Downsizing is a natural progression in housing we’ve come to expect of older generations, such as the aging Baby Boomers, whose preference for high square footage is diminishing as their children leave the nest and retirement sets in. But

Houston’s real estate market has been in a tenuous state since the price of crude plummeted in late 2014, but in November a real crack finally surfaced, as home prices fell for the first time since Feb. 2012. According to

Houston will be the No. 8 housing market for Millennial homebuyers in 2016, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. With 26 Fortune 500 companies in the city, realtor.com cited the Bayou City’s strong economy and career opportunities for new college

October was another month of declining foreclosures, both nationwide and in most major metropolitan areas, a CoreLogic report confirmed this week. Dropping by just over 21 percent year-over-year, the nation’s foreclosure inventory reached a 1.2 percent share this past October,

The economy continues to recover, but Americans’ finances are still stuck in the mud A surprisingly large share of Americans are in a precarious financial state, according to a new, detailed study from The Pew Charitable Trust. For its study,

Houston provides strong opportunities at a fair cost Houston is the fifteenth best college town in the nation, according to a study released by WalletHub. The study looked not just at colleges themselves, but also the surrounding city and their

Prices are rising at a breakneck pace, but it’s not time to panic With record-setting home prices and skyrocketing rents, today’s housing market may seem naggingly familiar, like this might have happened before. Could the current boom result in another disastrous

Despite slumping oil prices, layoffs and labor shortages, Texas’ and the Houston area’s populations are among the fastest growing, according to new U.S. Census Bureau numbers charting U.S. population growth by county between 2009 and 2014. Eleven Texas counties made it

According to NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, single women made up 15 percent of the overall homebuying market, as opposed to single men, who only made up 9 percent of the market. In 2013, single women

Americans want their Cuban property. Since the 1960s, when Castro first seized power, that wanting has been a symptom most convinced themselves to ignore, despite filing claims against the country. However, when representatives of Cuba and the United States meet

Following La Marque Independent School District’s financial accountability rating of “Substandard Achievement” in October and loss of its accreditation in November, the Texas Education Agency announced on Dec. 2 that the entire district would be annexed into the Texas City

Despite adding jobs, November offered more of the same for America’s economy The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s

The housing market continues to struggle despite an increase in high-quality mortgages Even though houses are selling at their fastest rate since 2007, sub-700 credit score buyers are still at the same level they were mid-2010. According to a

In September, distressed sales accounted for 9.7 percent of total home sales nationwide; the culmination of declines that span the past few years, according to CoreLogic. Considering the current pace of distressed sale declines, CoreLogic researchers determined that the

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that loan applications dropped 0.2 percent from last week, according to its Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending on Nov. 27.  The results included an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday; on an unadjusted basis, the

Houston joins 32 other markets with new peak prices in 2015 The Houston metro area saw a new peak median price in 2015 at $219,450 in June, according to a new RealtyTrac report. Houston was one of 33 markets