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NRT LLC Acquires One of Houston’s Top Residential Real Estate Firms

Coldwell Banker United Realtors, one of the largest residential real estate firms in Houston, has been acquired by NRT LLC in a massive deal affecting dozens of offices in four states. NRT LLC, a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Realogy

CoreLogic: Houston Posts Strong Price Gains in February

Moderate home price gains in February suggest the market may be stabilizing. Home prices continued their strong ascent in February, according to CoreLogic’s newest Home Price Index. Including distressed sales, home prices climbed 5.6 percent from the same time

Houston’s Rental Market Remains Affordable, But For How Long?

It’s been common knowledge that Houston’s rental market is a relative steal, but is that still the case? For some time now, Houston’s rental narrative has been one of remarkable consistency. Compared to other big cities, the narrative has gone, Houston’s rents are downright

Houston Loses Multifamily Developments, Gains Opportunity

Multifamily developments are leaving Houston, but their departure could open the door for something else: more single-family homes. Rising oil prices are still down relative to trends spanning the last half-decade despite 12 consecutive weeks of U.S crude inventory growth.

Case-Shiller Finds Texas Home Prices Soaring

Home prices in Texas are growing, and at a rapid rate. Texas home prices posted soaring numbers in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which looked at data from Dec. 2014 to Jan. 2015. From December to January, Dallas prices were up 0.4

Housing Affordability a Tale of Two Cities in Houston

Housing affordability is a major problem, and new research has added an additional wrinkle to the crisis. Housing affordability (especially in the new home market) may be worsening nationwide, but it has nothing on the affordability squeeze facing renters

New Construction in Houston Stampedes Through February

What was the deal with our local new construction marketplace last month? February proved a storming month for residential new construction in the Houston area, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. For the month, residential construction in Houston totaled

Houston’s Top Neighborhoods for Millennials and Families

A study from NerdWallet aims to help Millennials and families streamline their home searches in Houston. Houston’s diversity is one of its most attractive selling points, but also something of a hindrance when it comes time for families and

Why Soaring Inequality is Terrible For Housing

Everyone should be concerned about rising levels of inequality – especially residential real estate professionals. The Brookings Institution just updated its data metrics on inequality in the U.S.’ largest metro areas, and the results are – to put it

Lion Share of New Construction in Houston Affordable Only For Affluent Consumers

The single-family home market for new construction has trended towards affluence, and so has the rental market. The last couple months, we’ve been reporting with regularity on how our nation’s issues with inequality have manifested themselves in new construction,

CoreLogic: Houston Boasts Nation’s Highest Equity Levels

Homeowners are benefiting from rising home prices that improve equity, but that doesn’t mean negative equity still isn’t a problem. Equity continued building in the fourth quarter of 2014, CoreLogic’s newest report concluded, showing that by year’s end, 1.2

Consumers Demand More From Lenders

TD Bank survey shows what clients want: more information. In the wake of the rebuilding year of 2014, the market, while still in recovery, has been cast in a distinctly more appealing light, as consumers are once again eager

Why Housing Affordability is More Complicated Than You Think

You may think you understand housing affordability, but chances are you’re relying on limited measurements. How affordable is Houston’s housing market? The answer to that question is more complicated than meets the eye, and it suggests some very interesting things

Will Texas Be Too Old By 2050?

Texas is a behemoth of a state, bigger than most countries, but can its population support the weight of its aging as workforce ratios shift? In terms of size, it’s fair to say Texas is a leviathan. Prodigious, by

GHBA Remodeler’s Council Weighs in on Home Renovation Projects

Whether you are renovating a home with the intention of putting it on the market, or renovating a space you plan to enjoy for years to come, home improvement projects require a great deal of careful attention. Members of

HAR: Houston Sales Down for First Time in 6 Months

Houston experienced declines across the board in February, with the exception of home prices. It seems as though the affects of falling oil prices, particularly that on Houston’s imposing energy sector, have finally rippled into the local housing market,

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