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Despite Slowdown, Developers are Still Pumping Billions into Houston’s Housing Market

New analysis from Dodge Data & Analytics paints an encouraging picture for Houston’s new construction marketplace The Houston housing market capped off a strong year of residential investment, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Per Dodge Data’s

Are First-Time Homebuyers Making a Comeback?

First-time homebuyers have been MIA for some time – are they poised for a comeback? The National Association of Realtors reported late last week that first-time homebuyers accounted for 32 percent of existing-home sales in December, which was up

Good News for Luxury Agents – the Millionaire Population is Growing, and Fast

New research finds that millionaire ranks grew strongly in 2015 There were nearly 128,000 millionaire households in the Houston area through the middle of 2015, up 5.4 percent from the same period in 2014. Millionaire households now account for 5.7 percent of all households

Why are Fewer Single Women Buying Homes?

Why has homebuying among single female consumers declined in recent years? During the mid and late stages of the housing boom, one of the more commonly reported success stories was that of the single female homebuyer. As tracked by

Houston’s Rental Market Shows No Signs of Slowing in 2016

How did the local rent markets close out the year? The Houston rental market finished 2015 on active terrain, according to new analysis from Reis. For the 12-month period ending in December, Houston rents rose 4.5 percent, slightly slower than the 4.6 percent

Green Features Remain Important to Homebuyers

“Green” and energy-efficient features remain important to homebuyers, though some options are more sought-after than others. That finding came courtesy of NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to parse through the results, we put together the

Houston New Construction on Pace for Lukewarm Year

The latest analysis from Dodge Data provided an encouraging assessment of new construction in Houston According to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, residential construction spending in the Houston housing market totaled $647 million in November. That total is 14

Homeownership Out of Reach for Many Houston Renters

Stagnant wages and high rents combine to push homeownership out of reach for thousands of Houston residents More than 625,000 renters in the Houston housing market struggle with the cost of housing, according to a new report from the Joint Center of Housing

Is the American Middle Class Disappearing? 4 Stats to Consider

Where does America’s middle class stand financially? New analysis from the Pew Research Center explains The U.S. middle class, which has long defined the country’s economic prosperity, is no longer the majority of Americans. That eye-grabbing finding came courtesy of

What Size Homes Do Consumers Want in 2015?

What is the preferable home size? The median size for homes purchased in 2015 was 1,900 square feet, according to the 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from the National Association of Realtors. Beyond that median, though, NAR uncovered

How Have Fannie Mae’s 3% Mortgages Affected Housing?

Fannie Mae’s 3-percent down-payment policy was met with praise and skepticism in equal parts, but how has it impacted housing? It was last October when Fannie Mae announced that, in an effort to broaden credit access, it would lower its

BLS: Economy Adds 211,000 Jobs in November

Despite adding jobs, November offered more of the same for America’s economy The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s

Houston New Construction is Flat in 2015

2015 has been a neutral year for new construction in Houston Residential construction spending in the Houston housing market totaled $729 million in October, a 17 percent decline from Oct. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. It was the latest sign

New or Used? Why Consumers Buy Certain Homes

Why do some consumers buy new homes, while others buy existing homes? NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers provided the answer, and in our continuing coverage of NAR’s report, we’ve assembled the following graph on the topic:

New Home Sales at Highest Level in 7 Years

New home sales are hot, but what are the larger market trends? Sales of new single-family houses rose 10.7 percent from September to October and 4.9 percent from Oct. 2014 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 495,000, according

The Top 10 Reasons Consumers Bought Homes in 2015

Why did U.S. consumers decide to buy homes in 2015? That question was one of many that NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers tackled, and the results were many and varied – especially when the consumers’ disposition

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