American consumers are growing more and more confident with the housing recovery, according to Fannie Mae’s latest National Housing Survey. More than half of American consumers expect home prices to rise within the next year, according to the latest

Houston’s housing market activity increases prices, creates bidding wars and encourages buyers to snatch up the little inventory that is left. Houston’s housing market activity has driven up prices and created bidding wars for the best properties. Buyers, who

This month, Ravenna Homes, a brand new homebuilder in town, is launching into the builder team of Firethorne, a 1,400-acre residential community in Katy/Fulshear. The Firethorne team is looking forward to working with Ravenna Homes. “We’ve got deep-rooted relationships

A brand new homebuilder in town is putting down its initial stakes in Firethorne, a 1,400-acre master-planned residential community in Katy/Fulshear.  Houston-based Ravenna Homes is launching into the builder team of  the top-performing master-planned community this month. “We’ve got deep-rooted relationships

  Bridgeland, an 11,400-acre community, has donated a homesite for the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) fundraiser, the Benefit Homes Project. This is the fourth year a homesite has been donated in this

National homebuilder Meritage is planning to close phase two of the newly developed White Wing subdivision in New Braunfels by the end of this month. Last year it closed phase one from real estate investment firm Rockspring Capital. Rockspring

Residential construction spending continued its forward progress in March, and the construction industry on the whole expanded impressively. Residential construction had another strong month of activity in March, with construction spending on residential projects in the month rising to

Texas posted both monthly and year-over-year increases in the February Case-Shiller, as the state continued to roll towards a housing recovery. There news was uniformly for Texas home prices in the latest Case-Shiller report from Standard & Poor’s, with

Though March’s Pending Home Sales Index from NAR was a positive one, it suggests the low housing inventory levels are affecting home sales at the contract level as well. Pending home sales rose by both monthly and yearly measures

HAR Supports Tony Carbone and Greg Hill as Candidates for Pearland City Council The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) Board of Directors is proud to announce its decision to support Tony Carbone and Greg Hill as candidates for Pearland

A new Lender Processing Services study indicates that mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures are moving in the right direction The amount of mortgage delinquencies that were behind in their payments or in foreclosure is at its lowest level since 2008,

With the Internet, foreign homebuyers have never had it easier buying property in the U.S. But what cities do they favor the most? It was Thomas Friedman who famously stated that “the world was flat,” and his statement applies

Homeownership is often pegged as the ultimately realization of the “American Dream,” but a new study from the MacArthur Foundation finds consumers may not agree with that sentiment. The housing crisis changed many things in the housing market –

It can be difficult for renters to find a residence for them and their pets, but a select number of cities – Houston included – are quite pet-friendly! Americans are a diverse bunch, with numerous views on religion, politics

The mortgage markets have been on a bumpy ride the last five years; are the latest numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association, though, a positive sign? Mortgage applications rose 4.8 percent last week to their highest level since May

Houston’s real estate market showed no signs of slowing down in March as it cruised through its 22nd consecutive month of positive home sales. Home sales were strong and housing inventory remained tight for yet another month in March,