Trends

This year’s top exterior home trends

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.

The average Texas home is 2,158 square feet. Here’s how that compares to the rest of the country

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

Houston’s hottest markets lie in the outer suburbs

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

Your FIFA World Cup ticket could cost 2 weeks’ rent in Houston

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.

Realtor.com: Buyers ‘rewarding’ sellers for adjusted listing price expectations

Amid what Realtor.com called the most active spring in years, the housing market is finding a new equilibrium.

The most popular home trends of 2026

Houzz compared first quarter user activity to year-ago levels to determine the emerging home trends for summer 2026. Here’s what they found.

3 of the fastest-growing US ZIP codes are in the Houston area

The fastest-growing Texas ZIP was 77441in Fulshear, which grew from 2,100 housing units in 2014 to over 10,600 units in 2023 — a 390.8% increase.

HAR: Affordability gains in Houston as 42% of households can swing homeownership

While the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.18%, the median home price decreased 1.7% year over year to $331,500.

Is the American Dream even on the table anymore?

Short answer: Yes. But not quite in the way mom and dad did it, according to a survey of over 2,000 American renters and would-be homeowners.

Huffman tops Houston’s hottest communities

Sales increased 177.1% year over year, representing the largest annual jump of any Houston-area community. Huffman previously ranked No. 11 in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Zillow: Buyers want exposed beams and arched doorways

Among over 600 home features and design aspects, exposed beams were the most popular — home listings featuring the element saw 19.7% more engagement on Zillow.com.

Boomers still buying the most US homes as first-time buyers fall to all-time low

Boomers made up 42% of all homebuyers during the period from July 2024 to June 2025, unchanged from the same time a year prior. Millennials lost market share, making up 26% of buyers, down 3% year over year.

Empty-nesters own more than a third of three-bedroom homes in US

Redfin noted that millennials are currently the largest generation, making the rate of boomer homeownership even more outsized in comparison.

Houston is one of the best markets for first-time homebuyers

In Houston, renters spend a median 22.7% of their income on housing — anything less than 30% is considered affordable — allowing flexibility to save for a down payment.

Trends: How new construction will adapt to address the housing supply shortage

The 2026 National Housing Supply Summit was held in Washington, D.C., on March 18.

Amount buyers need to afford typical home falls for 2nd month in a row after 5 years of increases

After five years of worsening, housing affordability has finally started to improve, according to a new Redfin study. 

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