In recent months, home sales in Houston have lagged, pulled down by the anchor of low oil prices. But in January, at least one sector saw growth: the luxury market. Brought on by labor shortages, rising building costs and increasingly

Homebuyers in Houston break even on their homes sooner than expected It takes just a year and a half for homebuying to make more financial sense than renting in Houston’s housing market, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. The “Breakeven

There are a lot of cities in the U.S. – Houston, New Orleans – that have felt the sting of falling crude values (“sting” being a cozy euphemism for economic haymaker). But the news isn’t all bad. Take, for instance, mortgage

The latest jobs report shows some silver linings for employment Last week, the Labor Department released its monthly jobs report with mostly positive news: unemployment fell below 5 percent in January, suggesting that even with the weak global economy and decreasing confidence

When selling luxury, “sexy” is preferable to “lovely” As Pat Benatar sang, “love is a battlefield” – and as realtor.com analysts have found, love is also a lousy way to sell a home. According to an analysis of 1.6

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in January. Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Address Agent Brokerage $7,000,000 15 Grand Regency Cir, The Woodlands Beth

Has Houston’s housing market regrouped for 2016? After a weak December, Houston’s housing market regrouped somewhat in January, with home sales and prices remaining consistent with where they were a year ago. According to the latest report from the Houston

TRID’s impact on the real estate process has been minimal, though agents are still experiencing some problems with their clients’ documentation, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. Just over 10 percent of Realtor transactions,

According to a new study by ValuePenguin.com, Houston is one of the best cities for young families, coming in at the No. 2 on the list behind Austin. Some of the factors that went into the rankings were the quality

Boomerang buyers are, as the name implies, ready to return to housing The housing market’s recovery has been slow since the recession, and many consumers are still struggling with the economic fallout. According to a study released by TransUnion, though, there

According to a Dodge Data & Analytics report, Houston was ranked as one of the top metro areas for new commercial and multifamily construction in 2015, with a total dollar amount of $4 billion. Houston was ranked behind the Dallas-Ft. Worth

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has named their new chief marketing officer, Jason Riveiro. Riveiro has more than 10 years of experience in leading multinational strategies for some of the most recognized Fortune 500 companies.

The National Association of Homebuilders’ annual International Builders’ Show has become a platform for top and emerging brands to showcase the most innovative technologies in the industry today. Following the trend of sustainable building, which has almost become a new

New agreement offers unified platform for transactions Move Inc., which runs realtor.com for the National Association of Realtors, announced an agreement with zipLogix that will bring the zipForm digital library to the Reesio document/transaction management platform, according to Housing

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