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CoreLogic: Houston Area Home Prices Jump 12.7%

Home prices continued their double-digit performance in January, according to the latest CoreLogic numbers.   Home prices in the Houston-area housing market rose 12.7 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Home Price Index (HPI) from CoreLogic. Even

Houston Housing Inventory Down 19% in February

Housing inventory continued to decline in Houston in February, and at the moment, there does not seem to be signs of improvement. Housing inventory in the Houston housing market fell 19 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest

Tomball’s Willowcreek Ranch is Adding More Homes

The developers of Willowcreek Ranch in Tomball are rolling out their second-phase of inventory six months earlier than expected because of the high demand for homes in that area, the Houston Chronicle reports. This new surge in homes comes at

What Share of Texas’ 2013 Home Sales Were New Construction?

We all know that new construction has made steady progress the last couple years, but what’s its share of home sales? As we reported last week, new home sales remain historically low. Though they did hit their highest mark

New Residential Construction in Houston Down 34% in January

The latest numbers from McGraw Hill Construction gave us insights to the nation’s new construction markets. New residential construction activity in Houston slipped a bit in January, falling 34 percent year-over-year, according to the latest economic data from McGraw

Houston Home Prices Expected to Rise 15% by 2018

A new study predicts good things for Houston’s housing market in the coming years. Home prices in the Houston residential real estate market are expected to rise by 15 percent from 2012 to 2018, according to the latest report

Owning in Houston 45% Cheaper than Renting

We all know that rising mortgage rates and price increases have taken a bite out of affordability, but how does renting compare with owning in 2014? The homeownership/renting debate is an everlasting one, but in the post-boom housing market,

Houston Foreclosures Down 49.1% From Peak

The Houston housing market has made considerable strides in the last year, according to CoreLogic’s latest MarketPulse. Home foreclosures in the Houston housing market are down 49.1 percent from their peak, according to the latest MarketPulse report from CoreLogic,

Texas Home Prices Continue to Improve in December Case-Shiller

Home prices in Texas continued to show improvement in December, according to the latest Case-Shiller indices. Texas home prices remained stable in December, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Though S&P does not track prices

Record-Low Inventory Pushes Prices Higher, Sales Lower in Houston

Houston’s inventory woes continue to boost prices, but they are starting to impact home sales in the Bayou City. With record-low inventory in Houston pushing down home sales in January, homebuyers ended up paying more for the homes that

Price Per Square Foot in Houston Jumps 17.3% in January

Has price per square foot continued its 2013 ascent in the New Year? Many things occurred in the housing market in 2013, but perhaps the most notable was the marked ascent in home prices and the price per square

Houston Leads the Country in New Home Construction

A new study finds that Houston has the most active new construction market in the nation. Houston led the nation in single-family home construction, according to a Metrostudy cited by a CultureMap Houston article. According to the article, the

Housing Affordability in Houston Falls 10.2%

Housing affordability has fallen nationwide in the last year; what of here in Houston? Housing affordability in the Houston housing market fell 10.2 percent in 2013, according to newly released data by the National Association of Realtors. From 2012 to 2013,

Inventory in Houston Starts 2014 on Wrong Foot, Drops 18.5%

Houston’s housing inventory blues have not improved much with the New Year. Houston’s housing market has distinguished itself from other national markets in several ways the past few months; unfortunately, the area’s rapidly declining housing inventory has been one

Trulia: Houston Asking Prices Leap 13.5% in January

Houston’s housing market continued to grow in confidence in January. Asking prices in the Houston-area housing market increased 13.5 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. That continued Houston’s track record of strong

CoreLogic: Houston Home Prices Rise 10.7% in 2013

Houston’s housing market showed some definite positivity in 2013, according to CoreLogic. Home prices in the Houston marketplace rose 10.7 percent in 2013, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index. That was the sixth strongest yearly increase of all the

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