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Renters who are looking for a new place to live now have another option to find their next home: Facebook. The social media network announced its partnership with Apartment List and Zumper to add available rental units to Facebook
Although affordable housing has been a growing concern in Houston over the past year, Hurricane Harvey further exacerbated the problem. Forest Green Townhomes in northeast Houston experienced severe flooding, impacting 84 families. In order to help those families, the Houston Housing Authority
With continually rising prices and cutthroat competition for the country’s limited home inventory, many are having flashbacks to the housing market crash of 2007, which sent the entire economy into a tailspin for years. However, a recent analysis from
As millennials get older, they’re trading in their train passes for minivans as they head for the suburbs, this according to National Real Estate Investor’s survey of suburban areas with the best potential for millennial population growth. Thanks to
Real estate is becoming an increasingly competitive field, with new technologies coming constantly changing the industry. However, sometimes the best edge for agents is simply knowing the ins-and-outs of neighborhoods so you can position yourself as an expert when
There’s been no shortage of news about increasing home prices and low housing inventory around the country, but one thing there definitely has been a shortage of is affordable housing. And according to industry experts, that shortage could get
Source: The Downtown District The Houston Downtown Management District and Central Houston Inc. unveiled their 20-year plan for the city — “Plan Downtown: Converging Culture, Lifestyle and Commerce.” The proposal calls for the development of 12,000 multifamily units to support
More and more customers may be heading online to purchase mortgages, but overall satisfaction with electronic mortgage processes is majorly declining, according to J.D. Power’s 2017 U.S. Primary Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study. According to the study, individuals find online
Although home prices are on the rise across the country, affordability has actually increased since July, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor from Black Knight. According to the report, only 21.4 percent of the median income is needed to purchase
Compass, a real estate technology startup, announced that it has raised $100 million during the Series E investment round, which it will use to expand to every major city within the United States. The company is now valued at $108
After starting a petition for Congress to reauthorize the federal Flood Reform Act in August, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently decided to double down on its efforts to ensure the bill remains in place. This Monday, NAR penned
The Houston real estate market showed its resiliency after Hurricane Harvey with home sales and rentals continuing to show growth for the second month in a row, according to the latest monthly report from the Houston Association of Realtors.
One of the main hurdles agents have to overcome on a regular basis is having their listings seen by the people who are most likely to be interested in it. While previous wisdom was to get the ad in
A majority of millennials wish to someday own a home, but are unsure if their dream will become a reality, according to a recent survey by ValueInsured. The Modern Homebuyer Survey found that the desire to own a home among millennials
The GOP’s new tax plan, the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, “attacks homeownership,” according to a new statement from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR has been vocally opposed to the bill, which would significantly reduce homeowner
Compared to last year, home prices in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA rose 3.3 percent in September 2017, with month-by-month prices increasing by 0.1 percent between August and September. According to CoreLogic’s U.S. Home Price Index, as of September