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Bridgeland Community Celebrates Five Years of Success

The Bridgeland multi-community development in Cypress, Texas, has much to celebrate as its 5-year anniversary approaches.  In its short history, Bridgeland has won both the Community of the Year award in the 2010 Silver Awards, and The Nationals 2009

Houston Southern Living Showcase Home Tours to Benefit Local Charities

Built by Morning Star Builders and marketed by the Prudential Gary Green Realtors Builder Marketing Division, the Houston Southern Living Showcase Home will be going on tour to benefit two local charities beginning

HUD Grants $243,179 to Houston Urban League

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced yesterday $28 million in grants – $243,179 of that due to a Houston organization – to fight and investigate housing discrimination and promote equal housing opportunities. Funded through the Fair Housing

Riverstone Community Celebrates 10 Years of Prosperity

Sugarland’s Riverstone community has much to celebrate during its 10-year anniversary. The 2011 year-to-year sales up 35 percent, home sales this past August set an all-time record high, and it is listed among the top 20 selling communities in

FHLB Awards Millions in AHP Funds to Texas Housing Projects

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), along with its member institutions, were pleased to announce today that it has awarded more than $3.3 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 14 low- to moderate-income housing

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The Best of Houston Real Estate: Most Expensive Homes Sold in 2010

The Houston Business Journal (HBJ) recently published a list of the most expensive Houston-area homes sold in 2010. The list is made up of 51 homes

Prudential Gary Greene Realtors Teams Up with Smarter Agent to Create New App

Mobile platform designer Smarter Agent announced today it has developed a mobile application for Prudential Gary Greene Realtors. The app will benefit real estate clients by providing MLS data and location-based searches through any mobile

Harris County Median Home Price Falls at $130,000

According to a national study, the median home in Harris County is priced at $130,000. This puts Harris County about a third of the way down the national list for median

New Fees and Regulations Lead to Unhappy Homebuilders

In regards to new home starts, the Houston real estate market is currently leading the nation. Houston has also managed to keep property value from falling during recent years. Unfortunately for homebuilders, new fees and regulations for home construction

Martin Fein Acquires Willowick Court Townhomes

The Houston-based real estate management company, McCord Development Inc., recently sold the Willowick Court Townhomes to an affiliate of Martin Fein Interests, a real estate development, construction and management business. Fein plans on demolishing the 10-acre property, located at

Summer Sales Increase for Woodforest

It’s been a good year for Woodforest, the master-planned community located along a Montgomery golf course. This year’s new home sales show an almost 20 percent increase over last year’s through early

Huge Sales Increase for Riverstone Community

The community of Riverstone has set new records with 2011 new-home sales thus far, with a substantial increase over last year’s year-to-date sales for

Year-over-year Home Sales for August Reach Astronomical Heights

NASA may conduct training and space research at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, but the area’s real estate may soon be joining those astronauts if it keeps posting year-over-year sales like it did in August. According

Up-and-Coming Neighborhood Glenbrook Valley Receives Historic Designation

Glenbrook Valley is steadily regaining popularity and growing into one of the city’s up-and-coming communities. The neighborhood, located on Houston’s southeast side, was marked as a historic designation earlier this summer. Residents say they are drawn towards the mid-century

Cypresswood Leads the Way for Energy-Efficient Senior Housing

Cypresswood Estates, a housing community for active adults over the age of 55, is a finalist for this year’s Multifamily Pillars of the Industry award by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The grounds for the nomination: the

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