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Texas home sales break the 100,000 mark in the second quarter

Texas continues its strong sales streak as the second quarter of 2018 saw a rise in both homes sold and median home prices. According to the Texas Association of Realtors’ Quarterly Housing Report, a record 100,227 homes were sold

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Texas millennials carry the most debt, Opendoor now in Houston and more

A recent LendingTree study shows Texas millennials carry the most debt in the U.S., primarily consisting of student and auto loans. After analyzing debt in the 50 biggest U.S. cities, the average debt balance for millennials in any city

Houston home sales show resilience despite Harvey distortion

August marked the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey’s landfall off the coast of Texas. As some parts of the city continue to recover from the impact of the massive storm, the real estate market overall in Houston has

International homebuyers add more than $10 billion to Texas economy

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 4.5 million residents in Texas were born outside of the United States. As the immigrant population increases in the Lone Star state, international homebuyers make up a growing percentage of the market.

Designing Houston homes: A Q&A with architect Jay Baker

Jay Baker began his architectural firm Jay Baker Architects on January 1, 1991. In the beginning he focused on single-family homes for an end user. Now he has expanded the company’s services to include additions, master planning and more.

Developing Houston: Highly-amenitized gated MPC meets the demands of active lifestyles at Spring Brook Village

Since it opened a few weeks ago, hundreds of homebuyers seeking an active lifestyle community and top Realtors have already visited Spring Brook Village by Meritage Homes. Situated on a former golf course, Spring Brook Village is a 115-acre

Vertical Living: Luxury High and Mid-Rise Condo Sales Continue to Grow in Houston

Real estate investors love to justify their purchases by arguing that land is the one commodity which can never be manufactured. In modern Houston, however, there’s definitely a catch: developers are building up every bit as much as they’re bulldozing

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This Week in Houston Real Estate: How much home a dollar buys, a new luxury apartment complex and more

A new study by Zillow shows $1 would buy Houston homeowners 1.40 square inches — a decrease of 1.95 square inches from 2008. Compared to other markets, Houston ranks as one of the more affordable cities in the nation. In

Houston ranks as one of most valuable cities in the country

Real estate wealth is dispersed unequally throughout the United States with revenue concentrated heavily in metropolitan areas, valued at $26.2 trillion.  Lending Tree ranked the top 50 most valuable cities in America from its collection of real estate data covering more than 155 million U.S. properties.  

William Lyon Homes enters Houston housing market

William Lyon Homes is expanding into the Houston market with Jennifer Keller serving as their new Houston Division President.  “We believe that the Houston market with its strong economy and relative affordability, support strong long-term fundamentals that are consistent with our

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Houston tops for affordable homes, voters approve flood bond and more

It may be impossible to have it all, but Houston is one of the cities where it may be the closest to being real – at least in terms of good jobs and affordable homes. Realtor.com recently ranked the

Houston housing market ranks as one of the best for stable growth

When looking at the housing market across the country, many are worried a potential bubble is about to burst. But home values in many large metro areas have been growing at a relatively stable rate. SmartAsset looked at home

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Millionaire households in Texas, MPCs nearing completion and more

Texas has the second highest number of millionaires living in its state. How Much, a cost information website, analyzed data from Kiplinger to see the number of millionaire households in each state. California topped the list with 885,000, but

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How much you have to earn to live in these top Houston neighborhoods

Houston is consistently recognized for its relatively low cost of living, but how much does it actually cost to live in the city? Local real estate agent Paige Martin crunched the numbers and figured out the median home price

This Week in Houston Real Estate: The Woodlands incorporation, new affordable home developments and more

The Woodlands Township continues to make steps toward incorporation as it considers whether it could include zoning for the area if The Woodlands became a city. According to Community Impact Newspaper, incorporated cities use local ordinances to create zoning

Houston new construction continues to grow to keep up with demand

Houston continues to be a boomtown as construction starts in the second quarter of 2018 grew compared to last year. According to the latest Metrostudy report, Houston saw 28,942 new home starts over the last 12 months, a 6.8

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