New home structure standards for floodplains set by Mayor Sylvester Turner are to be voted on soon, which include placing the homes two feet above the 500-year flood level. If this had been implemented earlier, it could have spared

Houston is seeing a growing number of homeowners receiving notices describing the required elevation needed to be made to their homes after Hurricane Harvey, but the cost is substantially high. According to a story from Houston Public Media, elevation

RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring office was honored for its recording-breaking sales success at RE/MAX of Texas’ annual statewide conference for the 11th straight year. Despite housing obstacles in the region last year, Houston sales remained steady with home

February home sales marked a second positive month for Houston this year with single-family home sales, total property sales, average and median pricing and total dollar volume all up compared to a year ago, according to the latest Houston Association

First-time homebuyers, who make up 42 percent of all buyers, might just have luck on their side without much competition in Houston, according to a Zillow’s 2018 Best Markets for First-Time Buyers Analysis. The analysis ranked the 35 largest

The Woodlands ranked No. 2 on Niche’s 2018 list of Best Cities to Raise a Family in America, especially recognized for its public schools and jobs as an ideal place for parents to raise children. Niche, a ranking and

A chateau-style home located in Houston with a living room modeled after the Palace of Versailles is currently on sale for nearly $30 million, making it the most expensive listing in Houston, according to Mansion Global. Originally listed for

Texas home sales and prices hit all-time highs for the third year in a row, according to the 2017 Texas Real Estate Year in Review report released this week by the Texas Association of Realtors. In 2017, 336,502 homes

Humble City Council is the latest Houston-area city to approve changes to floodplain development regulations in response to Hurricane Harvey. According to the Houston Chronicle, the council unanimously approved a new code that requires homes and business within the

Gehan Homes and K. Hovanian Homes were added to the list of homebuilders in The Woodland Hills in Conroe, the Houston Chronicle reports. Located 13 miles north of The Woodlands, the 2,000-acre community from the Howard Hughes Corp. broke

One of Houston’s longest-standing real estate firm, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, announced plans for a new office in League City during the second quarter of 2018. The new office will be located at the Marketplace

Realtor Emily Braud is joining Jacci & Company team at RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring as a licensed assistant to Realtor Jacci Kilgore. Braud is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and achieved her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State

Houston City Council will make a ruling on new post-Harvey rules for home constructions next month after a request for more public comments. The vote for the ordinance, known as Chapter 19, is scheduled for March 21. The ordinance sets

Texas led the homebuilding pack as Dallas and Houston had the most building permits issued in 2017, according to a new Trulia report. Trulia analyzed U.S. Census building permit data to measure total homebuilding activity in major metros across

A new website could alter the process of searching for a home in coastal cities in the future. The website, Buyers BeWhere, uses Google Maps to break down residential risk by home. The project has been gathering information for

On February 12th, the Texas Association of Realtors commended several of its top members and associations during its annual Texas Realtors Winter Meeting. The 2017 Texas Realtor of the Year went to Dan Hatfield of Farmers National Company in Comfort, Texas. This award