In an effort to help responsible homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than the value of their property, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today will begin providing an additional refinancing option for underwater borrowers. Originally

Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after expiration of the homebuyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator, rose 5.2 percent

International real estate investment and services company Kennedy Wilson  today announced that its auction division offered and sold 26 units of Edge condominiums at an auction that it conducted on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Hilton Americas-Houston. Gross sales

RE/MAX has further broadened its international reach into two new countries: Bolivia and Tunisia. New Region Owners Tarek Thabet of RE/MAX Tunisia and Oliver Viera of RE/MAX Bolivia said the brand’s strong global visibility and credibility were prime reasons

Food, dancing and band at Discovery in Spring, Texas on Tuesday September 21, 2010! 50 inventory homes available. For more information contact fflippin@FirstTexasHomes.com or call

Data through June 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, show that the U.S. National Home Price Index rose 4.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, after having fallen 2.8percent in the

According to a recent report by Metrostudy, a national housing data and consulting firm that maintains an extensive primary database on residential construction in the U.S. Housing market, Houston’s economy is showing signs of recovery. The annual 2009 Census

Clear Capital, a premium provider of data and solutions for real estate asset valuation, investment and risk assessment, released last week results from its Gulf Coast oil spill impact survey and analysis. Clear Capital is gathering and analyzing data

An anticipated property sales slowdown set into the Houston real estate market in July following the expiration of the federal homebuyer tax credit. The credit had propelled local home sales for four straight months beginning in March, however home

Situs Inc. is assisting a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee with the preparations for a bankruptcy auction of the Gramercy Park Condominiums, a luxury mid-rise multi-family asset located in the prime Medical Center submarket of Houston, Texas. “Due to the

Jackson Walker Partner Randy Farber was recently honored by the Texas Rehabilitation Association with the Promethean Award. The Promethean Award is given to a person with a disability who has demonstrated self-motivation and personal courage in overcoming the disability

While progress has been made in the months-long battle to contain the oil from the Deep Water Horizon disaster, Gulf Coast vacation property owners face long-term implications to their travel and tourism business and property values. To help vacation

By Tom Butala The Houston Association of REALTORS (HAR) renewed last week its data-licensing agreement with The First American Corporation’s CoreLogic. The Santa Ana California-based CoreLogic offers consulting, analytic and information-based services to clients; providing the real estate industry

In an effort to help responsible homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than the value of their property, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided details on the adjustment to its refinance program which was

Taylor Morrison has purchased 165 home sites for Southern Trails West, a new community located at the intersection of FM 518 and Windward Bay Drive, about two miles from Pearland Town Center. Southern Trails West is west of Southern

Rofo has launched a new the new Real Estate Pro, an application for LinkedIn that is a plug-and-play social media tool for real estate professionals and landlords, creating a localized social media marketplace for brokers, and for businesses seeking