Editor’s note: This story has been updated from the original to reflect FEMA’s policy change. The ongoing shutdown of parts of the federal government will have a minimal impact on home sales that require flood insurance, thanks to the

Several cities that were widely favored, but ultimately passed up, during Amazon’s highly publicized search for its second headquarters experienced what some called the “Amazon effect”: More businesses showed interest in relocating to cities like Atlanta after Amazon announced

A new white paper by Freddie Mac outlines the significance of single-family rentals to the U.S. rental housing market, highlighting a dearth of financing options for the bulk of investors who own such housing. According to the paper, SFRs,

Conditions continue to improve for homebuyers in many of the largest U.S. cities, according to recent data from S&P CoreLogic’s Case-Shiller National Home Price Index and Redfin. The latest reading of the closely watched Case-Shiller index found home price growth

PlazAmericas, formerly known as the Sharpstown shopping center in the Sharpstown neighborhood of West Houston, has a new owner that’s looking to revitalize the aging mall. Houston-based Baker Katz principal Jason Baker told the Chronicle that the plan is

A new study conducted by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research shows that many of neighborhoods that lie inside the 610 Loop have the potential to become gentrified. The report breaks tracts of the city down by three

During their final policy meeting of 2018 this week, Federal Reserve officials voted unanimously to continue the central bank’s pace of gradual interest rate increases. As was widely expected, the Fed announced at the conclusion of its Federal Open

The National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that existing home sales in November were up 1.9 percent from the previous month. That makes November the second consecutive month of increasing home sales as prices continue to moderate and listings

The holiday season is all about finding the best deals on gifts for friends and family, but it may also be one of the best times to find a bargain on the biggest purchase most of us will ever

One of the biggest threats to the U.S. real estate market next year will be a familiar one, according to Freddie Mac economists: a lack of inventory due to sluggish building activity. In its latest Insight Report, Freddie Mac

Home sales in November decreased compared to last year, and affordable home sales were hit hard last month. The Houston Association of Realtors has released a report which says that sales of homes priced between $100,000 to $149,000 were down by

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