It’s common knowledge that ships and boats can sink, but can you imagine a sunken community? A recent report revealed that $916 billion worth of U.S. homes could end up underwater due to the sea level increasing by just

One of the many reasons why people love Houston is because it is a great place for residents to start their own small business. According to a new ranking from Yelp, Houston is one of the best cities in

Sixteen Houston-area school districts made it onto the top 100 of Niche.com’s rankings of school districts in Texas. The website, which reviews neighborhoods, K-12 schools and colleges, ranked more than 800 Texas school districts in its 2018 Best School Districts list,

The single-family market in Houston grew in September along with home prices, reaching a new September record, according to the latest report from the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR). Single-family home sales grew 4.2 percent in September compared to

Homes across Texas and Florida will need repairs and re-roofing as they recover from the hurricanes and storms that have ravaged the Southeast, which will spur major demand on building materials and their suppliers through the next year. According

Condominium and townhomes are quickly increasing their share of the residential real estate market in Texas, as sales passed $5.41 billion between August 2016 and July 2017, according to the recently released Texas Condominium Sales Report from the Texas

About 6 percent of Houston’s current apartment supply was affected by Hurricane Harvey, according to data from RealPage, a real estate data firm. This makes up around 43,000 units across the city.  RealPage reports that many of Houston’s apartments

When is it the right time to switch from rent to owning? Usually this answer is subjective, depending on things like income, family size and location. However, in real estate it can often be a matter of time. Recent

It seems as though homeowners who believe that next year will be a better time to sell may be right as home prices continue to rise. Not only increasing year-after-year, but also month-to-month as of August 2017.  CoreLogic released

The Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $20 million plan to buy out around 200 homes that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey and aren’t eligible to be rebuilt unless their elevation is raised. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett told

Harris County officials recently announced that they will take recent damage caused by Hurricane Harvey into account when assessing property values to determine property taxes for 2018. State officials are currently estimating that nearly 100,000 residents suffered home damage.

Construction starts for the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land MSA grew slightly in 2017 compared to 2016’s spending, according to a new report from Dodge Data and Analytics. Total construction starts grew 2 percent in August 2017 to $1.3 billion compared to

While Hurricane Harvey affected homeowners throughout Houston, certain neighborhoods saw significantly more flood damage. The Kinder Institute identified the 10 neighborhoods with the most flooded homes according to estimates based on FEMA data. It also estimated the number of

Texas real estate saw a strong first half of 2017, according to the 2017 Texas Real Estate Midyear Review Report, but there is uncertainty about how the rest of the year will turn out after Hurricane Harvey. “The devastation

Despite being popular relocation destinations for younger generations, it turns out that cities like New York and Los Angeles aren’t really the best fit for millennials after all. In fact, a new Apartment List survey finds that Houston is

Housing prices increased 7.7 percent in August, according to a recent report from Redfin. This new hike in costs represents the greatest uptick in year-over-year home prices since May 2015. Nationally, the median sale price rested at $293,000, indicating