Experts predict that Houston will be one of the most populated places in America by 2100. But can the metro actually handle all that growth?

According to the Houston Association of REALTORS® Housing Affordability Index, only 39% of households in the Bayou City could afford a median-priced home during the second quarter.

Decreases in occupancy and an uptick in multifamily construction allowed apartment absorption to triple during the second quarter.

Closings were previously down from 2022 levels for 30 consecutive weeks.

The Houston real estate market demonstrated continued signs of stabilization in July, according to the latest market update from HAR.

Meanwhile, July’s home sale prices had their highest increase since November.

Over 100,000 Californians made the move to Texas in 2021 — that translates to roughly 300 new Texans on a daily basis.

Both new and pending listings were down in Houston during the week ended July 31, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® latest Weekly Activity Snapshot.

The Dallas-area city of Plano ranked at No. 1 on RentCafe’s list — only 8% of children in the metro live under the poverty line, one of the lowest proportions in the nation.

New listings are down in Houston, based on both year-over-year and pre-pandemic market comparisons.

Two of these expensive properties were listed by Laura Sweeney of Compass RE Texas.

Of survey respondents who made a wedding registry in the past two years, 85% said they would have preferred to receive money they could have used towards a down payment, mortgage payment or other associated homebuying costs.

New listings are down by 4% year over year in Houston, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® Weekly Activity Snapshot for the week ended July 24.

The industry group issued its housing-market forecast along with its monthly Pending Home Sales Index for June. 

Check out HAR’s list of the top 10 hottest housing markets in the Houston area.

Despite a drop in new-home sales in Houston, HomesUSA CEO Ben Caballero says all signs point toward market stabilization.