Homebuilders continued to grow more confident with the housing market in December, according to the NAHB. Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose yet again in December, as more and more homebuilders liked what they

Just when you thought that housing inventory in Houston could not go any lower, November managed to prove all of us wrong. Houston home sales may have enjoyed their 30th straight month of increases in November, but all that

Are the foreclosure markets finally on the path to recovery, or will 2014 mark a resurgence? RealtyTrac had very positive news to report in its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for November, which uncovered quite a few promising developments in

Research on the subject could not make the point more clearly – not all home remodeling projects are created equal. Last week, we took a broad view of home remodeling activity in 2013, but for our next story on

When looking at two of the more important measures of a housing market’s general health, how did Houston fair in November? Here at Houston Agent, we follow quite a few indices and analysis, and one of our undeniable favorites is

Houston foreclosure markets continued to improve in 2013, falling by nearly a quarter from last year in October. October was yet another solid month for Houston’s foreclosure markets, which saw further improvement from last year, according to the latest

Asking prices in Houston continued to increase by very encouraging amounts, according to the latest analysis from Trulia. Houston’s housing market continued its unseasonably strong performance in November, with asking prices in the area rising a very impressive 15.5

There are oodles of possible remodeling projects for prospective home sellers, but which ones yield the greatest return on investment? Consumers are always looking for ways to increase the returns on their investments, and for most consumers, few investments

Market activity in Houston has quickened considerably, according to a new series of stats from Redfin. Houston’s housing market had the need – the need for speed – in October, with time on market in the area falling a

October would seem to be a rockin’ good month for new residential home sales, but is there more to that data than meets the eye? Let’s start with the good news – according to the Census Bureau, new residential

Houston made it two for two in major home price indices, as the market continues to show signs of recovery. Home prices in the Houston area rose 10.9 percent year-over-year in October, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic;

Construction spending was positive in October, but what do the larger trends say about construction in 2014 and beyond? For the second week in a row, the government has released promising numbers for construction, though there still remains considerable

October was a great month for residential construction, with both the single-family and multifamily markets rising to new post-boom levels. Though the government shutdown handicapped the Census Bureau’s data on residential construction, what it did report in its latest

Pending home sales were down in October, and there remain several pitfalls for housing in the coming months. Pending home sales fell yet again in October, and the terrain remains a bit precarious for housing, according to the latest

Residential construction has been on the rise throughout the country in 2013, but what of here in Houston? October was a very good month for residential construction in Houston. How good? Try these three facts: In October, the latest

September’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices were yet another reminder of Texas’ strong housing market. Home prices in Texas remained sturdy as ever in September, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Though S&P does not, incredibly,