Homeowners in 2017 want a lot in their bathroom space. However, what used to be one of the main bathroom components — the bathtub — is one they do not want, preferring alcove or corner showers. Houzz recently released their

Harris County officials recently announced that they will take recent damage caused by Hurricane Harvey into account when assessing property values to determine property taxes for 2018. State officials are currently estimating that nearly 100,000 residents suffered home damage.

Pending home sales fell in August, according to the National Association of Realtors, and Hurricane Harvey and Irma are expected to put existing sales below 2016’s pace. This marks the fifth time in the past six months that pending

The Redfin Housing Demand Index remained relatively flat from July to August, rising slightly from 126 to 127. However, on a year-over-year basis, it is up 27.7 percent. The Demand Index is calculated using the number of Redfin customers

Construction starts for the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land MSA grew slightly in 2017 compared to 2016’s spending, according to a new report from Dodge Data and Analytics. Total construction starts grew 2 percent in August 2017 to $1.3 billion compared to

A new report shows that going green is gaining steam among homebuilders around the country. The Green and Multifamily and Single Family Homes 2017 SmartMarket Brief shows that at least one-third of homebuilders said that green building makes up

City living is a trend that appears to be here to stay as more people decide they want to keep city living as they age. Recently, the 2017 Aging in Cities Survey was released which involved 3,000 residents of 10 large

GOP leaders revealed an outlined for comprehensive tax reform on Wednesday. However, the National Association of Realtors believes the plan will lead to a tax on homeownership for millions. The new tax reform changes the current tax code to

As the largest generation of homebuyers, millennials are transforming the housing market and the way the process goes, according to a new report, Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends 2017. In previous generations, buyers used to search until

NRT, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company, announced today the launch of ON Collaborative by Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services, LLC. Doing business as ON Collaborative, this will be a new full-service development marketing firm integrated with

Two new reports highlight the U.S. residential real estate market’s continuing balancing act. First, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index showed that home prices are on the rise around the country, up 5.9 percent in

While Hurricane Harvey affected homeowners throughout Houston, certain neighborhoods saw significantly more flood damage. The Kinder Institute identified the 10 neighborhoods with the most flooded homes according to estimates based on FEMA data. It also estimated the number of

Though thermometers in the Midwest and East are displaying temperatures typically seen in the dead of summer, calendars show that 2018 is not-so-slowly creeping up on us. And while the 2017 residential real estate market has been a mixed

Black homeowners were hardest hit by the 2007 recession and have not been able to recover as quickly as most other homeowners. However, according to a new report from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), black homeownership

Recent news about the residential real estate market has painted a pretty bleak picture — one of dwindling options, driving sales down and increasing competition. However, a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors shows that consumers are

While agents around the country look forward to spring homebuying season every year, there’s one major annoyance for buyers: Other buyers. To circumvent that competition, Trulia suggests that first-time homebuyers on the market for a starter home start their