Americans are deeply pessimistic about economic mobility. By an overwhelming margin, they believe it is harder today to secure a middle-class lifestyle than it was for past generations. And a large majority continue to see the housing market in

Home sellers in the Houston housing market have seen some of the best returns in the nation, according to the Q2 2016 U.S. Home Sales Report from RealtyTrac. Basing its analysis on publicly recorded sales deeds from more than 900 counties nationwide, RealtyTrac found

In June 2015, Houston’s median home sales price peaked at $219,558. One year and a 2 percent decrease later, and the city’s median sales price has fallen by more than $4,000, according to a report from RealtyTrac. Houston’s housing

By the end of 2016, the Department of Energy estimates 1 million homes will be equipped with a solar energy system. And still there is no definitive way to value those systems in appraisals. A new report from the

In January, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a division of the Treasury Department, announced two Geographic Targeting Orders, or GTOs, to monitor all cash luxury transactions in both Manhattan and Miami. The purpose was to help authorities identify possible

There are a number of circumstances under which a home can be built, but in 2015, homes built for sale went up faster than any other, according to a new report from the National Association of Homebuilders. In a

Home price growth in the Lone Star State remained stronger than the national average, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The leading home price metric in housing, the Case-Shiller, found that Dallas home prices (Houston prices

Today, builders are facing a serious labor shortage. A few years from now, that shortage could get even worse. In a new report from John Burns Real Estate Consulting, the research group’s vice president and chief demographer, Chris Porter,

After a roll call vote on Tuesday in Cleveland, Donald Trump was officially nominated as the GOP’s presidential candidate. Unfortunately, his domination in Republican polls has done little to stymie the falling value of his once-coveted branded condos. In

Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at, among other things, the top luxury offices in Greater Houston based on total number of luxury sales and luxury volume. Which Greater Houston real estate offices sold the most luxury properties in the

Having trouble keeping up to date on all of Houston’s top real estate stories? News this week includes a massive, mixed-use campus getting a client facelift and record-setting home prices in June. In case you missed it, here is

Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at, among other things, the top-producing agents in Greater Houston based on total sales volume. Which Greater Houston agents saw the biggest year-over-year gains in their business in the second quarter 2016? We took a deeper

In less than a year, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be president. One of them will set the policies that will impact housing over the next four years. In a recent survey from Trulia, the listing site found

Jonathan Smoke is the chief economist for realtor.com, and in a commentary he recently wrote for CNBC, he suggested the nation’s current economic arrangement is a “nearly perfect scenario” for this summer’s real estate market. “During the boom, loose

Texas is renowned for its public education, and in Greater Houston, nowhere is living up to the state’s reputation more than Cinco Ranch, according to a new report from Niche. Rating public schools on state test scores, graduation rates,

Cinco Ranch is Greater Houston’s best place to live, according to new rankings from Niche. The review site based its rankings on a set of criteria that encompassed the area’s education, economy, average commute, family friendliness, weather, diversity and