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Texas’ economy continues to hum along, with new numbers from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor showing that 2018 ended on a high note. The state added 38,000 seasonally adjusting nonfarm jobs in December, the
The numbers are in: 2018 was a new record year for single-family home sales in Houston. According to the Houston Association of Realtors’ 2018 annual report, the 82,177 houses sold adds up to about 3,000 more than the number
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Metro Houston led the entire country in construction job growth in 2018, a new report by the Associated General Contractors of America reveals. The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area added about 24,000 construction industry jobs over a 12-month
PlazAmericas, formerly known as the Sharpstown shopping center in the Sharpstown neighborhood of West Houston, has a new owner that’s looking to revitalize the aging mall. Houston-based Baker Katz principal Jason Baker told the Chronicle that the plan is
A new study conducted by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research shows that many of neighborhoods that lie inside the 610 Loop have the potential to become gentrified. The report breaks tracts of the city down by three
Home sales in November decreased compared to last year, and affordable home sales were hit hard last month. The Houston Association of Realtors has released a report which says that sales of homes priced between $100,000 to $149,000 were down by
Even though home sales declined 2 percent in November year-over-year, Houston’s 2018 residential real estate market will still go down in the books as a more productive one than 2017, according to the latest monthly report from the Houston
Home value growth is expected to do better than the national average in several cities that were snubbed by Amazon for its second headquarters, according to a panel of real estate economists and investors. While four cities, including Dallas,
A new report by Corelogic outlines a lag the Houston area faces in home equity gains relative to many other large U.S. cities. The report shows that the average home gained about $6,600 from the third quarter of 2017 till the
Houston developers Steve Radom and Scott Arnoldy have teamed up on new building renovation project M-K-T. The developers are looking to remodel a 12-acre site in the Heights district into a 200,000 square foot location consisting of high-end office space, retail locations, restaurants and a fitness center.
Houston ranked No.1 in a list of U.S. cities with the largest home sizes, according to a study conducted by LendingTree. The database evaluated the median home size and value for single-family homes, finding the cost per square foot
The Fort Bend Independent School District had the most annual new home starts within its perimeters among all Houston area districts, according to new housing research data from Metrostudy. The study found that within the 12-month period, ending in September 2018,
New tech-savvy companies have entered the housing industry, are challenging traditional real estate agents, and are now moving to the Houston area. These companies, called iBuyers, are products of a developing industry of technology centric real estate companies. These companies purchase homes
In good news for the local housing market, the Houston Association of Realtors reports that home sales saw an upswing in October. Single-family home sales are up 4.7 percent in October compared to last year, rising from 6,417 homes
Residential real estate company Compass has officially made its Houston launch, with eight agents officially signed on with the tech-focused company. The agents who have joined the new-to-Houston brokerage are Courtney Robertson, Carol Rowley, Caroline Bean, Louise Carter and
