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The homeownership gap is closing, albeit slightly

Minority homeownership, which plummeted during the Great Recession, is climbing back up.

Buyer experience improving with mortgage lenders

But beware of the busy times: Customer satisfaction rates drop when loan volume increases.

How to avoid a data-breach nightmare

    Here’s the scenario: It’s closing time, and the funds to close the deal are about to be wired, but the transaction never makes it to its intended destination. Instead, it’s directed to the account of a hacker

First American: ‘If you build it, they will buy it’

Housing starts make progress in September, showing signs of more housing on the way.

Houston headed for a record-breaking 2019, says HAR

A new report from the Houston Association of Realtors shows increases across the board.

Beth Wolff Realtors Real Living among top 30 small companies in QE Awards

The results were determined by an independent survey of past customers, examining every closed transaction for the calendar year.

Pocket listing rule approved by NAR

While the association has moved to institute new rules around what to do about off-MLS listings, there are some who say it restricts trade and others who feel it doesn’t go far enough to force brokers to share listing data.

Buyers increasingly depend on family while sellers rely on agents

NAR report: Selling without the assistance of an agent at a near all-time low

Affordability tug of war between prices and interest rates

For now, low borrowing costs are keeping pace with rising prices. But how long can this last?

Harvard University report: Vibrant housing market ahead, provided construction ramps up

The State of the Nation’s Housing report stresses the need for more inventory

Cost burden lifting for Harris County homeowners

Census data shows that while many people in the Houston area are rent burdened, the percentage owners pay for housing is actually decreasing.

Houston home prices jump in September, following nationwide trend

All 50 states saw a boost in prices last month. CoreLogic reports half of millennial homebuyers used retirement savings to help them purchase their first home.

My Style: Allison Bond, Director of Marketing, Sienna by Johnson Development

“Be pulled together, be comfortable, take the stairs.”

When clients say yes to mortgage, but no to marriage

Non-traditional buyers are the new norm. Here’s what you need to know to help them through the process.

‘Atypical’ is the new buyer

Buyers are getting creative in order to achieve homeownership.

Legal structures for friends and family

Learn about the legal implications for unmarried buyers in Texas.

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