Seven of the 10 ranked communities had average sales prices below the area average, with new construction making up a sizeable portion of sales in many.

The number of millionaire renter households in Houston jumped from 18 to 232 between 2020 and 2024, increasing a whopping 1,189%.

Economists were expecting a monthly decline in the annual sales rate. 

Popular bathroom upgrades in 2026 include bolder accents, specialized water features and structural changes.

Since the Hispanic Wealth Project’s founding in 2014, Hispanic household wealth has more than tripled across the U.S.

Over the past year, more than 35% of rental listing page views in Houston came from out-of-towners.

Active buyers are looking for more expensive homes, while price-constrained buyers are looking at fewer homes altogether.

PMI — which protects lenders on mortgage loans where the down payment is less than 20% and as low as 3% — allowed Texas buyers to save an average of $51,645 at closing in 2025.

Three years after the opening of a large center, ZIP codes retained 66% of their pre-opening active listings, compared to 43% in similar areas without a data center.

Approximately 64% of households in the state are cost-prohibited from owning a median-priced home — that equates to about 7 million families, researchers said.

Given the median home price of $345,200 — down 1.2% year over year — and the average 30-year mortgage rate of 6.41% — down from 6.79% a year prior — the typical monthly mortgage payment was $2,550.

Leading the charge in the second quarter of the year was the Magnolia/1488 West area in the northwest of the Houston metro.

Curb appeal is important to today’s homeowners — that is, they want the exteriors of their homes to appeal to their own preferences and sensibilities rather than those of potential buyers.

Given Texas’ average home size, buyers in the state pay an average price per square foot of $210.

The ZIP code with the biggest year-over-year increase in home sales last quarter was 77461 — the Needville area in Fort Bend County.

It may be impossible for fans to put a price tag on the joy of attending a once-in-a-lifetime World Cup match hosted in their hometown.