Many homebuyers are willing to compromise on almost anything except location. But according to new survey data from realtor.com, “location” has become synonymous with school district. Of all successful buyers surveyed, 73 percent say school boundaries are “important” to

The June 2018 Realtors Confidence Index Survey is in, which analyzed the characteristics of buyers and sellers last month as well as issues that affect homeownership and real estate transactions based on the responses of 50,000 Realtors. Overall, the report

There was an increase in single-family home starts in 2017 compared to the year prior, but the national average still fell short of normal levels seen before the recession. The 2017 Survey of Construction, released by the National Association

Boutique brokerage Engel & Völkers has announced the opening of its newest office in Katy, Texas, located just 30 minutes west of Houston. Led by Vickey Wachtel and Norman Wachtel, the new office at 22210 Highland Knolls will serve

Buying a home has always been considered a sure way to increase one’s wealth, but the recent state of the housing market leaves some people hesitant to purchase a home due to persistently high prices. Over the long term,

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which acts as the chief regulatory authority for government-sponsored mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced it was no longer pursuing an effort to update the credit scoring models used to

The Houston Association of Realtors added a feature to its HAR.com mobile app that offers users a hands-free approach to learning about listings. When a user enables the Car Mode feature on the HAR.com app, they have immediate access

Existing-home sales fell in June for the third straight month, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors. Completed transactions on single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes and co-ops fell 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate

Last week, the National Association of Realtors shared its support for the 21st Century Internet Act introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman. The act seeks to take net neutrality out of the hands of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and

Alongside travel and leisure, a recent study by Voya Financial identified homeownership as one of the most important goals that people wish to achieve by the time of their retirement, reported HousingWire. In fact, 80 percent said they wish to

Millennials and baby boomers, the two largest demographic groups in history, are not as predictable as many home developers thought. Urban Land Magazine reports that millennials — people age 37 and younger — are not too crazy about the

Construction activity for single-family homes declined in June, according to the latest monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Single-family home starts in June 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual

Nextdoor, the social network for neighborhoods, announced Tuesday that they will be joining forces with real estate analytics company HouseCanary to push property valuations and forecasts on the social platform. Agents regularly turn to Nextdoor as a resource for

Residents of Houston’s Third Ward are fighting for a say in the neighborhood’s development. According to Next City, as a result of the developments in the area, home prices in the Third Ward increased 176 percent in the span

Millennials have turned out to be the largest generation in history, but surprisingly, they make up the smallest percentage of U.S. homeowners among all generations. Although most millennials, those ages 18 to 34, have reached their peak homebuying years,

The National Association of Realtors analyzed existing home-sale figures for the past ten years, stretching from May 2008 to May 2018. Comparing the analytics from the the month of May across this timeframe, NAR research data specialist Michael Hyman