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The outside temperature isn’t the only thing cooling off in Houston as October comes to an end. New listings in Week 42 were down 8.1% compared to the same time last year, according to the Houston Association of Realtors

Coventry Homes has launched sales of new homes in Escondido, a master-planned community northwest of Houston in Magnolia. Residents can choose from 15 floor plans ranging from 1,739 to 3,336 square feet. The single-family homes are priced from the

Home-price gains were once again broadly distributed, as all 20 cities in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose, although in most cases at a slower rate than a month ago.

Bspoke Title Holdings recently announced the addition of John Magness, Sarah Blackburn, Patricia Rissanen, Britt Naponic and Michael Neary, Jr. to its executive management team, according to a press release. Magness, the company’s chairman, is a 30-year industry veteran

The month also saw a slight shift in inventory, even though shortages continued.

A new northwest Houston master-planned community by Johnson Development Corp. will focus on sparking joy and eliciting positivity in its homeowners, according to a press release. Aptly named Jubilee, the 1,620-acre Hockley development will aim to improve its homeowners’

New listings have slowed again in Houston’s real estate market, falling 8.9% during the week ended Oct. 18, according to the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) weekly activity snapshot. This nearly 9% decline followed a 1.3% year-over-year decline in

The kitchen located in the Greater Houston Builders Association’s headquarters recently got a facelift in honor of the association’s 80th anniversary.

As the intense demand for homes continues to outmatch supply nationwide, buying a home is becoming an increasingly expensive feat. The median value of a home in the U.S. is $281,370, an 11.6% increase over the last year. Meanwhile,

Lack of inventory continues to restrict home sales as fewer homes sold in September, and closed home sales dropped.

The decrease was driven by a 5.1% month-over-month slide in the rate of multifamily starts, while single-family construction was flat.

Days on market rose 7.4% from August, and months supply of inventory slid 5.6%, according to RE/MAX’s National Housing Report.

Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH) has acquired certain assets of McGuyer Homebuilders Inc. (MHI) for $471 million in cash at closing, subject to post-closing adjustments.

It’s been barely three months since the federal moratorium on foreclosures expired, but it’s starting to prove costly, as nationally, foreclosures are on the rise, having increased 67% from last year.

The Howard Hughes Corp. recently announced plans for Parkland Row, the newest addition to its Bridgeland master-planned community.

As remote work becomes the new norm for many homeowners, real estate professionals are encouraging clients to consider implementing insurance-based smart home technology into their homes.