With several of its homesites pre-sold, Serenity at Meridiana has embarked on construction of its amenity center, model homes and initial move-in ready homes as the first 55-plus active-adult community along the Texas 288 corridor.

New listings lost some momentum as families turned their attention to sending kids back to school according to Houston Association of Realtors.

Homes priced from $750,000 and above led the way in sales volume in July with a 36.7% year-over-year increase. Most of the homes are located in River Oaks, Memorial Villages and The Woodlands.

Smaller, more affordable homes are hitting the market, helping moderate median list prices, according to Realtor.com.

Besides Atlanta, the portfolio’s markets include Dallas; Phoenix; Nashville, Tenn.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Tampa, Fla.

Houston home listings held to positive territory on a year-over-year basis for a third consecutive week in the week ended Aug. 9, and the listing volume continues to gain ground from earlier this year, according to a Houston Association of Realtors report.

Hines U.S. Property Partners initial capital raise represents over $1.2 billion in investment capacity to pursue next-generation assets.

Texas Realtors releases report chronicling the real estate market’s growth over the past decade.

The Highlands is Caldwell Home’s newest master-planned community coming soon to Montgomery County, will feature 4,000 homes from award-winning builders and with amenities for a highly active lifestyle.

The company is currently starting to build in Dallas and will soon break ground on two more developments in the city, as well as others in Austin and Houston in the near future.

The new executive joins RentPath from ParkMobile, which provides an app to help drivers pay for metered parking remotely.

With the increased number of professionals working remotely, today’s homebuyers are putting less of a premium on commute time and more on affordability.

The new community, deemed Evergreen, will span 740 acres and eventually accommodate 2,000 homes. The builder has dedicated 100 acres of the community to natural areas and green spaces, including an amenitized creek. 

HBJ honored dozens of real estate teams and agents who came up on top in sales volumes and transactions over the past year.

The Houston market saw its 13th consecutive month of sales growth, although the pace slowed. 

The competitive homebuying market showed signs of loosening up last month as bidding wars dropped from May despite being higher than they were a year ago.