Earlier this year, Dallas-based developer Ross Perot Jr. announced the expansion of his company Hillwood Communities into the Houston market, and this week, it completed the first phase of Pomona, its first master-planned community in Houston. Located west of Highway

Nearing the end of another year and another leg of the wonky real estate cycle that has been “the recovery,” now is, predictably, the time when speculation hits it greatest height. As our front page will attest, we are

Starter homes in the Houston area remain relatively affordable, but they are slipping out of reach for many consumers. That was the finding of a very interesting new study from Trulia, which assessed the status of starter homes in

Houston home sales skyrocketed in November, rising more than 20 percent from the same time last year, a new report from the Houston Association of Realtors confirmed today. The increased demand affected sales in all property types across the

Affordability is a chief concern in the Houston real estate market, as it is in many markets. But even though it’s a popular talking point for industry insiders, few understand the true volatility of “affordable.” To some families, the line

There are about 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., eight million of whom are a part of the country’s labor force. Although it’s hard to say where President-elect Donald Trump actually stands undocumented workers – he has promised to deport all of them,

The U.S. Congress has adjourned for 2016 without extending the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act, which will now expire at the end of the year. Originally passed in 2007, the act has protected underwater homeowners from incurring tax bills on the debt

Earlier this week, we drew from our REAL DATA report to show the most active luxury market in Greater Houston. Now we’re covering the neighborhoods. In November, there were more $1 million-plus home sales in River Oaks than any other

The news sounds bad: mortgage rates have risen aggressively since the presidential election, and are now at their highest level since July 2015; for the first week in December, rates posted the largest weekly jump since 2013; and the Federal

In November, there were once again more $1 million-plus home sales in Houston proper than any other market in the greater metropolitan area, according to our latest REAL DATA report. With more than 50 sales with an average closing

Steven Mnuchin, a former investment banker who is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Treasury Secretary, made headlines a couple weeks ago when, in his first official interview as Treasury nominee, he suggested sweeping changes are in store for the country’s tax

Houston’s real estate market is becoming a hotspot for Chinese buyers, a new analysis of Web searches from Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates confirms. Between Oct. 2015 and Oct. 2016, Chinese Internet users took special interest in Houston, searching for

We are only a few weeks away from the New Year, and a little over a month away from a new president, but the future of the economy, and housing specifically, has never been more uncertain. At least those

For the second year in a row, Houston is the most charitable city in the country. That’s what a recent study from Charity Navigator found, citing the city’s top-performing nonprofit networks; high levels of donor contributions ($4.3 million); and

The New Year is nearly upon us, and a number of housing analysts and firms are prepping their end-of-the-year reports. Trulia’s report has, historically, been among the more interesting of that batch, and the website’s 2017 Housing Outlook, which

The Texas Association of Realtors released its annual housing report this month, and the findings detail a dynamic real estate market where, despite economic turmoil, strong condo/luxury sales and foreign homebuying demand are bringing persistent gains. Below are the