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Texas ranks No. 2 on Forbes list of best states for business

Texas climbed two spots this year to sit at No. 2 on the Forbes 2017 list of the best states for business. Analyzed across six categories — business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic growth, climate prospects and quality of

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Micro apartment trend continues to spread

Micro apartments are expanding in Houston as the Latitude Med Center residential tower will have apartments as small as 339 square feet and an average of 445 square feet. The 35-story building is being developed as a joint venture

HUD provides $5 billion for Hurricane Harvey repair

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing more than $5 billion to Texas to be used in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts. HUD is giving $5.024 billion to help hard-hit areas of Texas through its Community Development

Top 20 ZIP codes for FEMA applications show widespread Harvey damage

Despite Houston being one of the hardest hit areas by Hurricane Harvey back in August, it wasn’t the only area in Southeast Texas severely affected by the storm. In an effort to highlight little-known regions ravaged by the disaster,

Median U.S. home value increases by $12,500 since last year

Just months after median U.S. home values reached their highest point in history, home values have continued to rise. Zillow recently released its October 2017 Market Housing report showing that the median U.S. home value stands at $203,400, a $12,500,

Houston maintains second place in new home starts despite Harvey’s impact

Houston maintained its second-place position behind Dallas-Fort Worth in annual new home starts as the third quarter comes to a close. According to Metrostudy’s third quarter study, Houston reached 27,713 starts, which is a 6.4 percent increase compared to

This Week in Houston Real Estate: West Houston residents consider suing government for Harvey-related damages

A number of homes and businesses in West Houston are considering suing the government due to the damage done during Hurricane Harvey. The Army Corps of Engineers intentionally flooded West Houston’s Energy Corridor in order to avoid major reservoir

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Texas homebuyers and sellers love their local real estate agents

While there might be horror stories of homebuyers and sellers having to deal with difficult or unresponsive agents, Texas residents seem to have the exact opposite experience. According to the 2017 Texas Realtor Satisfaction Index from the Texas Association

Affordable housing post-Harvey: A Q&A with Houston Housing Authority CEO Tory Gunsolley

Although affordable housing has been a growing concern in Houston over the past year, Hurricane Harvey further exacerbated the problem. Forest Green Townhomes in northeast Houston experienced severe flooding, impacting 84 families. In order to help those families, the Houston Housing Authority

Houston ranks ninth on NREI’s top 10 suburbs for millennials

As millennials get older, they’re trading in their train passes for minivans as they head for the suburbs, this according to National Real Estate Investor’s survey of suburban areas with the best potential for millennial population growth. Thanks to

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Groups unveil 20-year plan for downtown

Source: The Downtown District The Houston Downtown Management District and Central Houston Inc. unveiled their 20-year plan for the city — “Plan Downtown: Converging Culture, Lifestyle and Commerce.” The proposal calls for the development of 12,000 multifamily units to support

Compass plans huge expansion after raising $100 million

Compass, a real estate technology startup, announced that it has raised $100 million during the Series E investment round, which it will use to expand to every major city within the United States. The company is now valued at $108

Houston housing market continues to show strong recovery through October

The Houston real estate market showed its resiliency after Hurricane Harvey with home sales and rentals continuing to show growth for the second month in a row, according to the latest monthly report from the Houston Association of Realtors.

Houston home prices jump 3.3 percent since last year

Compared to last year, home prices in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA rose 3.3 percent in September 2017, with month-by-month prices increasing by 0.1 percent between August and September. According to CoreLogic’s U.S. Home Price Index, as of September

Hurricane Harvey causes first decline in Texas home sales since 2012

Texas home sales declined 0.3 percent in Q3 2017, which is the first time Texas home sales have declined on a quarterly basis since Q2 2012, according to the 2017 Q3 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by the

This Week in Houston Real Estate: ‘Fixer Upper’ stars help 81-year-old with Harvey home recovery

Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of the HGTV show “Fixer Upper,” made news in Houston as they volunteered to help an 81-year-old woman rebuild her home after it was damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Along with 80 ExxonMobile volunteers, they

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