The U.S. Census released it 2016 population estimates this week for state-by-state growth from 2015 to 2016, and nowhere were gains bigger than in Texas. The state’s population made a 432,957-person leap from 27.42 million to 27.86 million. That’s more

Built among acres of trees and greenspace, Kingwood is Houston’s “livable forest.” It rides Spring Creek and hugs Lake Houston. That alone would be enough for many residents, but there is so much more the neighborhood has to offer.

There are more than 44 million immigrants living in the U.S. They account for about 13.6 percent of the total population, and together represent billions in annual real estate transactions – and Houston is one of the eight best cities

When it comes to the housing market’s ever-worsening inventory situation, one factor receives an outsized share of the blame – the historically low levels of home construction. Although the explanations for construction’s low volume differ – NAR has consistently argued that builders

Earlier this year, Dallas-based developer Ross Perot Jr. announced the expansion of his company Hillwood Communities into the Houston market, and this week, it completed the first phase of Pomona, its first master-planned community in Houston. Located west of Highway

Starter homes in the Houston area remain relatively affordable, but they are slipping out of reach for many consumers. That was the finding of a very interesting new study from Trulia, which assessed the status of starter homes in

Houston home sales skyrocketed in November, rising more than 20 percent from the same time last year, a new report from the Houston Association of Realtors confirmed today. The increased demand affected sales in all property types across the

Affordability is a chief concern in the Houston real estate market, as it is in many markets. But even though it’s a popular talking point for industry insiders, few understand the true volatility of “affordable.” To some families, the line

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 November, there were more $1 million-plus home sales in River Oaks than any other

The news sounds bad: mortgage rates have risen aggressively since the presidential election, and are now at their highest level since July 2015; for the first week in December, rates posted the largest weekly jump since 2013; and the Federal

In November, 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 50 sales with an average closing

Houston’s real estate market is becoming a hotspot for Chinese buyers, a new analysis of Web searches from Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates confirms. Between Oct. 2015 and Oct. 2016, Chinese Internet users took special interest in Houston, searching for

For the second year in a row, Houston is the most charitable city in the country. That’s what a recent study from Charity Navigator found, citing the city’s top-performing nonprofit networks; high levels of donor contributions ($4.3 million); and

The Texas Association of Realtors released its annual housing report this month, and the findings detail a dynamic real estate market where, despite economic turmoil, strong condo/luxury sales and foreign homebuying demand are bringing persistent gains. Below are the

Over the last 15 years, 91 percent of population growth in the country’s 50 largest and most urban cities took place in the suburbs, according to a joint report from the Urban Land Institute and RCLCO. That’s a stat

Median home price in the U.S. is averaged at $300,000, which gets you, again on average, 1,700 square feet. But when you boil it down, those numbers don’t really mean anything, because they represent too wide an area. That’s