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Even though home sales declined 2 percent in November year-over-year, Houston’s 2018 residential real estate market will still go down in the books as a more productive one than 2017, according to the latest monthly report from the Houston

If you’re feeling like home prices can’t go up forever, you’re not alone. The November edition of Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index cites a 13 percent drop in confidence that prices will continue to climb over a

Home value growth is expected to do better than the national average in several cities that were snubbed by Amazon for its second headquarters, according to a panel of real estate economists and investors. While four cities, including Dallas,

The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 10 that President Donald Trump was expected to nominate Mark Calabria to replace the outgoing director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the federal regulator tasked with managing government-sponsored mortgage corporations Fannie Mae

A new report by Corelogic outlines a lag the Houston area faces in home equity gains relative to many other large U.S. cities. The report shows that the average home gained about $6,600 from the third quarter of 2017 till the

Real estate website MyHQHome.com plans to launch in January, taking advantage of the Amazon HQ2 real estate gold rush. Several brokerages have joined forces in constructing the website, aiming to target Amazon employees relocating to the company’s two new city locations, Crystal

Assumptions about how millennials will spend their money as they progress through adulthood continue to be proven inaccurate, or at least misunderstood. This is particularly true in real estate, specifically the places where Americans now in their 20s and

Housing inventory is steadily recharging around the U.S., giving potential buyers more options. RE/MAX’s latest national housing report found October was the first month to show a year-over-year increase in inventory in nearly 10 years. Compared to one year

Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate granted the National Flood Insurance Program another six-month extension while the House of Representatives granted the same program an extension of seven days. “NAR is relieved that authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program

On average, American workers aren’t in love with their jobs. In a survey released prior to Labor Day this year, researchers from The Conference Board estimated that barely half of U.S. employees (51 percent) are actually satisfied with their job

Recruiting – and most importantly, retaining – qualified agents is an age-old concern among managing brokers. The best managing brokers not only know this, but are several steps ahead in their strategy to coach and mentor emerging talent. “One of the

The latest report on pending home sales recorded in October, released today by the National Association of Realtors, showed more signs of a short-term slowdown. NAR’s pending home sales index declined by 2.6 percent last month compared to September,

Nearly one third of homes for sale experienced a price drop of more than 1 percent this October, according to report by real estate brokerage Redfin. The report foreshadowed a market cooldown, finding October’s decline in home prices to be the largest

Houston developers Steve Radom and Scott Arnoldy have teamed up on new building renovation project M-K-T. The developers are looking to remodel a 12-acre site in the Heights district into a 200,000 square foot location consisting of high-end office space, retail locations, restaurants and a fitness center.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the federally owned mortgage corporations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced Nov. 27 it will increase its conforming loan limits for the third consecutive year in 2019. After not changing the limits

Independent mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate announced Nov. 27 that it would expand its presence in Hawaii with the acquisition of assets and staff from local lenders including Honolulu HomeLoans (HHL) and Hawaii Lending Alliance (HLA). The company said it