Current Market Data
Houston home prices and inventory were up in April, but the city still faces significant hurdles from oil price drops The Houston Association of Realtors released its newest home sales report today, May 13, outlining the city’s continued growth
Despite an influx of investors to the market, cash sales continue to dwindle throughout the nation. It is a new market for traditional buyers, despite a recent report of surging investor activity, as once again cash sales fell in
A new report from CoreLogic shows foreclosures are falling across the nation, mostly The nation’s foreclosure inventory is in decline, falling 25.7 percent year-over-year in March, which represents a continued effort to regain the market normalcy enjoyed in pre-crisis
A new study uses homeownership rate to rank the best and worst presidents for housing…but it’s a bit more complicated than that. In early May, economist Roger Thomas of ValueWalk.com released an analysis (of sorts) on homeownership rates from
A new report from RealtyTrac confirms investors are gaining traction in the flipping market. But is there enough inventory to go around? Single-family home flips were up in 2015’s first quarter, according to a RealtyTrac U.S. Home Flipping Report.
While unemployment continued declining in the new jobs report, slow wage growth points to an overall tighter labor market. The Labor Department released its April jobs report today and the response has been somewhat neutral, as limited gains tell
We keep hearing how low inventory is in today’s housing market, but why is that the case? The National Association of Realtors’ existing-home sales report for March was an altogether positive take on housing, with sales rising 6.1 percent
A new Zillow analysis shows in stark terms just how damaging inequality is for housing’s future. Call it “The Great Housing Divide.” Although homeownership – on the strength of record-low mortgage rates – remains incredibly affordable, rising levels of
March represents another month of home price appreciation, according to CoreLogic. CoreLogic released its March Home Price Index (HPI) today, and the findings reflected a continued strengthening of prices nationwide. Including distressed sales, national home prices rose 5.9 percent in
Houston is a hot market, but it’s struggling with persistently low inventory and the damaging effects of oil price drops. So why are builders so confident? There is a schism happening in Houston real estate, and oil is the
We keep hearing that many consumers are ready to enter the homebuying fray, but new analysis casts doubt on that sentiment. Fewer and fewer Americans are planning on purchasing a home, according to a new survey from Gallup. Gallup’s
This year is shaping up to be another strong one for new construction in Houston. After several years of prominence, it seems that Houston’s new construction marketplace is poised for another strong year in 2015. According to the latest analysis from Dodge
Arch MI finds Houston in danger of its home prices falling over the next two years, but that may just be what the city needs. The price of crude is rallying, with West Texas Intermediate climbing 3 percent Wednesday
Housing may have taken a beating during the downturn, but its reputation has recovered marvelously in the public’s eye. Americans consider real estate as their best long-term investment, according to a new survey by Gallup. That’s the second year
A new CoreLogic report shows that falling REO numbers are helping bolster home sales and reduce distressed sales. Distressed sales, including real estate-owned and short sales, continued tumbling in February, falling 0.8 percentage points from January and 3 percentage points
NAR’s report showed improvement in pending home sales, but also an increase in the share of traditional buyers compared to investors. Spring is in full bloom, bringing with it a wave of antsy buyers who are ready to make
