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The home on 3920 Inverness Drive was listed by Mike Mahlstedt of Compass RE Texas, LLC, while the buyer was represented by Walter Bering of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.

Baby Boomers still own more Houston houses than any other generation — but five-year trends show that might be changing.

This was the fourth week in a row of declines, leaving prospective buyers hopeful for sustained low rates throughout spring homebuying season.

One of the best ways sellers can make their home stand out in today’s market is by upgrading their space with luxury renovations and amenities.

Condominium owners looking for more space, access to outdoor areas and increased distance from neighbors often consider a detached home to be a natural upgrade. But are these upsizing dreams actually attainable?

New listings have proven difficult to predict in the first 12 weeks of the year, according to the Houston Association of Realtors® latest Weekly Activity Snapshot.

The National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index rose for the third month in a row, suggesting the housing market’s contraction could be “coming to an end.”

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index rose 3.8% year over year in January, compared to a 5.6% annual gain in December.

The most expensive new listing in Texas is a record-breaking property.

The supply of new homes for sale ticked lower from February, according to government figures.

The annual rate of 4.58 million sales was up 14.5% from January but down 22.6% from the February 2022 rate of 5.92 million.

Nationally, the week of April 16-22 is likely to provide sellers with the most favorable conditions for a successful sale of any week of the year, although the exact timing varies widely by market.

Multifamily construction may have exceeded demand in Houston, according to Colliers’ latest report.

A shortage of existing-home inventory is driving more people to the market for newly built homes.

Increased mortgage rates have sidelined many would-be buyers, allowing inventory levels to increase. As a result, buyers can now “shop around” more than during the peak of the pandemic, putting the burden of concessions back on sellers.

Homebuilders expressed “cautious optimism” that the lack of existing inventory would drive demand for new homes despite high construction costs and interest rates, the National Association of Home Builders reported.