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Houston Ranked Low on Apartment List Satisfaction Survey

Houston was ranked on No. 84 out of 100 on Apartment List’s Renter Satisfaction Survey, released early this month. The survey, which polled over 18,000 renters, asked renters to rate their city based on a series of factors. Houston,

The Signorelli Company names Ian Boyd as Division President

The Signorelli Co. has named Ian Boyd as division president of land development. “We are excited to have Ian join our team in this important leadership role as we continue to expand the land development division for Houston and

Beeson Properties Buys More Acres in Katy

Beeson Properties, a prominent real estate investor in Houston, is buying up dozens of acres of land across the Katy Area with the likely intention of developing it into single-family homes. John Beeson of Beeson Properties has purchased 73.2

Houston’s Most Competitive Suburbs in June

Summer demand is starting in Houston’s suburbs Last week, we used data from Redfin to identify Houston’s top selling suburbs, and Katy and Spring topped the list. In a follow-up, and with additional Redfin data, we examined inventory and

Texas Home Prices Rise in Latest Case-Shiller

Home prices were positive for the Texas housing market in May’s Case-Shiller Home prices in the Dallas housing market rose 0.9 percent from April to May, and 8.4 percent from May 2014, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

Real Estate Ad Stirs Racial Controversy

When local Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty Broker Associate Ashton Martini, who heads the Ashton Martini Group, ran an ad in Houstonia’s June issue featuring an interracial couple and their three biracial children, he didn’t expect the image to incite

Houston among Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers

Texas leads the pack for initial buyers According to a recent analysis, Houston is among the top 100 best cities for first-time homebuyers. The study, which was conducted by WalletHub, a company that focuses on smart financial decisions, also recognized Allen at No. 2,

Houston’s Top Selling Suburbs in June

Houston’s suburbs posted strong sales in June June proved a remarkable month for sales in Houston’s suburbs, building on what has already been a strong year for the city and its outlying communities, data from Redfin confirmed. The volley for

Houston Housing Market Grows Stronger in June

Following May’s sales dip, the Houston real estate market evolved yet again with the June sales volume being up 4.1 percent and home prices reaching new high records. According to the latest monthly report from Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), single-family

CoreLogic: Houston Nears Pre-Crisis Cash Levels

CoreLogic released its April cash sales report today, and as has been the trend all year, cash sales declined year-over-year, bringing national levels closer to the pre-crisis baseline of around a 25 percent market share. In April, cash sales

RE/Max The Woodlands & Spring’s Ivan Arjona Honored by NAHREP and REAL Trends

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and REAL Trends recently ranked Ivan Arjona, Realtor and international specialist at RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, as one of the top realtors in the country. Arjona ranked No. 67 on

CoreLogic: Texas Helps Set National Foreclosure Standard

CoreLogic May foreclosure report documents continued improvement in inventory and seriously delinquent mortgage rates Today, CoreLogic released its May 2015 National Foreclosure Report, which highlighted steep declines in completed foreclosures and foreclosure inventory, as well as the falling serious

CoreLogic: Houston Prices Surge in May

CoreLogic has released its May Home Price Index, revealing another month of positive gains. Marking 39 months of consecutive year-over-year gains, national home prices, both including and excluding distressed sales, increased 6.3 percent in May compared to the same

Trendmaker Development Opens The Reserve at Clear Lake City

Trendmaker Development has announced the grand opening of The Reserve at Clear Lake City, a new home community located in the Clear Lake City area of Houston in Harris County. As the developer and builder of The Reserve at

Four Master-Planned Communities Near Houston Drop Off Top-Selling List

Four Houston-area communities have fallen off a new list of the top-selling master-planned communities nationwide compiled by RCLCO, a national real estate consulting company. RCLCO stated that many Houston-area communities cited construction delays due to heavy rains as the reason

Houston Developer Breaks Ground on Luxury Beachfront Community

  A new development is underworks by NewCoast Properties. The group plans to develop 35 home sites for a luxury beachfront community southeast of Houston. The new community, called Seagrass Beach, will be built over 33.5 acres off State