In what has been a primarily industrial warehouse district, East Houston is showing potential to become just as popular as West Houston for residential and retail spaces, according to GlobeSt.com. The newly constructed Grand Parkway expansion and new master-planned

  Anyone interested in purchasing investment property in the Houston area, take note: Redfin recently ranked Houston as one of the best college town locations to buy. Redfin analyzed the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking and looked for

  Houston was the ninth hottest destinations for Millennials who moved last year, according to a new survey from Mayflower. Some of the main characteristics that survey respondents were looking for in their new cities were job opportunities, affordable cost

Starting May 1, Airbnb guests in Houston will be charged a 6 percent hotel occupancy fee. This comes after years of criticism from the American Hotel and Lodging Association that Airbnb operates like illegal hotels that evade hospitality regulations

Houston foreclosure activity has fallen below pre-recession averages, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. Nationwide first quarter foreclosure activity also was reported as below pre-recession levels. The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland MSA reported 3,375 properties with foreclosure filings in

  Houston ranks as having some of the highest property taxes in the nation, with Texas having the third highest effective property tax rate at 2.06 percent, according to data collected by ATTOM Data Solutions. Within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land

  Single-family home sales and prices rose in March, while the housing inventory also grew, according to the latest report from the Houston Association of REALTORS®. Single-family home sales are up 11.7 percent to 7,013 compared to March 2016,

  Houston led the pack of major cities that have grown in population since 2010, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent release metros and counties across the nation. The Houston metropolitan area population went from 5.92

  The demographics for what a homebuyer looks like are changing in Houston. As the demand for homes in Texas increases, homebuyers are more likely to be single, older, and non-white, according to a new report from the Texas Association of

Buying a home in a major city may seem like a difficult task to accomplish for some first-time homebuyers, but Houston is more friendly toward first-time homebuyers than many other cities, according to new rankings from SmartAsset. The study

Sustainability and an environmentally friendly community are amenities that more and more homebuyers are looking for, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors. Here is perhaps the most obvious sign that green technology is a

Nearly 50 years after the passing of the Fair Housing Act, minority households still have lower ownership rates and higher rent burdens than white households, a recent study by Trulia found. But progress made in some cities is helping

  Residential construction spending in February dipped slightly from the same month last year, but year-to-date numbers show an increase in home starts, according to a recent report from Dodge Data & Analytics. Spending for non-residential buildings nearly doubled, with $361 million spent

Homeownership rates are falling in over half of the country’s largest cities as more residents seek out rental agreements, according to a recent Redfin study. Though home sales jumped in 2016 and are projected to climb by a modest 3 percent in

  League City offers a diverse selection of homes that appeal to price-conscious buyers as well as those looking for luxury in a prime location near the water. “I like the small town feeling of League City,” said a

  Earlier this year, the Texas Education Agency issued a preliminary school accountability system where each school in the district is rated on an A-to-F grading scale. The graded system will be based on test scores, academic progress, educational equality