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Certain Texas cities rank among the top in the country for large apartment sizes, according to a report from RentCafe.
With warm weather heating up much of the United States, many homeowners are craving new summer styles for their living spaces.
Dallas and Houston rank in the top 10 cities for home renovation spending, according to a report from Pro Tool Reviews.
Two of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas are listed by Chad Barrett, an agent with Allie Beth Allman & Associates.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index has hit a new record for six of the last 12 months, as demand remains strong in the face of tight inventory.
In Houston, the Astrodome area is the most expensive: residents pay 46.88% of their yearly home payments in extra property fees.
At the same time, the median price of a new home sold in April declined as well.
New-home construction jumped 5.7% month over month after a soft March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
According to a new report from RentCafe, hotels have overtaken offices as the most likely spaces to be converted into new apartments.
Only 40% of households in the Houston area could afford a median-priced home in the first quarter.
The priciest home sold in greater Houston last month is a 7,258-square-foot new build in the Southside area.
So far this year, Texas’s in-to-out move ratio is up 17% year over year, meaning far more new residents are moving in than moving out of the Lone Star State.
The area of Porter/New Caney West, located about 30 miles northeast of downtown Houston, saw the largest year-over-year increase in home sales in the first quarter.
A majority of the most expensive new listings in Texas are located in the Dallas area.
A $20 million estate spanning over 17,000 square feet in the River Oaks area was the most expensive home sold in greater Houston last month.
Over 70% of Texas homebuyers who used a real estate agent last year said they’d do so again in the future.