Wood Partners, an Atlanta-based real estate company, indicated its intentions to further supplant itself in the local industry with the recent announcement that Bart Barrett would be the new director of its Houston office. “Bart has been a key

Oil prices tumble even further moving into 2015; is there any end in sight? In July of last year, oil prices were hovering over $100/bbl, which was fueling a booming Houston economy heavily dependent on energy investment. However, in

Housing has made definite progress the last couple years, but there remain pitfalls on the long, winding road to recovery. Mortgage rates remain at record lows; home sales, though down from 2013’s highs, are still miles ahead of the

CoreLogic’s third quarter equity report helps instill confidence for 2015. Early today, CoreLogic released its quarterly equity report, detailing the state of both the nation and individual metros in regards to the current level of equity in the market.

Asking prices ended the year with a bang, according to new analysis. The Houston housing market closed off 2014 in a typically strong way, with asking prices rising 13.4 percent for the year, according to the latest Price Monitor from

Latest CoreLogic report shows prices falling moving into 2015. However, experts say we’re still poised for a strong year. National home prices climbed yet another rung on the industry ladder in November, according to CoreLogic’s latest home price report.

Though Houston’s for-sale market is showing signs of a seasonal slowdown, its rental market continues to charge ahead. The rental market in the Houston area continued its ascent in 2014’s fourth quarter, completing one of the strongest rental years in recent memory,

We all know that our housing market has quite a bit of value behind it, but what’s the big number that it all adds up to? We’ll cut straight to the big number – $350 billion. That’s the cumulative

Texas leads nation in annual inbound moves, and Houston leads Texas. Texas sits at the apex of geographic magnetism in the U.S., attracting thousands of new residents to the state each year like flecks of iron. According to Indiana-based

Agents may be looking up when it comes to 2015’s housing market, but how do consumers feel about the impending year? The news cycles have been chock-full of stories on what analysts and trade professionals expect for housing and

S&P’s newest Case-Shiller report revels a slow climb towards balance and a strong end to 2014. It was another month of stellar performance for home prices in the Texas market, according to the newest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from

Negative equity is not only down in Houston, but almost entirely absent in the area’s housing market. Last week, we reported a much-needed dosage of good news – that after peaking a few years back, negative equity in Houston has fallen

Houston has struggled with depleted inventories and strong demand, but a new survey finds the city may be ready to leave that problem behind. Houston real estate professionals will be happy to learn that third quarter residential building is

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) Gary Greene’s recently welcomed Realtor Natalie Mitchell to its Lake Houston office. “I’m pleased to welcome Natalie Mitchell to our Gary Greene Lake Houston office,” said Lisa Dempsey, manager of the BHGRE

The negative equity situation in Houston has improved dramatically, according to new research by Zillow. Here is some encouraging news for you to end the week with – here in the Houston area, the share of mortgage properties in negative equity

Census Bureau names Houston as nation’s top construction market. Creative Commons: iodine127, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P1070694.JPG It’s been a roller coaster of a year for the national housing market, but one area that’s been on track since the beginning is Houston, which