Bigger homes mean more luxury buyers – but what does that mean for first-time buyers? The average unit size of new residential construction is increasing, according to a National Association of Home Builders report. The average size of a

Keller Williams Memorial Realty hosted a presentation to help its agents understand how to stay out of situations that may risk their personal safety, and what to do if they feel threatened. After the 2014 murder of Arkansas Realtor Beverly

Real estate markets across the country continued hemorrhaging cash last October, a new report from CoreLogic confirmed, with the share of total sales falling 2.6 percentage points year-over-year. However, as is typical of the season, the amount of cash

The price of oil is still very low. In January, it hit a 12-year low, and now Brent crude sits at $34.39 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate is at $31.44. The forecasts for oil prices are dim, as

  According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), mortgage applications deceased 2.6 percent from the prior week ending in Jan. 29, which included an adjustment for the Martin Luther King holiday. Mortgage Rates Are Decreasing According to the MBA,

Home prices continued their steady climb rounding out 2015, rising both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic. Across the nation, home price appreciation averaged a 6.3 percent increase from Dec. 2014 to Dec. 2015 –

Norhill is Houston’s hottest neighborhood, determined a new report from Redfin. With a median sale price of nearly $500,000, Norhill is fairly expensive compared to the rest of Houston – which had a median sale price of only $212,000

New analysis from Dodge Data & Analytics paints an encouraging picture for Houston’s new construction marketplace The Houston housing market capped off a strong year of residential investment, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Per Dodge Data’s

These three trends illustrate where new construction is heading in 2016 Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that new single-family home sales in 2015 totaled 501,000, a 14.5 percent increase over 2014 that brought new home sales to their

Johnson Development Corp. revealed the name and details about their new Houston master-planned community. Veranda, located on 590 acres near the intersection of Williams Way Boulevard and U.S. Highway 59, will feature 2,500 homes with expansive porches. General manager

Homebuyers want to live in a nice neighborhood, and when homebuyers have a child, “nice neighborhood” translates to “wherever the good schools are.” Thanks to Niche, providing that information to clients is now easier than ever for agents. In

December was a modest month for contract signings, according to NAR Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in December, but inched forward slightly, fueled by a large increase in the Northeast that outpaced declines in the other three major

First-time homebuyers have been MIA for some time – are they poised for a comeback? The National Association of Realtors reported late last week that first-time homebuyers accounted for 32 percent of existing-home sales in December, which was up

National distressed sales – including real-estate owned (REO) and short sales – fell 1.9 percentage points in November 2015, pushing the distressed share of total sales to its lowest November point since 2007, according to a new report from

According to a new analysis by Zillow, homes within a mile of either a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods appreciate faster than other homes. Featured in the paperback edition of the real estate marketplace’s book titled, “Zillow Talk: Rewriting

The latest Case-Shiller Indices offered numerable insights into the nation’s housing market Home price growth continues in the Texas housing market, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Although the Case-Shiller does not, amazingly, track