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Greater Houston’s 15 most exclusive neighborhoods

In the 12 months preceding this past September, nowhere in Greater Houston did homes sale for more on average than in River Oaks, according to numbers from the Houston Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Service. Between Oct. 2015 and

How to capitalize on huge Chinese demand for real estate

China’s presence in the U.S. residential real estate market is growing rapidly, and it’s creating opportunities for agents proactive enough to seize it, one expert says. Between 2010 and 2015, Chinese real estate buyers spent $93 billion in the

Texas home prices remain positive in new Case-Shiller

Texas home prices continued their positive momentum through the summer, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Per S&P’s analysis, prices in the Dallas area were up 0.5 percent from July to August, and up

Study: Houston a top 20 market for wealth building

Houston residents average more than $6,000 in savable income, helping make it one of the best cities in the country for building wealth, an analysis from Bankrate found. In its analysis, Bankrate weighed a variety of local indicators, including: average income

Texas REALTORS endorses 200 candidates, contributes millions to coffers

Today, the Texas Association of Realtors released its endorsements for the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the Texas State Senate, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. Association Chairman Leslie Rouda Smith commented on the selections, saying that

5 ways housing has transformed over the last 35 years

This year marks 35 years of the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to commemorate the latest survey’s Oct. 31 release, NAR spotlighted five integral ways that housing has changed in those 35 years. Here are

Study: Houston among top buyers’ markets in the U.S.

Almost nowhere in the country does buying beat renting more than in Houston, a new report confirmed. In a new analysis, listing portal Trulia based its buying vs. renting determination on an array of factors, including median home prices and rents,

The Woodlands – 4 reasons it’s an easy sell

Located about 30 miles north of Houston along I-45, The Woodlands, a master-planned community built in 1974, is one of state’s most favored cities. Houstonia magazine once called it one of Greater Houston’s hottest neighborhoods. In 2014, NerdWallet named

5 surprising facts about the 2016 homebuyer

With the billing of “the largest and most comprehensive survey of real estate consumers ever conducted,” Zillow’s 2016 Consumer Housing Trends Report arrived this week with considerable build-up, and indeed, the report does feature many interesting looks at the

Your comprehensive guide to CFPB’s newest TRID compliance updates

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this month issued its new Small Entity Compliance Guide, which includes updated information for how to better comply with TRID. We’ve combed through the report, compared it to CFPB’s previous Small Entity Compliance Guide,

Greater Houston’s 10 fastest-selling markets

In which Greater Houston neighborhood and suburb did homes sell the fastest in the third quarter 2016? Utilizing our REAL DATA 2016 report, we took a deeper look at the market trends and put together the following table to give

The 4 demographic trends that will transform housing in America

America’s demographics are transforming, and it will have huge implications on future real estate markets, said a new joint report from the Urban Land Institute and Terwilliger Center for Housing. The four biggest changes, analysts agreed, will take place

Greater Houston’s 10 top-selling luxury markets

Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at a number of area in Greater Houston’s housing market, including its top luxury markets based on the total number of $1 million-plus home sales. Which Greater Houston neighborhood and suburb had the most YTD luxury sales

This week in Houston real estate: HISD eyes Chevron campus and protestors go after pipeline builder

Lots of interesting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Notable stories this week include HISD eyeing a spot for Bellaire High School and good news for Houston’s economic direction. Catch up on this week’s top

Real estate in 2025: 4 things to expect from the market of the future

The real estate market is subject to change, and over the next 10 years, it’s going to do just that – or at least that’s the conclusion of a joint report from the Urban Land Institute and Terwilliger Center for

As The Woodlands nears buildout, developers change direction

When George Mitchell created The Woodlands in 1974, he probably didn’t expect that it would evolve into what it is today – which is something much bigger and more economically diverse than when it started. In 2000, The Woodlands area

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