Spring is consistently one of the top-selling markets in Greater Houston. Last year, the Houston Association of Realtors recorded more than 2,825 sales in the Spring area – which was not only more sales than most markets in Greater Houston,

Rise Communities has been named “Developer of the Year” by the Asian American Real Estate Association. Recognized for the quality of two new communities – the master-planned community of Cane Island in Katy, and the Texas 288 master-planned community in Meridiana

Seven Texas cities rank among the 100 safest in the country, while five rank among the most dangerous, according to Neighborhood Scout and the latest FBI crime data. That’s information buyers are going to want to know. Greater Houston made showings

Surge Homes is developing a brand new condominium, The Isabella at Midtown, a $42 million mid-rise development, with 208 condo units. Prices start between the $150,000s and $600,000s. VIP Reservation Program sales are available providing home buyers an opportunity to secure

Homebuilders across the nation faced crippling labor shortages in 2016; in fact, it was the biggest problem they faced all year. Don’t expect anything to change in 2017. Eighty-two percent of builders say the No. 1 problem they expect

The Houston new construction market concluded 2016 in underwhelming fashion, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In December, Houston saw more than $564 million in total residential construction spending, which is a 12 percent decline from Nov. 2015. Moreover, year-to-date construction spending, which

Houston has one of the most unequal housing markets in the country. In an analysis of the country’s biggest housing markets, Redfin compared avg. luxury home price with the bottom 95 percent of the market, respectively. Of the 10

There are few better places to retire in the country than Texas, according to a new report from WalletHub, and the state’s real estate market stands to gain big because of it. Basing its analysis on more than 30 data

The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae, created in 1938) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, established in 1970) are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in their eighth year of conservatorship under the FHA. That is an exceedingly

In one of its very first moves since assuming power, the Trump administration has suspended a reduction in FHA mortgage insurance premiums. Originally announced just 11 days ago, the reduction would have lowered insurance premiums 25 basis points (or

Understanding buyers is going to be especially important this year – interest rates and prices are rising, inventory shortages remain commonplace throughout the U.S., and our housing market is now operating under a president promising a broad spectrum of

Spring Branch Central is going to be Greater Houston’s hottest market in 2017 – or at least that’s how Redfin sees it. And it has a point. With a healthy median sale price ($297,500), a fair turnaround on listings (median

Crystal Lagoon U.S. Corp is partnering up with Houston-based Land Tejas to add new lagoons to their two master planned communities. One lagoon will cover 1.5 acres (seven times the size of an Olympic-size swimming pool) and serve as the

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation is once again the most trusted homebuilder in America, according to Lifestory Research’s 2017 Home Builder Study. Polling the opinions of more than 31,000 active home shoppers, Lifestory Research’s survey, now in its fifth year,

Ben Carson is close to becoming the next head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and industry associations are throwing their support behind him – while many housing experts are not. In a letter sent to

The White House is the most valuable home in the nation, according to a new report from Zillow. Currently valued at $397.9 million, the White House has appreciated 15 percent since the Obamas moved in eight years ago. Zillow first