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

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

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,

A new report from CoreLogic highlights improvements to the nation’s share of all cash sales. Unfortunately, it’s still high. It’s a new housing market in 2015. Policies are shifting, new legislation is being written, and in an eddying whirl

The nation is healing, and as a result foreclosure inventories are thinning out across the nation. How did our city do? Foreclosure numbers responded positively to a healing economy in January, dropping significantly, CoreLogic’s National Foreclosure Report revealed. Total

At the recent RE/MAX of Texas State Convention held in San Antonio, Realtor Sandy Petermann-Williams, an associate at RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, was honored with a RE/MAX of Texas Top 20 Individual for the State of Texas Award.

Zillow compares employment and income growth to determine the best markets to be in right now. How did our city do? The nuances discerning a good economy from a bad one are plenty and complicated, but for a brief

Home prices went up in 2014, and for some metros, affordability did too. For most homebuyers, especially those entering the market for the very first time, affordability is chief among concerns leading up to a purchase. In an analysis of

At the upcoming South Montgomery County YMCA 3rd Annual Dancing for a CAUSE with The Woodlands Stars, Becky Drake, a Realtor at RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, will be taking to the dance floor for a good cause. As a

The new year is always a precarious time for the new construction marketplace. Residential construction spending in the Houston area was just shy of $635 million in January, a decent 4 percent increase from Jan. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge

The latest price index from CoreLogic covered home prices through January. Home prices in the Houston area rose 10.9 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. That’s strongest increase of all the metro areas that CoreLogic

In the end, buying a home all comes down to dollars and cents, and Houston’s qualifying incomes differ in interesting ways with the rest of the U.S. To qualify for a mortgage on a 5 percent down payment, Houston homebuyers

Irony strikes The Woodlands as builders clear cut new village. One of, if not the, premier neighborhood in Houston, The Woodlands, a nearby escape from the clutter and bustle of city life, has managed to attract some of the

Oil prices and new developments are pushing Houston builders to the city’s east side. In recent years, Houston’s single greatest economic influencer has pushed along development in the city: energy. Massive injections of jobs due to the consistently high

SmartAsset evaluated refinancing around Texas and the country to find that Houstonians are saving more. In Harris County, residents are saving more each year on mortgage refinancing than anywhere else in the state, an analysis from SmartAsset, a personal finance website,

Texas continued to lead the pack in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Home prices in the Lone Star State remained strong in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Though the indices do not track Houston, prices were very encouraging in Dallas,