The Texas Education Agency announced this month that 26 Texas schools had been nominated for national 2017 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition. Five Greater Houston schools were named among the nominees: Austin Middle School, Eastwood Academy, Lyons Elementary School, KIPP

Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at, among other things, the top-producing agents in Greater Houston based on total sales volume. Which Greater Houston agents saw the biggest year-over-year gains in their business in the second quarter 2016? We took a deeper

The Houston Association of Realtors released its December/year-end sales report this week, and although the association’s messaging was very positive, it may be ignoring prominent warning signs of where the market is heading. “We could not be happier with

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo, and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market for the whole of 2016. Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Address Agent Brokerage $11,250,000 527 Buckingham Drive, Houston

Deals to sell homes failed at a much higher rate in 2016 than in 2015, and that was true here in Houston. That was the finding of a striking new report from Trulia, which computed the number of pending

Friendswood is the safest place in Greater Houston, and the city of Houston is the most dangerous. That’s according to Neighborhood Scout, which used FBI crime data to calculate and compare crimes per capita in U.S. cities. Nationwide, Friendswood

Earlier this week, we drew from our REAL DATA report to show the most active luxury market in Greater Houston. Now we’re covering the neighborhoods. In December, for yet another month, there were more $1 million-plus home sales in

In December, there were once again more $1 million-plus home sales in Houston proper than any other market in the greater metropolitan area, according to our latest REAL DATA report. With more than 69 sales and an average closing price

Tom Rhodes is the CEO of Austin-based lender Sente Mortgage, and a past president of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association. In the first part of our conversation with the long-time lender, we discussed what housing will look like under a

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo, and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in December. Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Address Agent Brokerage $5,995,000 59 Tiel Way, Houston Clayton Katz John

It makes more financial sense to rent than buy in Greater Houston, according to new research from ATTOM Data Solutions. In its analysis, which incorporated 2017 rent data from HUD, wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and public record sales deed data from

Riverstone was the top-selling master-planned community (MPC) in Greater Houston in 2016, and Aliana was a close second, according to RCLCO’s annual MPC report. Those were the only two Houston-area MPCs in the nation’s top 20. Altogether, Texas had

Houston’s housing stock is the No. 17 most valuable in the entire country, according to a year-end analysis from Zillow. Altogether in 2016, Houston’s residential properties tallied a worth of just over $373 billion, topping other Texas markets like

The Houston new construction market continues to sag, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In November, Houston saw more than $601 million in total residential construction spending, and year-to-date, spending tops out at $8.310 billion. Those numbers are among

Lots of interesting things happened last week in the world of real estate. Notable stories include professional cuddling and stagnant cash sales. And because we missed the week before, we’ll also be including those top stories as well. Catch up on

There is an affordability crisis slowing building in Houston, and many people are ignoring it. In a fourth quarter market report released this week, ATTOM Data Solutions provided stats on price and wage growth in Houston, and the numbers showed