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American homeowners are finding that rising home prices are helping them reclaim some of the equity lost during the housing crisis, CoreLogic reports. The value of homes, since the bursting of the housing bubble in 2007, have been struggling
Texas Sentinels Foundation Inc. recently presented Staff Sgt. Michael Craven with a home, making him the 15th American hero to receive a home from the Houston-based foundation. The nonprofit foundation that assists soldiers receiving combat injuries during their military service
In the ever-competitive real estate industry, agents are anxious to incorporate drone photography as a marketing tool used to provide buyers with the best possible view of a property. Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used exclusively for law
David Weekley Homes, the largest privately-held home builder in America, announced their intention to soon begin building Westview Manor, another new Central Living community in Spring Branch. The Central Living community will be a gated community located off I-10 at
Houston Association of Realtors named Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene Realtor, Jennifer Wauhob, one of HAR’s 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate. HAR is an online site that connects home sellers, buyer and renters
Cash sales, while still a prevalent portion of total sales, continue inching closer and closer to pre-crisis levels, according to CoreLogic. Cash sales continue ebbing closer and closer to pre-crisis levels, according to CoreLogic’s recent June sales report. Nationally,
Asking prices continued their ascent in August, according to new numbers from Trulia. Asking prices in the Houston area rose 10.4 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. That gave Houston some of
Though overall housing inventory is showing signs of recovery, it’s not progressing in a way that helps first-time homebuyers. According to the National Association of Realtors, 2014 has been a very good year for housing inventory. After falling precariously
$1 million is a hefty chunk of change, but new data shows that it goes much farther in some metro areas than in others. How much is $1 million, in the grand scheme of things? According to some very interesting
Home prices continue rising, CoreLogic finds, but the geographic drivers of the increases may be shifting. Home prices continued to show signs of improvement in July, according to the latest Home Price Index report from CoreLogic. Nationwide, home prices, including
Negative equity persists in today’s housing market, but its impacts are not equally felt in every price point. #471456425 / gettyimages.com Earlier this week, we reported on new findings by Zillow that a whopping 42.6 percent of Generation X
Construction spending has been soaring in Houston, but it cooled off a tad in July. #175937445 / gettyimages.com Residential construction spending in the Houston region totaled $758 million in July 2014, a 14 percent decline from last year, according to the latest stats from
The U.S. housing market has been in recovery mode the last two years, and despite gains, some areas remain in dire straights. #sb10064219d-001 / gettyimages.com If the real estate industry can be thought of as its own world, then
New CoreLogic report finds that even though foreclosures are still around, their presence is much less pronounced. #200146144-001 / gettyimages.com In 2013, foreclosures were at the epicenter of the housing conversation. However, after a year of tirelessly closing short
Our marketplace has traversed quite the terrain since 2008, and new data shows that it has left the past behind. #79395361 / gettyimages.com We report quite regularly on building permits at the national level, but how have permits been
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, one of Houston’s most prominent real estate brokerages, welcomed three new team members to its Inner Loop office this week, Realtors Jim Pinckley, Maro Yuanidis and Sharon Seligman. Pinckley, who comes