The Texas REALTORS® 2022 Q3 Texas Quarterly Housing Report shows that the state’s housing market has calmed considerably from its most frenzied days.

First-time homebuyers account for the lowest percentage of buyers ever recorded, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

Mortgage rates continued to weigh on homebuyers in September, following a brief uptick in new-home sales in August.  

At the same time, mortgage applications declined 1.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis on a week-over-week basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. 

With 4,746 units built in the first six months of 2022, Houston leads the country in new apartment construction, according to a new report from RentCafe.

Month over month in September, existing-home sales slid 1.5% to 4.71 million, which is 23.8% lower than the year before. 

New home construction missed analyst estimates in September, falling 8.1% month over month to an annual rate 1,439,000 homes, according to government statistics. 

With the work from home era in full swing, many Americans are taking advantage of their unconventional work routines to try out the nomadic lifestyle. While working remotely, these people travel from city to city rather than set down roots in one place.

Approximately 58% of homebuyers say they’d be willing to purchase a haunted house — and nearly 25% think they already have.

While 23% of residential Realtors claim they have feared for their safety while on the job, 98% reported that they have never been the victim of a crime while at work.