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Home price growth in the Lone Star State remained stronger than the national average, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The leading home price metric in housing, the Case-Shiller, found that Dallas home prices (Houston prices
Partners Walter Phillips and Brandon Laubach launched Helix Media 360° – which uses new technology to allow clients to view a property in full 360-degree virtual reality. Helix Media 360°’s immersive visuals are possible through stitching together thousands of pictures
A recent study by Sungard Availability Services ranked Houston the No. 10 best city for tech startups in the country. The study focused on how each ranked city offers the best environment for tech startups. For Houston, the average office price/sq.
Having trouble keeping up to date on all of Houston’s top real estate stories? News this week includes Houston’s first branded condo and a surge in suburban office vacancies. In case you missed it, here is a recap of
Today, builders are facing a serious labor shortage. A few years from now, that shortage could get even worse. In a new report from John Burns Real Estate Consulting, the research group’s vice president and chief demographer, Chris Porter,
After a roll call vote on Tuesday in Cleveland, Donald Trump was officially nominated as the GOP’s presidential candidate. Unfortunately, his domination in Republican polls has done little to stymie the falling value of his once-coveted branded condos. In
Jerry Seinfeld lives in a $32 million mansion. Michael Jordan is currently selling his $16 million estate, complete with nine bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and a full-sized basketball court – which, according to Zillow, includes locker rooms, showers and a lounge
Coldwell Banker Real Estate has announced the appointment of Charlie Young as the brand’s president and CEO, which will take effect Sept. 1, 2016. Young has been president and CEO of ERA Franchise Systems LLC since 2009, and prior to
Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at, among other things, the top luxury offices in Greater Houston based on total number of luxury sales and luxury volume. Which Greater Houston real estate offices sold the most luxury properties in the
Condominium sales in Texas’ major metro areas increased in the first half of 2016 while townhome sales fell, according to the Texas Condominium Mid-Year Sales Report released by the Texas Association of Realtors. Among retirees and young professionals, demand
Having trouble keeping up to date on all of Houston’s top real estate stories? News this week includes a massive, mixed-use campus getting a client facelift and record-setting home prices in June. In case you missed it, here is
Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at, among other things, the top-producing agents in Greater Houston based on total sales volume. Which Greater Houston agents saw the biggest year-over-year gains in their business in the second quarter 2016? We took a deeper
In less than a year, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be president. One of them will set the policies that will impact housing over the next four years. In a recent survey from Trulia, the listing site found
Jonathan Smoke is the chief economist for realtor.com, and in a commentary he recently wrote for CNBC, he suggested the nation’s current economic arrangement is a “nearly perfect scenario” for this summer’s real estate market. “During the boom, loose
Texas is renowned for its public education, and in Greater Houston, nowhere is living up to the state’s reputation more than Cinco Ranch, according to a new report from Niche. Rating public schools on state test scores, graduation rates,
Cinco Ranch is Greater Houston’s best place to live, according to new rankings from Niche. The review site based its rankings on a set of criteria that encompassed the area’s education, economy, average commute, family friendliness, weather, diversity and