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Real Estate in Brief: New homeowners, economic growth and more

Homeownership rate posts eighth-consecutive quarterly gain The newest estimate of U.S. homeownership rates, released Feb. 28 by the Census Bureau, showed that more Americans have become homeowners in the last two years. As of the fourth quarter of 2018,

New community developments planned for Katy

Two new developments are currently in the works for the Katy area. The first is an expansion at the Ventana Lakes neighborhood, dubbed Ventana Lakes East, by Arlington-based developer D.R. Horton. Plans for the 460-acre community were submitted to

Case-Shiller: Home price growth trending downward

  One of the most widely cited barometers of the U.S. housing market showed home price growth continuing a downward trend at the close of 2018, an positive sign for buyers. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index registered a

Real Estate in Brief: Selling in spring, odd lots and more

Early May named the best time to list a home Plenty of Americans are getting anxious about the arrival of spring, particularly those who are homeowners looking to sell in the near future. As it turns out, spring may

Jan. existing-home sales leave room to grow

Evidence of slower price appreciation, growing inventory and falling interest rates have boosted economist expectations for U.S. home sales at the beginning of 2019. However, these trends that should entice buyers haven’t yet made an impact when it comes

Homebuilder hopes improve on rate outlook

U.S. homebuilders haven’t seen quite the same gains as the broader real estate market in recent years, but signs are beginning to point in the industry’s favor this year. A new report from LEK Consulting and Wells Fargo’s U.S.

For-sale inventory snaps 5-year losing streak

Changing tides in the national real estate market are leading to the most widespread inventory increases seen in at least five years. According to data collected by Zillow, for the first time since 2014, the U.S. housing market posted

Sienna Plantation to gain 600 new homesites

Johnson development has announced the addition of 600 homesites to its Sienna Plantation master-planned community. The new section of the sprawling development will be dubbed Heritage Park. This new neighborhood will offer nine new home models as well as

This week in Houston real estate: New EaDo development, Texas Realtors awards and more

Illinois-based Marquette Cos. is under contract for a 2-acre plot of land located near the corner of Navigation Boulevard and Canal Street in EaDo. Plans call for an eight-story apartment building with street level retail space. Marquette Cos. intends

Real Estate in Brief: Aging in place, ARM growth and more

  Millennials face fewer housing choices as seniors age in place More senior citizens around the U.S. are choosing to age in place rather than sell their homes and move to a retirement community, and those decisions could be

Amazon drops plans for HQ2 in NYC

Only a week after speculation arose that Amazon was reconsidering its plans to build part of its second U.S. headquarters campus in New York City, the company released a statement Feb. 14 confirming it was pulling out of the

Houston’s housing market declines after record-breaking 2018

Houston saw a slower rate of home sales for the first month of the year, after a record-breaking 2018, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. Sales volume fell in all pricing segments, including the first decline in 12

NAR releases proposal for Fannie, Freddie reform

Amid new leadership and a pending class-action lawsuit, big changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to be close at hand. The question now for U.S. lawmakers and stakeholders in the mortgage industry is how to carry out

This week in Houston real estate: 3D-printed houses, top AirBnB destination & more

We Print Houses, a Woodlands-based company, will start construction in the next three weeks on a 1,810-square-foot house outside Austin in Lago Vista. The house will be built out of concrete, take about 18 days days to build and

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Real Estate in Brief: Women borrow more, price growth continues and more

While homebuyers in the U.S. are generally married couples, data from the National Association of Realtors found that 18 percent of homebuyers in 2018 were single women. To drill down more into that demographic, SmartAsset took a look at

Low mortgage rates fuel housing market outlook

Only a few months ago, most economists, mortgage lenders and others who closely track the mortgage market assumed interest rates would continue rising through 2019, driving up the cost of home purchases. But several weeks into the new year,

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