Greater Houston’s El Lago community is one of the best places in Texas to buy a house, according to a new report from Niche. The rating website made its decision after weighing more than a dozen data points, which included

Mortgage rates continue to climb after the election, according to new research from Freddie Mac. Three weeks have passed since the Nov. 8 election, and the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac has shown that mortgage rates continue to rise. The

In analyzing the country’s biggest residential real estate markets, weighing cap and rental rates, as well as median single-family home price, the online investment and management firm HomeUnion found that purchasing in Houston is a savvy move. Since last year,

The Web has been abuzz in recent months about Elon Musk’s solar roof, coming by way of Solar City. The plan to replace traditional shingles with high-efficiency solar cells has sustainable building advocates applauding, but it’s left homeowners and

After some strong summer months, Texas home prices remained strong as ever in the fall, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From August to September, Dallas prices were up 0.3 percent, while year-over-year, prices were up 8.0 percent, both of which blew

Uber Technologies Inc., the San Francisco-based transportation company, has reached an agreement with the City of Houston to keep the service in the city, for now. A source close to the agreement revealed Uber will continue to fingerprint check all drivers before

The Houston new construction market showed welcome signs of life last month, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In October, Houston saw more than $895 million in total residential construction spending, a most welcome 20 percent increase from Oct. 2015. However, year-to-date construction spending

We had a strong roster of Agents’ Choice nominees this year, and received thousands of votes from Houston-area real estate professionals. Below are the top two finalists from each category, selected by the number of votes received, and listed

Katie Lance, known for her work as a social media and content development consultant, is one of the most recognizable names in real estate. She’s owner of her own company, Katie Lance Consulting; is a regular contributor to Inman

It’s been heard in probably every city in America: “We can’t build low-income housing here, because it will hurt our property values.” It’s an argument from middle- and upper-class homeowners alike, and though they usually buffer the comments with

Houston economist, Patrick Jankowski, believes that Houston’s economy has hit rock bottom, he said at the TrendLines event last week, according to RealtyNewReport. “The worst is over for Houston’s energy economy,” said Jankowski. “We are seeing a gradual improvement in

Earlier this week, we started digging into a market analysis from local top producer Paige Martin that attempted to quantify the effects low oil prices have had on Greater Houston’s real estate market. In our first story, we looked

The cliche goes that the devil is in the details, and in no sector of the economy is that adage more appropriate than housing, where many slow moving, nearly imperceptible trends gather momentum outside the mainstream’s gaze – and then 20

LGI Homes is planning a residential development in Waller Country, west of Houston, according to Houston Business Journal. Located near the intersection of FM 529 and FM 2855, LGI Homes acquired 281 acres on Oct. 31, with an all-cash

The difference in lot price between Greater Houston’s most and least expensive areas is more than $100 per square foot, according to a report from local top-producing broker Paige Martin. Drawing from data collected by the Greater Houston Partnership,

Lots of interesting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Notable stories this week include two Houston universities being named among the country’s best business schools, confirmation of missing U of H student Carl Conyers’ safety.