Homebuyers have been enjoying some of the highest levels of housing affordability in decades, but will rising interest rates compromise that? The housing downturn has affected quite a few players in the real estate scene, what with its falling

Land prices increased across the nation, due to the rebounding housing market, creating a profit for land investors, but putting pressure on builders. Land prices have increased across the nation, due to the rebounding housing market. It is creating

Foreclosure filings fell 23 percent nationally in 2013’s first quarter, but the situation in many local markets offered a more nuanced portrait. Foreclosure filings nationwide declined in RealtyTrac’s latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, though unsurprisingly, the situation was a

Housing market attitudes remain optimistic in this recovery process, according to Fannie Mae’s March 2013 National Housing Survey results. Even though more Americans are pessimistic about their personal finances and the economy, they continue to remain positive about the housing

Asking prices rose yet again in the Trulia Price Monitor in March, but asking rents continued to slow. Asking home prices outpaced asking rents yet again in Trulia’s latest Price Monitor and Rent Monitor, which studied all the for-sale

Home prices continued to pick up more steam in the CoreLogic HPI, rising to their highest mark in nearly seven years in February. Home prices nationwide rose a sterling 10.2 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest CoreLogic

Houston multifamily communities have been creating a stir lately. Even though April just started, it has already been an active month for them, and we can expect to see even more activity

In Forbes’ latest list of ‘Top Places to Retire Rich,’ Houston’s Bunker Hill Village was prominently featured. Bunker Hill Village was Houston’s sole representative in Forbes’ first ever list of the “Top 25 Places to Retire Rich.” A collection

The Houston rental market has traditionally been overlooked by Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) and brokers because commission rates are lower. However, a study conducted by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) shows that the rental trend is growing, and

Though the housing market is recovering, first-time homebuyers have thus far been an absent component of that recovery; when will they return? The housing market may be showing its best signs of life in years, but one essential component

  Grand View Builders is pleased to announce that Glenda Johnson of Keller Williams is the winner of their very first “Realtor of the Year” contest. Besides the title, Johnson will also receive a billboard for three months in her

Housing inventory shortages have been an epic problem in some housing markets, but what neighborhoods in Houston are plagued by low inventory? Housing inventory in March was nearly 20 percent lower than a year ago, and though that’s the

What MLB baseball teams are surrounded by the most valuable real estate? And do their winning percentages influence the local real estate markets? It’s opening day for Major League Baseball, and Trulia, as it seems to do with just

The nation’s shrinking housing inventory has begun affecting pending home sales, the National Association of Realtors has reported. Pending home sales stalled a bit in February, as the nation’s shrinking housing inventory offered homebuyers fewer and fewer choices. The

Last year was the first time that Houston was among the top five global cities foreign buyers are buying in, according to an annual survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate. Houston is luring a large

The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene awards breakfast was held on March 11, where over 300 real estate agents from the company’s 20 offices attended. Gary Greene partners, Marilyn Eiland and Mark Woodroof, announced at the annual