We’re often told how great home improvement projects are for home sellers, but what are the actual reasons that sellers pursue such projects? Home improvement projects are often pegged as one of the grandest reasons for owning a home

September was a solid month for home price growth in Houston, with prices rising in the latest index from CoreLogic. Home prices in the Houston area rose 11.53 percent year-over-year in September, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.

It’s been a slow, steady recovery for the nation’s foreclosure markets, but CoreLogic’s latest report solidified just how far they’ve traveled. The release of CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report, which covered economic data through September, made one thing clear

September was a positive month for Houston’s residential construction sector, which continues to outpace nearly every other metro area. Though residential construction in Houston faltered a bit in September, the Bayou City still has one of the strongest markets

The Woodlands Development Co. (TWDC) and M/I Homes have teamed up to build one of three Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) homes for its Benefit Homes Project this year. Each year, homes are built for the Benefit Homes Project with

Houston-based homebuilder Lennar provided the “treat” of Halloween a few weeks early. According to a recent press release, Lennar, one of the biggest builders in the area, opened two new model homes at the beginning of October in its

This is Halloween, and cemeteries and gravestones are among the most quintessential images of the season. But year-round, how many transactions are near these arguably creepy areas? We associate many images with Halloween: witches, jack-o-lanterns, vampires, werewolves, and of

The real estate market continues to slow down nationwide, but are the national trends consistent here in Houston? The U.S. housing market continued to slow in September, according to the latest Real-Time Fastest Markets report from Redfin, which measured

August was another solid month for home prices in the Lone Star State in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Home prices in Texas remained sturdy as ever in August, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

New data from NAR shows that pending home sales continued their downward progression in September. Pending home sales fell once again in September, with the Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) falling 5.6 percent

We’ve been seeing reports that housing inventory is beginning to stabilize; is that true here in Houston, though? Up, or down? That’s always the question when it comes to housing inventory, and with new realtor.com data in tow, we’re

The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) recently held its annual PRISM Awards, which recognizes the area’s best builders and developers. Bridgeland, an 11,400-acre development in Cypress, was awarded “Master Planned Development of the Year”. It’s the second time the

Existing-home sales declined a bit from August to September, though housing inventory continued to show promising signs. After hitting their highest level in nearly four years, existing-home sales came back down to earth in September, declining 1.9 percent to

Houston’s housing market showed no signs of slowing down in September, with home sales posting strong yearly returns. The Houston real estate market just rolled along in September, soaring to its 28th consecutive month of positive home sales, according

Builder confidence had been on a tear recently, but new data from the NAHB suggests a cooling off period. Builder confidence for the newly built, single-family home market stumbled a bit in October, with the National Association of Home

There are many ways that homeowners can improve their residences, but what projects are the most popular? Home improvement projects are among the key tenets of homeownership. You purchase a home, renovate certain aspects of it, and then, several