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The Fort Bend County Commissioners have voted to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to flooding that occurred after the Barker Reservoir was opened during Hurricane Harvey last year. According to the lawsuit, “the
Houston’s population is booming. From 2016 to 2017, about 136,255 people were added in the ten-county area of greater Houston, according to the Houston Business Journal. Three ZIP codes, Katy’s 77494 and 77449 and Richmond’s 77407, led the trend.
The infamous mansion in The Woodlands with its three-story closet is back on the market for $7 million. The mansion was originally listed back in 2014 for $12 million, then went up for auction with a starting bid of
Although it may not be the first city people think of, Pearland has been one of the most prosperous cities in the country, according to a new report from RentCafé. The website looked at data in cities with populations
Nearly 70 high schools in the Houston area made U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 national rankings. Carnegie Vanguard was the highest ranking Houston high school coming in at No. 15 nationwide and No. 4 in Texas. It also came
Renderings of the new waterfront development in Kingwood have been published on Swamplot. The 300-acre project will link the two adjacent and existing lakes next to the San Jacinto River and the Clubs of Kingwood golf course. Plans for
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors has acquired the assets of Welsh and Goebel Company, which is currently doing business as Mariner Realty. Former broker-owner Wendy Welsh Goebel will join Coldwell Banker United, Realtors in a sales capacity and the former
April home sales saw a 7 percent jump as prices hit new highs, according to the latest report from the Houston Association of Realtors. Single-family home sales grew to 7,070 units sold, up from 6,611 units sold last year,
Houston continues to show strong growth in the housing market during the first quarter of 2018 as the city maintains its second-place position behind Dallas-Forth Worth for annual new home starts. According to Metrostudy, Houston saw a 7.5 percent
Today’s graduates are more likely to be living with their parents than graduates from the previous decade. According to Zillow’s analysis of 2016 Census data, 28 percent of recent graduates live with their parents — up from 19 percent
Houston was ranked the fourth best city for first-time homebuyers, according to a new study by SmartAsset. To get the rankings, SmartAsset analyzed cities for the number of HUD approved lenders, loan funding ratio, average price per square foot
Living in a major city often means sacrificing nature and green space in order to have convenient access to major amenities as well fine dining, shopping and entertainment. Some of the new developments coming to the Houston metro area
Houston homebuyers have a wide variety of neighborhoods to choose from, with factors such as proximity to job hubs, quality of school districts, and options for entertainment, culture, and shopping topping buyers’ wishlists. Two recent reports by Redfin —
As millennials continue to enter the housing market, real estate developers are adapting their housing options in Houston in order to attract and retain to downtown. According to research from The Kinder Institute, millennials age 25 to 34 made
There are many reasons to feel optimistic about Houston’s housing market even as the city continues to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Single-family home sales dropped by 2.5 percent year-over-year in March, from 6,982 for the month in 2017 to
CoStar recently looked at which parts of the Houston market have seen the highest number of multifamily developments. According to its report, more than 90,000 units have been delivered across the metro since 2010. From 2010 to 2017, Inner Loop submarkets
