The pace of home price appreciation in Houston rose substantially (i.e. more than 0.25 percent) month-over-month in January for the first time since 2014, according to a report from CoreLogic, which begs the question: has the city overcome the

When is the best time to list your client’s home? The answer may surprise you The best time to list a home in Houston’s housing market is between June 1 and June 15, according to a new analysis from Zillow. Listing homes

From Jan. 2013 to Oct. 2015, year-over-year decreases in the share of total home sales occurring in all cash have averaged 2.7 percentage points. However, in Nov. 2015 (the latest available data) the pace of decline slowed to 0.7

The housing market is improving, but first-time homebuyers still face challenges First-time homebuyers have dropped to their lowest share since 1987, and based on numerous reports and analyses by news organizations and industry groups, there are a number of barriers

Texas is home to a number of celebrated colleges and universities, but among the state schools, none is better than Houston’s very own Rice University, according to a new ranking from Forbes; and property values seem to have benefitted

Thanks to stagnant incomes, Millennials are still missing from the housing market Two million households headed by 25-to-34-year-olds are missing from the current housing market, according to new National Association of Homebuilders research. The NAHB arrived at that number

New home sales were down in January, but that’s not the whole story Sales of new single-family homes declined in January, falling 9.2 percent from December and 5.2 percent from Jan. 2015 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 494,000,

There are more than 49 million homeowners in the U.S. with a mortgage, and approximately half (46 percent) expect their equity to increase in 2016, according to research from loanDepot. That’s another way of saying seller confidence is on

Clinton’s “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda” proposes bold changes to aid homebuyers and renters Hillary Clinton announced a $25 billion housing reform plan as part of her “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda,” which outlines her plans for economic reform, should she be elected to the

RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring was honored as the “Top Office” in several categories at the 2016 RE/MAX of Texas Statewide Convention held Jan. 26 and 27. The office, in addition to achieving the top ranking in the state

Dallas-based developer and founder of Hillwood Communities, Ross Perot Jr., is planning to expand Hillwood Communities’s master-planned community offerings in Houston. Hillwood Communities recently opened its master-planned community Pomona, located on about 1,000 acres in Manvel, south of Houston.

In January, Niche, a website that ranks and reviews schools at every level of education, gave us the top high schools with the best teachers. This month, it’s the best private high schools. In its 2016 Best Private High Schools

Skyler360, a new tech startup founded by Houston-based Realtor Ron Sasson, aims to simplify the way agents interact with their clients by stepping in for an agent if they cannot answer the phone, according to a report by the

Fewer undocumented immigrants may lead to higher costs A decline in undocumented immigrants may be causing construction costs – and by proxy, home prices – to rise, according to the Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey. The survey asked 100

According to TINYpulse’s “2016 Best Industry Rankings” survey, if you’re working in real estate, you choose one of the happiest careers. The  survey was given to more than 60,000 employees from 13 different industries, and studied employee engagement and satisfaction

Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. Annually pulling data from upwards of 18,000