Simon Property Group Inc. plans to build a luxury hotel and condominium tower to replace Macy’s at the Galleria Mall. The upcoming project will feature 220 high-end hotel rooms and between 75 and 100 luxury condominium units. The tower

One major advantage to buying and selling real estate in Houston is that it has many excellent post-secondary options. As we’ve reported in the past, education is a top (if not the top) priority for homebuyers. They want neighborhoods with educational

Good agents understand today’s market. Great agents understand tomorrow’s. In March, Houstonia released its special Best Neighborhoods 2020 issue, dissecting the city’s residential real estate market to determine what the hottest neighborhoods of the year would be, as well

Bankrate’s latest Financial Security Index offers up good news There are many studies that look into how Americans spend money, but agents should take note of a new Bankrate Financial Security Index, which measures American consumers’ confidence in the market, their net

Baseball may not enjoy the same status it had in its glory days as the country’s greatest pastime, but in many places it remains as a significant influence on real estate. Well, its stadiums do. A new report from real

Houston had the biggest population growth of all the largest metropolitan areas in the nation, according to 2015 Census population estimates. From 2014 to 2015, the Houston area’s population grew from 6.497 million to 6.656 million, which was a 2.4-percent increase. The city’s

Home prices around the country are feeling the Spring season bump. According to a new report from CoreLogic, prices rose 6.8 percent year-over-year in February. At a state level, the gains were universal. “Home prices continue to rise across

In a new report on its 2016 Real Estate Outlook survey, KPMG found that many real estate investors are still confident in the market’s ability to produce returns, though some have found reason to temper that optimism with caution. On

Forget what you thought you knew about the housing market – according to Freddie Mac, 2016’s housing market will see a return to pre-crisis levels. In the year following the recovery surge of 2014, the market slowed – a result

Schools are an integral part of the search process for many a homebuyer, and new research from the National Association of Realtors has reinforced just how non-negotiable the issue is. According to NAR’s 2016 Home Buyer and Seller Generational

Breaking down the many barriers to credit erected in the wake of the mortgage crisis has been a slow process. Credit issues have kept older homeowners from selling and younger renters from buying. But according to Fannie Mae’s Q1 Mortgage Lender Sentiment

This year is shaping up to be a lackluster one for residential construction in Houston, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In February, residential construction spending in Houston totaled $751 million. Though still among the highest

Houston is one of the most expensive cities to drive in, according to a study from Deutsche Bank. It costs 84 cents on average to drive a car a mile in Houston, whereas the national average is 90 cents

The consumer equation is messy – expectations are up, attitudes towards the current market are down, and overall, confidence is on the rise, according to The Conference Board’s March Consumer Confidence Index. Using 1985 as the index’s baseline, where

Urban buyers today would have hated the 1950s. In the Urban Land Institute’s “America in 2015” report, a survey of U.S. residents found that approximately half considered “walkability” a top or high priority when determining where to live. But

Construction employment was up across the nation in the early months of 2016, according to the Associated General Contractors of America – a good sign for the industry , which currently suffers from labor and inventory shortages. So, if you