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‘Collapse’ of housing inventory drives price rebound 

Two weeks after housing inventory turned negative, home prices posted a healthy increase, MarketNsight said. 

Half of all buyers are first-timers in 2023

First-timers made up 45% of buyers in 2022 and 37% in 2021.

Over 90,000 apartments in Houston’s construction pipeline

Over 90,000 apartments could join the Houston housing market, according to the Q2 2023 Construction Pipeline report from Berkadia.

NAR: Existing-home sales decline as median price remains above $400,000 

High mortgage rates and limited inventory continued to weigh on sales activity, National Association of REALTORS®Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. 

Texas is home to four of the country’s fastest-warming cities

A new report from moveBuddha shows that the typical buyer isn’t yet factoring in climate-related risks when deciding where to live.

Housing starts rebound in July after June slump 

Single-family home permits and completions, meanwhile, also rose, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

The 10 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in July

Realtors from Compass RE Texas top the list of the most expensive homes sold in greater Houston during July, both as listing agents and buyer agents.

Can these boomtowns accommodate their new residents?

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?

The California-to-Texas migration isn’t slowing down

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

These Texas cities are the best for renter families

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.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

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

Modern newlyweds wish they’d registered for a down payment

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.

NAR: Pending-home sales rise for the first time in four months 

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

The hottest communities in Houston

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

How single-family development boomed in Houston this past decade

The Bayou City ranks No. 2 in the country when it comes to housing development over the past 10 years.

MarketNsight: Housing supply has “collapsed” 

Year over year, housing inventory turned negative for the first time in 13 months in June, the real estate data provider said. 

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