The Houston area features one of the most accessible mortgage markets in the country, according to a Credit.com analysis. Utilizing new data from the Urban Institute, Credit.com found that the average loan-to-value in Houston is 87 percent, meaning the average

Houston’s Greater Third Ward is a neighborhood that’s gained considerable attention over the past several years, as demand for the near-Downtown neighborhood has helped boost local homeowner equity and encourage new development. Senior friendly – As people age, what they

Home prices in the Texas market remained among the strongest in the U.S., according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From June to July, Dallas prices rose 0.7 percent, while year-over-year, prices rose 8.3 percent. S&P does not

Earlier today, Realtor Vicki Fullerton accepted the chairman position of Texas Association of Realtors at the Texas Realtor conference. Fullerton, a broker associate of RE/MAX at The Woodlands & Spring, is a 38-year residential real estate veteran with various

In the fifth part of our “Greater Houston by Graduation Rates” series, we looked at the top high schools in Brazoria County. For our sixth entry, we give you Liberty County’s best high schools by graduation rates, starting with Hull-Daisetta High School. See the rest

In the fourth part of our Greater Houston by Graduation Rates series, we looked at the top high schools in Galveston County. For our fifth entry, we give you Brazoria County’s best high schools, starting with Glenda Dawson High School. See the rest below:

Lots of interesting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Notable stories this week include Houston’s top 100 restaurants being named and the city’s apartment market continuing its downward trend Catch up on this week’s top

In the first part of our Greater Houston by Graduation Rates series, we looked at the top high schools in Harris County. For our second entry, we give you Fort Bend County’s best high schools, starting with George Ranch High School in Richmond. See

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo, and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in August.   Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Address Agent Brokerage $4,270,000 10923 Timberglen, Hunters Creek Zora Spevak

Houston Agent (HA): How has demand for multigenerational homes grown in recent years? And why? Michael Reamer (MR): According to the Pew Research Center, 57 million Americans, or 18.1 percent of the U.S. population, lived in multi-generational family households

The small Houston-collar city of Friendswood has long been recognized as one of Texas’, and the nation’s, best places to live. Here are few reasons why the residents love it, and so will your buyers: Safety – In 2015, Friendswood

For some time now, agents and analysts alike have wondered why so few Millennials are buying homes, but new Census data has provided a remarkably straightforward answer – they’re all living at home with their parents. Compiled by Time magazine,

Houston home sales fell in July, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. But in August, more single-family homes sold than any other single month in the city’s history. HAR recorded 7,914 closed single-family home transactions last month –

Houston Agent (HA): New construction has fallen off in Houston, but where is demand holding or even growing in the greater metropolitan area? Rhoda Davignon (RD): We have seen demand remain strong in the Clear Lake/League City area, Humble,

There are about 13,500 homes for sale in Houston right now, according to Redfin, and your client is likely looking for exactly one – the perfect one. Being able to find it is what separates successful agents from former

About one in five homes purchased last year was bought as an investment property, according to the National Association of Realtors. The average investor had a median household income of just over $95,000 and bought a single-family home within