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

The real estate boom in Houston continues, according to Culture Map Houston. In the Loop, pre-sales are becoming a typical part of business. For example, Bancroft Place, a development by Pelican Builders, features upscale townhouses for a presale price of 1.3

As if the scenario in Houston’s real estate market could not get any rosier, May’s positive numbers marked the 24th straight month of sales increases. Just when it was starting to look at though Houston’s real estate market had

Housing inventory seems to be picking up on the national stage, but what about specific metro areas, like our beloved Houston? The nation’s housing inventory has been one of the most hotly followed aspects of the housing market in

The Eagle Springs community, a part of Newland Communities, has a wide selection of inventory, which is unusual when you consider the fact that Houston’s inventory is at a 15-year low. There has been a 13 percent increase in

The discussion of the Grand Parkway began back in the 1960’s and is finally making way today, hoping to be completed by late 2015. Through a partnership between landowners, agencies, local governments and the state, a parkway with four

The negative equity situation continued to improve by wide margins in the U.S. housing market, according to CoreLogic’s latest research. The U.S. housing market’s equity situation continued to improve in 2013’s first quarter, with roughly 850,000 homes returning to

Though some headlines on rising mortgage rates have bared apocalyptic overtones, the housing market has some room to spare on rate increases. Mortgage have ticked up in recent weeks, and already, the doomsday headlines (many of them broadcasting the

The NAHB’s Improving Markets Index has grown by leaps and bounds in the last year, expanding by three-fold. The National Association of Homebuilders’ Improving Markets Index increased to 263 markets in June, with 29 new metropolitan markets, including Chicago,

The U.S. foreclosure markets made impressive strides in April, with completed foreclosures and foreclosure inventory both showing progress. 1.1 million – that’s the number of homes in the U.S. that were in some stage of foreclosure in April 2013,

Asking prices exceeded rents for the second month in a row in the Trulia Price Monitor, with prices up in 98 of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas. It was another banner month for asking prices in May, with

The CoreLogic Home Price Index surprised analysts with a stronger-than-expected, 12.1 percent hike in April, with even better numbers expected for May. The CoreLogic Home Price Index exceeded expectations again in April, with home prices leaping 12.1 percent year-over-year

Does new foreclosure slang fit in with the latest real estate trends? We’ve heard of “short sales,” “shadow sales” and “cure rate.” Now, two other phrases have been used to describe some of today’s real estate trends: “zombie foreclosures”

With demand high and supply low, homes are pending at an alarmingly quick rate nationwide; but what’s the scenario like in Houston? It’s a classic case of supply and demand: demand for homes, on account of record low interest

Find out what real estate websites will work for you, and which features are worth your money. The February 2013 Issue of Inman News reported in January, Zillow.com had more than 44.19 million visits, Trulia.com had 33.70 million and Realtor.com had 29.32 million. Which real

Home prices in Texas remained among the most consistent in the nation, with prices up both monthly and yearly in March’s Case-Shiller. Home prices here in the Lone Star State were consistent as ever in March’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices