Current Market Data
There is no denying the economic problems plaguing the Houston market, but that doesn’t negate the fact that it’s still considered one of the top real estate markets to watch in 2017, according to a joint report from the
Every year, the Urban Land Institute, in collaboration with PwC, takes on the notoriously herculean task of understanding where the nation’s real estate market – and the patchwork of markets that make it up – is heading. The two groups
Southwest Katy is the top-selling market in Greater Houston. According to data from the Houston Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Services, in the 12 months preceding this past September, there were 2,431 closed transactions in the Katy market. A close second was Pearland, where
The Houston area’s new construction market continues to struggle this year, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In September, Houston saw more than $671 million in total residential construction spending, a 20 percent decline from Sept. 2015. Even more, the Bayou City’s year-to-date construction spending
It’s no secret that the Internet has revolutionized real estate, bringing a new level of access and breadth to an industry long defined by its exclusivity. What’s less known, though, is how consumers are interacting with that revolution, and
In a new ranking from online real estate marketplace Ten-X, Houston is named as one of the top 50 single-home markets in the country. Basing its analysis on “current and forecasted housing fundamentals,” such as home price and sales
Economic turmoil has led to contraction in Greater Houston’s home market, and despite September being a record month for prices, appreciation has slowed as a result – but not everywhere. In both La Marque and Liberty County East, prices are
In the 12 months preceding this past September, nowhere in Greater Houston did homes sale for more on average than in River Oaks, according to numbers from the Houston Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Service. Between Oct. 2015 and
China’s presence in the U.S. residential real estate market is growing rapidly, and it’s creating opportunities for agents proactive enough to seize it, one expert says. Between 2010 and 2015, Chinese real estate buyers spent $93 billion in the
Texas home prices continued their positive momentum through the summer, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Per S&P’s analysis, prices in the Dallas area were up 0.5 percent from July to August, and up
Houston residents average more than $6,000 in savable income, helping make it one of the best cities in the country for building wealth, an analysis from Bankrate found. In its analysis, Bankrate weighed a variety of local indicators, including: average income
This year marks 35 years of the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to commemorate the latest survey’s Oct. 31 release, NAR spotlighted five integral ways that housing has changed in those 35 years. Here are
Almost nowhere in the country does buying beat renting more than in Houston, a new report confirmed. In a new analysis, listing portal Trulia based its buying vs. renting determination on an array of factors, including median home prices and rents,
Located about 30 miles north of Houston along I-45, The Woodlands, a master-planned community built in 1974, is one of state’s most favored cities. Houstonia magazine once called it one of Greater Houston’s hottest neighborhoods. In 2014, NerdWallet named
With the billing of “the largest and most comprehensive survey of real estate consumers ever conducted,” Zillow’s 2016 Consumer Housing Trends Report arrived this week with considerable build-up, and indeed, the report does feature many interesting looks at the
In which Greater Houston neighborhood and suburb did homes sell the fastest in the third quarter 2016? Utilizing our REAL DATA 2016 report, we took a deeper look at the market trends and put together the following table to give
