What obstacles remain in the homebuying process? Consumers have many expectations for the housing market in 2015, but they’re also operating under little allusion as to the obstacles that remain in place between them and their dream home. So

Agents may be looking up when it comes to 2015’s housing market, but how do consumers feel about the impending year? The news cycles have been chock-full of stories on what analysts and trade professionals expect for housing and

Economic sentiment has been pretty low for some time here in America, but does new survey data show that’s changing for the better? After a long purgatory, it seems that Americans are finally re-gaining their confidence in the economy,

What should be on your horizon, as the 2015 housing market begins to take shape? The 2015 housing market is nearly upon us, and to help you prepare in your business, we’ve described below three of the big trends

S&P’s newest Case-Shiller report revels a slow climb towards balance and a strong end to 2014. It was another month of stellar performance for home prices in the Texas market, according to the newest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from

Negative equity is not only down in Houston, but almost entirely absent in the area’s housing market. Last week, we reported a much-needed dosage of good news – that after peaking a few years back, negative equity in Houston has fallen

The latest new home sales report is out, but what details of that report should you keep in mind for your business? The latest Census Bureau report on new construction dropped this morning, and it concerns the home sale

As the temperature falls, so have existing-home sales, but numbers still indicate a slow return to normalcy. The market peaked for 2014 in October, according to the National Association of Realtors recently released existing-home sales report. In November, existing-home

The Fed’s language on interest rates changed at its last meeting, throwing into question its future policies. It’s the big question on everyone’s mind – when will the Federal Reserve decide to raise interest rates? Indeed, there are few

Houston has struggled with depleted inventories and strong demand, but a new survey finds the city may be ready to leave that problem behind. Houston real estate professionals will be happy to learn that third quarter residential building is

The negative equity situation in Houston has improved dramatically, according to new research by Zillow. Here is some encouraging news for you to end the week with – here in the Houston area, the share of mortgage properties in negative equity

Census Bureau names Houston as nation’s top construction market. Creative Commons: iodine127, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P1070694.JPG It’s been a roller coaster of a year for the national housing market, but one area that’s been on track since the beginning is Houston, which

Builder confidence remains high while home construction continues to trod along – what gives? Builder confidence this month fell just one point, according to the latest Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders. Finishing up 2014

We all want to think that an explosion is pending in Millennial homeownership, but the numbers to justify that are hardly cooperating. The last few months, we’ve reported consistently that the big problem facing housing (as well as the

The headlines have been merciless regarding the latest new construction report, but was it truly that bad? We’ve seen the headlines too, and on the surface, they’re not pretty – per the latest numbers from the Census Bureau, housing

Of the many remodeling projects available to homeowners, which ones add the most value to homes in Houston? One of the undeniable perks of homeownership is the opportunity to renovate your living space, to remodel and craft a residence