Every year, Looped In celebrates by recognizing the best and worst of Houston real estate.In 2020, there was a lot to choose from.The pandemic and the need to socially distance has shaped the way we interact, which has shaped the spaces we interact in. Home sales and renovations boomed, while offices were thrown into uncertainty and hotels and small retailers floundered. Some have closed for good.As Looped In looked back on last year, we asked your thoughts on what stood out. And the people have spoken:Most Controversial Controversy
34 percent: The National Association of Realtor's new social media policy
32 percent: How the attempted Daugherty-Elliman merger panned out
26 percent: Al Hartman's handling of masks in the workplace
8 percent: The proposal to turn Sharpstown into a homeowners' association
Buzziest Buzzword
56 percent: Unprecedented
22 percent: WFH
16 percent: Uncertainty
6 percent: De-densification
Trendiest Development Trend
48 percent: Home office
27 percent: Plexiglass partitions
16 percent: Touchless (fill in the blank)
9 percent: Swimming pools
Saddest Demise
62 percent: Luby's
15 percent: Bernie's Burger Bus
15 percent: Barry's Pizza
4 percent: Morningstar
Write ins: Benjy's, Sweet Tomatoes, Wendy's
Biggest Work-from-Home Perk
43 percent: Less time commuting
28 percent: More time with pets
16 percent: More time with family
13 percent: Kitchen access for lunch and snacks
Brightest Glimmer of Hope (Besides the Vaccine)
49 percent: Low mortgage rates
28 percent: Escapes to nature
11 percent: Empty commercial space repurposed into housing
9 percent: Road trips
Write ins: Vacation homes, freedom
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