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What are the Nation’s Busiest Housing Markets?

Is Houston among the busiest housing markets in the U.S.? A new report from Redfin shows how the Bayou City stacks up to the competition. What are the busiest housing markets in the U.S.? That question was at the

CoreLogic: Home Prices Up 11.9 Percent in June

June was yet another banner month for home prices in CoreLogic’s Home Price Index, but could home price gains be slowing down? Home prices continued their sterling performance in June, rising 11.9 percent year-over-year in the latest Home Price

Trulia: Asking Prices Up 10.2 Percent in Houston in July

Asking prices in Houston were up 10.2 percent in July, though that activity came amidst a slowing housing market. Asking prices in July were up 10.2 percent year-over-year in Houston in the latest Trulia Price Monitor, a leading measure

Residential Construction Up 23 Percent in June

Residential construction spending continued to lead the pack in June, posting strong year-over-year gains in the latest Census Bureau report. Overall construction spending may have down in June, but it was another great month for residential construction spending, which

3 Important Trends in Housing For the Rest of 2013

The housing market has grown in many interesting ways so far this year, and agents will have some interesting details to consider for 2013’s second half. The housing market has cut an encouraging path the last six months. What

The Unpopular Three-Bedroom Apartments

Nobody wants three-bedroom apartments anymore, so developers aren’t building them. Ten years ago, developers were constructing apartment complexes with 30 to 40 percent one-bedroom units, and now in 2013, 80 percent of the units in a typical complex are

WWBD: What Would Buyers Do For That Dream House?

Homebuyers have a number of worries regarding the housing market, as the summer draws to a close; what lengths would they go, though, for that dream house? Earlier this week, we reported on the seven things that worry homebuyers

CoreLogic: Foreclosure Inventory Down 28% in June

The nation’s foreclosure markets continued to improve in June, according to the latest report from CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s National Foreclosure Report for June brought further good news to the housing recovery, with foreclosure inventory and completed foreclosures both showing encouraging

The Enormous Potential of Millennial Homebuyers

Everyone says that Millennial homebuyers offer a huge opportunity for housing, but now, we can finally put a number behind it – and it’s a big one. It’s no mystery that Millennial homebuyers have been missing in action thus

The 7 Things That Worry Buyers Most about the Buying/Selling Process

In the last year, we’ve entered a new world order in real estate, and homebuyers are facing a number of concerns as a result. It’s a new world out there in the U.S. real estate market. Gone are the

Pending Home Sales Near Six-Year High in June

Pending home sales were at their third-highest level since 2006 in June, but are rising mortgage rates beginning to have an impact? Pending home sales were at their third-highest mark in more than six years in June, though industry

Texas Home Prices Hit Record Highs in May Case-Shiller

The May Case-Shiller brought great news for the Texas housing market, with home prices in the state putting up some of the best numbers in the nation. May was a historic month for home prices in the Lone Star

Will Rising Mortgage Rates Lead to Lower Home Sales?

It’s the big question on everybody’s mind – will the rising mortgage rates of the last couple months produce a noticeable fall in home sales? Mortgage rates have been on the rise the last couple months. Since the beginning

Census Bureau: New Home Sales Jump 38.1 Percent in June

June was a rollicking good month for new residential home sales, which posted strong increases on both monthly and yearly measures. New single-family home sales were up 38.1 percent year-over-year in June, in addition to an 8.3 percent monthly

Inventory is on the Rise Nationally – What About in Houston?

The news was good for housing inventory in Monday’s existing-home sales report from NAR, but has the situation improved at all here at home? Housing inventory nationwide increased just under 2 percent from May to June, rising to a

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Rise 15.2 Percent in June

June’s existing-home sales may have fallen from May, but they retained strong yearly increases, while other fundamentals improved. Existing-home sales may have fallen by 1.2 percent from May to June, but June’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million

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