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.

Live like you’re on vacation every day of the year at NorthGrove by Toll Brothers, a 600-acre master planned community of single-family homes in Magnolia, TX. This country setting brings you close to nature without taking you far from

Heading into the end of a year filled with volatility, the mortgage lending industry continues to look at its present and future performance as a glass half-empty. According to the latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey by Fannie Mae, the

Instances of mortgage fraud risk grew 12.4 percent since last year, according to CoreLogic’s Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index. Approximately one in 109 applications, or 0.92 percent, of all mortgage applications contained indications of fraud. This is up from

Houston topped LendingTree’s list of largest homes in the country. The website looked at home sizes in 45 markets across the country and Houston was ranked first with a median size of 1,952 square feet. Dallas-Fort Worth came in

More national brokerages have announced plans to join other real estate firms like Zillow and Opendoor in piloting an instant-offer home listing service, often known as iBuying. On Sept. 25, Realogy, which owns major residential brokerages like Coldwell Banker,