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Millennials have been missing in action thus far in the housing recovery, but a new survey suggests that the future holds good things. #163372008 / gettyimages.com The housing market may have shown an encouraging blast of activity in 2013,
Though foreign interest in U.S. real estate remains high, it’s much stronger in certain metro areas than here at home. #157066422 / gettyimages.com International homebuyers have been one of the major narratives of the post-bubble housing market here in
The housing of bubble of 2006 has long since popped, but some industry professional still argue a second is on the way. Where does our city stand? Every quarter, Trulia updates its Bubble Watch, which monitors home prices, determining whether
The post-bubble housing market have many moving parts, but what components will have a lasting impact on its future? #178684401 / gettyimages.com Many things go into a housing market – so many, in fact, that it can prove dizzying
The market continues its ascent to a full recovery, but one thing in particular is standing it its way, according to Trulia’s latest Housing Barometer. #85739476 / gettyimages.com For more than two years now, Trulia has charted the recovery
We keep anticipating a wave of downsizings from the nation’s Baby Boomers, but the data does not bare out such a shift. #182110608 / gettyimages.com Baby Boomers are the grand representatives of single-family suburban homes, and analysts and real estate
Everyone knows that Houston has one of the nation’s top housing markets, and we’ve got five very good reasons for that status. #479919105 / gettyimages.com Though Houston’s housing market has been losing some steam the last couple months, there’s
The rental markets have been on a steady rise since 2009, but did that continue into 2014’s second quarter? In a word, yes! #88900792 / gettyimages.com The rental market in the Houston area continued its ascent in 2014’s second quarter, according
Crye-Leike is only the latest brokerage to pull its listings from major syndication sites, begging the question: Is this the beginning of movement? There’s a certain dependence many in the real estate industry have placed on online listing services,
Residential construction markets were a bit inconsistent in May, though the news was not all bad. #104316676 / gettyimages.com Residential construction in Houston declined a bit in May, flatlining percent year-over-year and maintaining a $806 million total, according to the latest numbers
Home prices are on the rise, according to a new report from CoreLogic. But what do those gains mean for the industry? #135385164 / gettyimages.com National home prices again rose in May, marking the 27th consecutive month of year-over-year
Pending home sales increased for the month of May, but many first-time buyers are looking for more incentive to enter the market, according to NAR. #154455910 / gettyimages.com In May, pending home sales and inventory levels rose as mortgage rates
We’re just about at the halfway point for 2014 – how has the housing market fared, thus far? #172290866 / gettyimages.com We’re now at the halfway mark for 2014, and unsurprisingly, the year has brought many new surprises and
The Census Bureau came out with its latest report on new home sales this week; what were its main findings? #152392688 / gettyimages.com The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest findings on new construction housing this week with a
It’s no mystery that newly built single-family homes are pretty big nowadays, but the latest data still surprises. #173750263 / gettyimages.com The last couple of years, we’ve been steadily tracking the return of large new construction homes, but even we
New report finds national existing-home sales increasing for the second consecutive month. Carrying the momentum picked up in April, national existing-home sales continued rising strongly in May, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The total