The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) announced Houston’s 2018 Best PRISM Awards, recognizing and encouraging excellence within Houston’s homebuilding industry. The black tie event was Stetsons & Stilettos themed and was organized by GHBA’s Sales and Marketing Council along

Houston still needs $12 billion in to help households that were impacted by Hurricane Harvey, according to a new report from The City of Houston. So far the city has received more than $3 billion in federal funding, which includes

The United States currently has the highest percentage of immigrants since 1910 with 13.7 percent of the population being foreign-born. This has led to economic growth from 2011 to 2016 that accounted for much of the nation’s post-recession growth

Americans are fixated on owning their dream homes despite the current housing market trends, a new survey from the PenFed Credit Union National Mortgage Survey revealed. Over the next two years 37 percent of adults and 52 percent of

On October 4, the Houston Association of Realtors celebrated the 20 winners of the annual Young Professionals Network 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate Awards. Selecting winners from a highly competitive list of entries, the award acknowledges quality in sales, leadership and community

Two-thirds of homeowners would prefer to renovate their current home rather than make a down payment on a new one, according to a new report from Zillow. Overall, it seems that homeowners are happy with their current homes, with

Thanks to rising home values, more American homeowners are looking to tap into home equity that continues to grow, according to a recent survey conducted by Bankrate.com and research firm GfK f. But even though leveraging home equity into

Downtown Houstonians may be able to spend more time outdoors after the Downtown Redevelopment Authority announced they released an acre of land in the area. The park will run along the 1500 block of Fannin. The DRA will pay

Compass announced its new partnership with Waze.  Starting in October of this year, Compass listings will appear on the app’s live map thanks to the new real estate smart signs. “We’re taking our mission the move with the help

It’s no secret that the Houston housing market is having an extremely strong year, and despite a relative slowdown in September, it continues to outpace 2017’s rate.  Home sales for September are down 5.8 percent compared to last year,

  After almost five years of record-low inventory and record-high prices, prospective homebuyers are finally experiencing some relief. Realtor.com released their September housing report which revealed that new listings to the housing market saw an 8 percent increase over this time last year.

  Homebuyers often consider the what school districts their children would attend when deciding on a home. A previous realtor.com study found that 22 percent of site visitors between the ages of 35-44 specified the appeal of living near good schools as one of their reasons

New construction homes continue to attract buyers as 38 percent of total buyers considered buying a newly constructed home over the past year, according to a report released by Zillow Group. However, only 11 percent purchased one. Zillow found

Fannie Mae named Hugh Frater as the interim CEO as Tim Mayopoulos announced he will step down next week on Oct. 15. In July, Mayopoulos announced he would be leaving his position at the end of this year. Frater

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued this Friday that a new policy will be implemented on Oct. 1, requiring second property appraisal on loans previously indicated by the FHA as potentially having inflated property valuation from reverse mortgage lenders.

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