot among the metro areas that have recovered the most since the recession. Home prices are a whopping 43.7 percent higher than the pre-recession peak. The current value is $289,140, compared to $201,260 before the recession.

    Austin-Round Rock places in the No. 2 spot, with prices 44 percent above their pre-housing-crisis peak value. The current value is $390,070, compared to $270,780 before the recession. Only the Denver metro area has recovered more, at 45.29 percent.

    Most of the metro areas in our great state have experienced major recovery. Dallas-Plano-Irving takes the No. 5 spot, and Fort Worth-Arlington follows at No. 6. San Antonio was bumped from the top 10 by Honolulu and Oklahoma City.

    To understand what these numbers mean for home prices, HSH.com offers a “home value estimator,” which allows homeowners to see how the price change in Houston has affected the value of their home. And, as you may have already guessed, if you own property in Houston, you can expect to see big numbers that indicate a great return on your investment.

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    meet the merkaba

    Houston design star plans wellness-focused condo project near Memorial Park

    Eric Sandler
    Apr 6, 2026 | 5:22 pm
    KA Residences
    Courtesy of KA Residences
    Each unit offers a wellness-focused suite dubbed the Merkaba Room.

    One of Houston’s foremost design experts is bringing her acclaimed eye to a luxury condo project. KA Residences, a new luxury high-rise from designer Nina Magon and real estate developer Moiz Bhamani, will bring a wellness-focused approach to living in Houston.

    KA Residences

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    Each unit offers a wellness-focused suite dubbed the Merkaba Room.

    Together, Magon and Bhamani have secured a property near Memorial Park at 55 Briar Hollow Lane to bring KA Residences to life. The project extends Magon’s existing portfolio, which includes, her design business Nina Magon Studio, the Nina Magon Lounge within Zadok Jewelers, River Oaks French restaurant Cocody, and the Memorial Estates at Verdi, a luxury townhome development that opened in 2024.

    “KA was born of the idea that wellness shouldn’t be an occasional practice, it should be central to daily life,” Magon said in a statement. “We designed KA to translate restorative practices into the home, supporting consistent clarity, balance and vitality every day. This concept will usher in a new era of living, well beyond what is available on the market today, offering a new and enhanced lifestyle to the most ambitious.”

    Named for an ancient Egyptian term for a person’s “guiding life force,” according to press materials, each unit at KA will offer a dedicated wellness suite, dubbed the Merkaba Room, complete with hot and cold plunge, a hyperbaric chamber, and an energetic drainage ritual. Designed for daily use, the room can also serve as a meditation chamber and will offer red light therapy, among other amenities.

    In addition to the Merkaba Room, each residence will offer other wellness-focused amenities such as lighting that optimizes circadian rhythms, advanced oxygenation systems to enhance air quality, and a private pool.

    Floor plans range from two-to-four bedroom units up to two-story penthouses. Of course, each unit will benefit from interiors designed by Nina Magon Studio along with kitchen’s equipped with high-endGaggenau appliances, and lighting by Studio M.

    Magon and Bhamani have ambitious plans for the project, with over $1 billion invested. Once Houston is underway, they plan to build KA locations in cities such as Dallas, Scottsdale, Dubai, and Mexico City.

    “There is a gap in the luxury real estate market for residences that integrate wellness in a meaningful, enduring way,” Bhamani added. “KA represents a new model entirely, and we are bringing the concept to thoughtfully selected markets that are primed for this offering, with the right mix of sophisticated and wellness-focused buyers.”

    Pricing for individual residences has not been disclosed. KA plans to market itself to future buyers on an invite-only basis.

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