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Houston Homebuilder Plans 10 Residential Projects

New developer plans to help refill falling inventory. Demand in Houston is continuing to exceed everyone’s expectations, pushing forward both home prices and development. The latest to throw their hat into the ring is the newly formed development company

Is Houston Less Affordable For the Middle Class than Previously Thought?

The term “affordability” is thrown around quite a bit, but when it concerns the middle class, the scenario is all the more interesting. According to a detailed new report from Trulia, 46 percent of the Houston area’s housing stock is affordable

Three Realtors Join BHGRE Gary Greene’s Inner Loop Office

Realtors Dyana Babik, Rebecca Chirich and Mandana Gholamhosseini have recently joined Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) Gary Greene’s Inner Loop office. All three Realtors bring to the office different talents, backgrounds and personalities. Babik joins BHGRE Gary Greene with

Detention and Mobility Work Planned for Conrad Sauer Detention Basin

MetroNational and TIRZ 17 will negotiate a developer’s agreement for detention and mobility work at the northwest corner of Gessner and I-10 with plans to extend Mathewson Lane east across the Conrad Sauer detention basin and donate right-of-way to

BHGRE Gary Greene Honored with Annual “Lexicon World of Quality” Award

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) Gary Greene’s relocation department has yet again been honored with the annual “Lexicon World of Quality” award by Lexicon Relocation, a leading provider of global mobility services. The Lexicon’s Global Network Integration

AmREIT Announces $1 Billion Redevelopment Plan Update of Uptown Park in Houston

AmReit, the Houston-based real estate development with properties concentrated in five of the top metropolitan markets in the southern U.S that agreed to be acquired by Edens Investment Trust firm for $763 million, recently announced an update for its $1 billion

Houston Home to Nation’s Top New Construction Market

“No. 1” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Through September of 2014, Houston had the top new construction market in the country – that’s right, even bigger than the mighty New York City! According to fresh numbers

Cash Sales Remain Steady in August

Cash investors continue to stay away from the real estate market, keeping cash sales relatively low. Cash sales remain steady in the month of August, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Though the market is continue to shed

Houston Suburbs Growing Dramatically More Than City

The population growth trends in the Houston are hardly surprising. From 2010 to 2013, population growth in the suburbs of Houston was 90 percent greater than the city itself, according to a recent analysis by New Geography. In that

Demand Drives October Sales and Prices to Record Highs

Houston market continues defying national trends in October. It was another month of a high sales activity for Houston, according to the latest sales report from the Houston Association of Realtors. While other markets are settling in for the inevitable

What Falling Oil Prices Mean for the Nation’s Energy Hub

Houston’s booming energy market keeps it uniquely linked to the ups and downs of oil prices. High investments into oil, gas, mining and logging have effectively turned Houston into the nation’s energy capital. Because of the city’s unique position, Houston

How Housing Affordability is Worsening in Houston

In case you were wondering, our housing market continues to get less affordable, not more. In the last year and a half, housing affordability in America has dramatically fallen, and our local metro is no exception. We recently reported that NAR’s Housing

Houston Asking Prices Remain Quite Strong in October

Though prices have shown signs of a slowdown at 2014 draws to a close, they’ve remained in positive territory. Though asking prices nationwide have shown some signs of a slowdown, they remained in confidently positive territory through October, according

Meritage Stakes Major Claim in Sugar Land Development

Just southwest of Houston, sitting on more than 700 acres, is Imperial Sugar Land, a master-planned community by Johnson Development. And earlier this week, Meritage Homes stuck a major claim in the development, purchasing 127 acres of the historic

Changes On The Way For HAR.com

Playing off its initials, HAR, the Houston Association of Realtors recently added the tagline Homes and Realtors on the HAR.com home screen in order to reflect the association’s decision to include property listings from all over Texas, not just the

CoreLogic: Home Price Gains Slow, Particularly Luxury

Home prices continue climbing towards a healthy balance, but leave luxury properties behind. As has been the trend all year, home prices continued rising in September, according to a new report from CoreLogic. However, despite gains, the rapidity of

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