The number of all cash transactions peaked in Jan. 2011, accounting for over 46 percent of total home sales. In September of this year, cash sales represented a much smaller portion of total sales with a 32.5 percent share,

Inclusion and acceptance for the LGBT community is on the rise, according to the Human Rights Campaign, which recently released its 2015 Municipal Equality Index. Rated on a 100-point scale, the LGBT rights group’s annual index assigns numerical grades

Speculation on the future of Houston’s construction market spans the spectrum, from unbridled optimism to doomsday nihilism. The reality will likely fall somewhere in the middle of that range, according to a 2016 construction market outlook from Atlanta-based CMD Group,

New projections from the country’s Bureau of Labor Statistics forecast big job gains for the construction sector over the next decade and emphasize the growing importance of environmentally conscious building. Over the 10-year period beginning in 2014 and ending

Year-over-year gains in national equity were in the double digits at the end of this year’s third quarter, as a healing economy helped keep home price appreciation positive and consistent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. On Sept.

On Monday, Dec. 7, the Greater Houston Partnership forecasted that the Houston metro area will create 21,900 net new jobs in 2016, even though low oil prices will be a drag on the regional economy. “If you want one

States that rely heavily on oil and gas production are losing billions in tax revenues as the low price of oil continues to prompt companies to cut budgets, shrink workforces and, in some cases, file bankruptcy. Because of its

Manzel Contemporary Homes is building 29 townhomes in a new community called Museum’s Gate, which will be located on Portland Street, near Main Street and just behind The Museum Tower. “There is a sense of serenity and privacy to

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in October. Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Property Agent Office $3,500,000 Arrowwood Ci, 11682, Houston Joel Rankin J.D. Rankin

The city of Pearland, about 12 miles south of the Texas Medical Center, reported a 52 percent spike in single-family homebuilding permits to 1,457 for fiscal year 2015, which ended Sept. 30. Residential permits in Pearland totaled $328.4 million

Homes are selling rapidly at Bluejack National, Tiger Woods’ new luxury golf resort. Although the development has yet to open, 43 houses have already been pre-sold. The new residential community will also include an exclusive championship golf course designed by Woods.

The Hanover Co. is under contract to buy land in the Galleria area. The Houston-based multi-family developer plans to purchase a parcel of land just south of its Hanover Post Oak luxury apartment tower off South Post Oak Lane. The deal is expected

Houston’s real estate market has been in a tenuous state since the price of crude plummeted in late 2014, but in November a real crack finally surfaced, as home prices fell for the first time since Feb. 2012. According to

Houston will be the No. 8 housing market for Millennial homebuyers in 2016, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. With 26 Fortune 500 companies in the city, realtor.com cited the Bayou City’s strong economy and career opportunities for new college

October was another month of declining foreclosures, both nationwide and in most major metropolitan areas, a CoreLogic report confirmed this week. Dropping by just over 21 percent year-over-year, the nation’s foreclosure inventory reached a 1.2 percent share this past October,

Houston provides strong opportunities at a fair cost Houston is the fifteenth best college town in the nation, according to a study released by WalletHub. The study looked not just at colleges themselves, but also the surrounding city and their