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Houston single-family home prices hit all-time high for month of April

Single family home sales in Houston peaked in April. Rebounding after a slow start in January, when sales fell 8.4%, Houston’s housing market is the strongest it’s been this year. According to the most recent report by the Houston

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This week in Houston real estate: Job growth surge, teachers can’t afford homes and more

Unemployment rate lowest since 1952 The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released employment statistics for April, and the numbers are are well beyond expectations. The bureau found that 263,000 jobs were created, blowing past analysts’ predictions of 190,000 new jobs.

This week in Houston real estate: millennials flock to Houston, top luxe markets and more

  Millennials flock to Houston Per a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau, Houston is among the country’s leaders in drawing new Millennial residents. According to the study, Houston has had 15,000 new move-ins of young adults, aged 25

This week in Houston real estate: home appreciation, Lakehouse development and more

Top 25 Houston neighborhoods saw increase in home appreciation over decade According to Keller Williams’ Paige Martin and the Houston Association of Realtors’ MLS, 25 Houston neighborhoods saw increases in home value appreciation over the past decade, and five

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Houston leads nation in population growth this decade

If there were any doubt, let there be no more: People are actually moving into those new houses being built all over the Houston area. The U.S. Census has released new population estimates that show Houston as a national

Houston housing market thrived in March but condos still lagged

Single-family home sales ticked up nearly 5 percent in March compared to a year earlier, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. Homes priced between $250,000 and $500,000 gained the most sales activity, closely followed by homes priced above

New bill would require broader home sale price disclosures in Texas

A new bill that would require the disclosure of sale prices for homes sold to certain government entities aims to bring more money into the state’s coffers and increase transparency in the way properties are assessed throughout the state.

43-acre mixed-use district coming to Jersey Village

Development for a mixed-use commercial and residential development in Jersey Village has been announced by Houston-based architecture and development firm Collaborate. The 43-acre project will be called “The Village Center” and will not only house the area’s city hall,

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Houston single-family home prices set new February record

The Houston housing market rebounded in February following January’s declining sales, according to a new report from the Houston Association of Realtors. Single-family home prices saw a record high for the month of February as the median sales price

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This week in Houston real estate: New 55+ community, Texas bullet train and more

  The Woodlands gets new 55+ community Caldwell Companies announced plans for a 1,200-acre active-adult community north of The Woodlands. The community will have 3,000 homes specifically tailored to buyers 55 years old and up and will be named

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New community developments planned for Katy

Two new developments are currently in the works for the Katy area. The first is an expansion at the Ventana Lakes neighborhood, dubbed Ventana Lakes East, by Arlington-based developer D.R. Horton. Plans for the 460-acre community were submitted to

Sienna Plantation to gain 600 new homesites

Johnson development has announced the addition of 600 homesites to its Sienna Plantation master-planned community. The new section of the sprawling development will be dubbed Heritage Park. This new neighborhood will offer nine new home models as well as

This week in Houston real estate: New EaDo development, Texas Realtors awards and more

Illinois-based Marquette Cos. is under contract for a 2-acre plot of land located near the corner of Navigation Boulevard and Canal Street in EaDo. Plans call for an eight-story apartment building with street level retail space. Marquette Cos. intends

Houston’s housing market declines after record-breaking 2018

Houston saw a slower rate of home sales for the first month of the year, after a record-breaking 2018, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. Sales volume fell in all pricing segments, including the first decline in 12

This week in Houston real estate: 3D-printed houses, top AirBnB destination & more

We Print Houses, a Woodlands-based company, will start construction in the next three weeks on a 1,810-square-foot house outside Austin in Lago Vista. The house will be built out of concrete, take about 18 days days to build and