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This Week in Houston Real Estate: Inside the former home of Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon

The former home of Hakeem Olajuwon is now on sale in north Houston. The home is 7,271 square feet and was custom built in 1983 for the Houston Rockets legend, according to the Houston Business Journal. The home features

Post-Harvey rebound continues for Houston real estate market

Despite limited inventory after Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s real estate market was driven into positive territory by homebuyers and renters in November. This marks the third consecutive month of sales increases for Houston. According to the latest monthly report from

Minority homeownership lags in the United States

While homeownership continues to be a key part of the American Dream, minorities in the United States lag behind the rest of the country in homeownership rates. According to a new report from ABODO Apartments, a national apartment listing

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Walton Group acquires 1,445 acres of land for new master-planned community

Photo source: The Howard Hughes Corporation David Weekley Homes will be the builder of the final two phases of the Lakeland Heights neighborhood at Bridgeland. Three collections of home sites will be available in the neighborhood, with the new sections

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Harris County officials approve new construction regulations post-Harvey

Officials in Harris County approved new regulations on building in flood-prone locations after the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. These new rules, which will be the country’s toughest for a major metropolitan area, mark the first major change to

How the tax reform impacts Texas homeowners

As Congress works on creating a new tax bill, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been vocal about the ways in which the proposals would affect homeowners, home prices and the real estate industry as a whole. However,

Amazon Echo introduces Agent Neo, real estate matchmaking app

On top of playing your favorite music and giving you weather reports, Amazon’s Alexa is adding a new skill to her vast voice-activated repertoire — helping users buy and sell homes. Agent Neo, a new real estate app on

Houston home prices jump 3.1 percent in October

Home prices in the Houston metropolitan area had a year-over-year increase of 3.1 percent in October, while national prices increased 7 percent, according to the recent CoreLogic Home Price Index. The national increase marks the fourth consecutive month of

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

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