Driven primarily by the construction boom during the pandemic, the housing market has seen some improvements in affordability, but homes remain out of reach for many would-be buyers.

The most recent Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey shows homebuyer activity continued despite the economic uncertainty. 

Home sales jumped 167.7% in Brookshire, with 83 sales during the first quarter. The community was previously unranked on HAR’s Q4 2024 list.

HomeSmart’s yard signs will now have QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags allowing home shoppers to access property details.

Closed home sales increased 1.7% year over year, with 2,363 homes sold during the week. Pending sales, meanwhile, increased by 1.2% as 2,535 listings went under contract.

Homes that are professionally staged not only attract more attention from potential buyers — they also sell faster and for more money, according to data from the National Association of Realtors’® 2025 Profile of Home Staging.  

Despite the deceleration, the company, formerly known as CoreLogic, expects prices to rise another 4.9% over the next year.

Realtors added 12,907 properties to the MLS, a 21.1% increase year over year, while active listings jumped 35% to over 35,000.

More sellers put their homes on the market during the week ended April 28 than during the same week in 2024, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

The National Association of REALTORS’® Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.9% in March, compared to economists’ expectations of a smaller 1% gain.

The median home price rose in 18 markets across the state and fell in eight. Days on market, meanwhile, increased in 23 markets and declined in three.

A four-bedroom, 4.5 bathroom mansion in River Oaks is the most expensive new listing in the Lone Star State.

The pace of sales rose 7.4% compared to February, topping analyst estimates by a large margin.

Prominent real estate economist Matthew Gardner shares insights on the first quarter of 2025 — including his takes on tariffs, immigration, brokerage acquisitions, mortgage rates and more.

New listings increased 21.7% in Houston during the week ended April 14, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

When broken down by profession, Houston firefighters spend 118% of their income on homeownership, community and social service workers spend 74%, law enforcement officials spend 72%, educators spend 66%, healthcare workers spend 46% and lawyers spend 30%.