Posts by Liz Hughes

August pending-home-sales growth slowest since June 2020

Pending home sales in August rose just 9%, the slowest growth since June 2020, according to a new Redfin report....

Home prices are 40% more affordable than at housing boom height

Income levels and mortgage rates gave homebuyers in June 129% more house-buying power than they had in 2006, according to First American Financial Corp.’s June Real House Price...

Houston home prices expected to jump 14% in the next year

Homebuyers in the Houston area should brace themselves amid expectations that the residential real estate market could jump 14.1% next...

Median home sale prices increase 16% from 2020

Even as the real estate market is showing signs of cooling and more sellers are dropping asking prices, median home prices increased by double digits from last...

New listings rose in July as more affordable options hit the market

Smaller, more affordable homes are hitting the market, helping moderate median list prices, according to Realtor.com....

No new median-home price records set in July

For the first time since early March, no new records were set for median-home-sale prices last month, ending the five-month streak of record-breaking home prices....

Housing affordability falls for a third straight month

Affordability declined in 49 of the 50 major markets according to the May 2021 First American Real House Price...

How far are Houston homeowners willing to commute?

With the increased number of professionals working remotely, today’s homebuyers are putting less of a premium on commute time and more on...

Homebuying competition lessens in Houston. Could the market be losing steam?

The competitive homebuying market showed signs of loosening up last month as bidding wars dropped from May despite being higher than they were a year...

Compass, Guaranteed Rate launch loan origination company OriginPoint

Two of the largest leaders in the real estate market are joining forces to form a new mortgage origination...

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