Heritage Texas Properties has named Chaille Ralph as its new president. Ralph was also last year’s chair of the Houston Association of Realtors. Robin Mueck, who previously held the title of president and CEO, has been promoted to chairwoman. Mueck also

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and multi-family closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in August Single Family Condo Multi-Family Single Family Sales Price Property Agent Office $7,140,000 River Oaks Blvd, 2406, Houston Marlene Rhoden Martha

Houston sales fizzled in August after months of growth, but price appreciation remained hot, the Houston Association of Realtors reported. In terms of total single-family units, sales climbed by only 49 from the same time last year, an increase

Last year, Aspen and Denver-based landscape architectural firm Design Workshop opened a temporary office in the Houston Technology Center to handle its quickly growing local client base. As a reflection of demand and the firm’s success in the city,

Foreclosures continued losing market share in July, as inventory declined 27.9 percent from the same time last year, with completed foreclosures dropping 24.4 percent, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. Foreclosure inventory represented 1.2 percent of all mortgaged homes in

Around the nation, the risk of natural disasters varies depending on a number of factors, including geographical makeup and location. In its 2015 U.S. Natural Disaster Housing Risk Report, RealtyTrac found that 35.8 million single-family homes and condos, or

Home prices were up again in July, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Year-over-year, home prices, including distressed sales, jumped 6.9 percent nationwide, while excluding distressed prices increased 6.7 percent. The price increases reflect an overall strengthening of

Commuters waste dozens of hours and thousands of dollars due to Houston’s traffic problems Houston is home to many things: lovely bayous; a rich, vibrant economy; and, according to new research, some of the worst, most expensive traffic in the U.S.

Realtor Joe Horman has joined RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring’s Louise Beard & Associates as a sales associate. As a sales associate, Horman said he focuses on putting his clients first. “I am completely dedicated to my clients and their needs,”

This year is shaping up to be a positive one for new construction in Houston. Residential construction spending in the Houston area was up 10 percent year-over-year in July, but so far in 2015 is only 3 percent ahead of where it was

Fort Bend County’s Sienna Plantation is a massive, 10,000-acre master-planned community featuring an array of amenities, on-site schools and homes designs from several well-known homebuilders, and today, presales started for the first patio homes in the community’s Village of

In 2010, Tomball’s population within a three-mile radius was just above 18,818, according to the city’s website. By 2017, officials expect that number to move somewhere closer to 20,200 – assuming the annual rate of growth remains close to

New research reveals 2015 has been a banner year for Houston real estate Home sales in the Houston housing market hit an eight-year high in the first half of 2015, according to the July 2015 U.S. Home Sales Report from RealtyTrac. From

Taylor Morrison, a prominent national homebuilder and developer, is planning on expanding its active adult presence in the Houston area with another Bonterra active lifestyle community at Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear. The new community will offer many of the same

On Aug. 24, after China sharply devalued its currency, U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude fell to $38.24 per barrel – its lowest point in six years. WTI inched its way back in the days following, but remains

Oxberry Group is planning to build a condominium in former place of The John C. Freeman Weather Museum. The museum relocated in 2o14. The condo will be called the Mondrain and is expected to be eight stories high and have 20