Yesterday, Houston area residents went to the polls and voted to not elect a mayor, to continue as one of the only major metros in the state and country without a strong equal rights policy in the law books, and

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land is the market with the largest homes in the West South Central region, with a median new home size of 3,026 sq. ft., according to data from the National Association of Home Builders combined with home closing

As 2015 draws to a close, how has residential construction activity in Houston compared with the previous year? Residential construction spending in Houston totaled $757 million in September, according to new Dodge Data & Analytics numbers. Although that is still among the

Houston was the seventh most-searched U.S. city for international buyers, according to realtor.com International. The countries that most frequently searched for Houston were the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. The United

For nearly a decade, the nation’s homeownership rate has been in decline. Since 2004, when homeownership peaked at 69 percent, the rate has fallen nearly 6 percentage points down to 63.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, according

After years of battling against the popularity of single-family homes, the demand for condos is gaining around many of the nation’s hottest metros, a new report from Zillow showed. Year-over-year, the nation’s condo prices have risen at a rate of

Cash sales dropped ever closer to the pre-crisis norm of 25 percent in July, falling from 34.2 percent 12 months earlier to 30.8 percent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. With traditional financing becoming a more realistic option

Home prices in Texas continue to rise in 2015 Home prices in the Lone Star state continue to rise in 2015, with prices in the Dallas metro area rising 0.8 percent monthly and 8.9 percent year-over-year in August, according to the

Newland Communities is proud to announce that its new development, Elyson, is set to start building in the first quarter of 2016. The development plans to build 800 homes including: traditional, patio styles, town homes, twin villas and multifamily projects. Prices range from $250,000

Top Houston Realtor team David Young and Carol Peyton Young has left Coldwell Banker United Realtors and launched David Young & Co. The husband-and-wife duo have a combined 55 years of experience in residential real estate. After eight years with Coldwell,

In November, the residents of Alvin will go to the polls to decide whether to fund a bond package that would in turn fund a number of construction projects for the local independent school district. If it passes, the

Builders are now more confident than at anytime since the housing boom Builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes rose three points in October to a level of 64 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells

The Business Journals, analyzing the latest Census Bureau data, has compiled a list of the most profitable U.S. cities for a wide range of professions, including loan officers and real estate agents. In Houston, 2014 salaries for loan officers

This fall, Taylor Morrison will debut five new model homes in three Houston-area communities including The Groves, Alder Trails and Woodson’s Reserve.  “We’re excited to open these three new communities, as well as the five model homes that showcase the

Houston has one of the most active construction industries in the nation. The market is led by top builders like Perry Homes, Taylor Morrison and Lennar Corp, but as demand remains constant amid climbing prices and persistently low inventory,

Coming off a relatively lackluster August, Houston returned to 2014, record-setting form, as both prices and sales experienced positive growth, according to a report from the Houston Association of Realtors. Total property sales jumped 2.2 percent year-over-year, from 7,848