Though home prices have risen, negative equity continues to affect many homeowners – though not equally. #459305223 / gettyimages.com Home prices have risen in dramatic ways the last couple of years, but quite a few properties remain in negative

#96780649 / gettyimages.com On May 9th David Weekley Homes was published in BUILDER Magazine as the largest privately held homebuilder in America. In addition, the company was ranked 18th overall on the magazine’s “2014 BUILDER 100” list, which is

Houston has been home to one of the nation’s hottest housing markets for some time, but new HAR numbers suggest that may no longer be the case. #178675889 / gettyimages.com Throughout 2012 and 2013, it almost became cliche to

We often hear about how vital homeownership is to the middle class, yet new data suggests that owning is not as feasible in our market as one would think. #485210071 / gettyimages.com Homeownership and the middle class go together

With talk in the air about overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, how much sway does conforming loan limits have on our market? #157336161 / gettyimages.com Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the massive government-sponsored entities that are responsible for the

Prices have risen strongly thus far in 2014, and April only continued that hot streak. #122676840 / gettyimages.com Houston’s home price increases in 2014 continued in April, with asking prices rising 9.8 percent yearly and 2.1 percent quarterly, according to the

Did our area’s long-term housing inventory trends continue last month? #171583862 / gettyimages.com Falling housing inventory in Houston has been the name of the game for quite some time now, but new analysis from Movoto may suggest light at

This year’s stellar home-price gains continued into the spring, according to CoreLogic’s latest analysis. #485935355 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Houston area housing market rose 13.7 percent year-over-year in March, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.

Home prices have increased in a hurry the last year, but has that made homeownership any less practical in certain markets? #476846255 / gettyimages.com In the immediate years after the housing bubble popped, the answer to “rent or buy?”

Residential construction has been making a tepid comeback in recent months; how did March play into that narrative? Let’s put it this way – March was a wonderfully positive month for residential construction in the Houston area, according to

Houston is well known for its affordability, but what neighborhoods are in the upper echelon of pricing? Time and again, we’ve reported on the relative affordability of housing in Houston, and how much that affordability differs from similarly large,

Home prices offered few surprises in the latest Case-Shiller report. Home prices in the Lone Star State reached new highs in February, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Although (astoundingly) S&P does not track home prices

We keep hearing about how time on market continues to fall, but what do the averages tell us about how fast our market really is? Earlier this week, we reported that nationwide, time on market has fallen seven days

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene has announced that realtor Samantha Richards has joined the firm’s Lake Houston team, and realtor Brenda Chavez has joined the Inner Loop office. Richards brings over 15 years of experience to Better Homes and

As recent college graduates set their sites on jobs across the country and former grads weigh the pros and cons of staying put versus moving to a new location for better pay and cheaper rent – these young professionals

Founded in Houston, Texas in 1976, David Weekley Homes has announced it’s expansion midwest to Chicago. This will mark the first time that the home builder will be building homes in this state and anticipated sales of Weekley’s in