Ralph Bivins has been covering the real estate market in Houston since the late 1980s when he started as a reporter with the Houston Chronicle. He now runs Realty News Report and has just published his first book: "Houston 2020: America's Boom Town - An extreme close up." He talks to Nancy about the projects and personalities that shaped the city's built environment and the challenges that stand to hold it back.<a href="https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&amp;origin=newsroom&amp;ipid=podcast">Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&amp;origin=newsroom&amp;ipid=podcast</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep115: A bold plan for the Texas Medical Center

LATEST EPISODE — Episode 95: Why Mattress Firm blanketed the market — From urban renewal to suburban sprawl, Houston's real estate market is going through one of its most dynamic times in decades. Join real estate and development reporter Nancy Sarnoff as she meets the city's developers, deal makers and dreamers and dishes with colleagues on all things Houston real estate.