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3 Important Trends in New Construction in 2015

The latest new home sales stats from the U.S. Census Bureau show many things are at work in the new construction marketplace According to the latest new construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau, new home sales in July

Mondrian Condo to Replace Museum

Oxberry Group is planning to build a condominium in former place of The John C. Freeman Weather Museum. The museum relocated in 2o14. The condo will be called the Mondrain and is expected to be eight stories high and have 20

Texas Home Prices Remain Strong in Case-Shiller Indices

Home prices continue to rise nationally, but what about the local housing market? Home prices in the Dallas metro area rose 0.9 percent from May to June and 8.2 percent from June 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard

$700 Million-Plus in School Construction Projects on November’s Ballot

Come November 4, residents from two Houston suburbs will decide whether to provide the funding necessary to move forward with a handful of major school construction projects. Last week, two bond proposals were approved by the boards of trustees representing

Sweden’s “House of Clicks”

Tham & Videgard created Sweden’s most sought after home according to a statistical analysis of 200 million clicks and 86,000 properties featured on Hemnet, a popular property site in Sweden.  Analyzing what users clicked on between January and October

Residential Real Estate Brokerages Expecting More Money

During the economic downturn, the real estate industry floundered and thousands lost their jobs. But improvements have been made, and the industry is healing, which means the money is returning. By 2016, more than two-thirds of residential real estate

Trump’s First Mansion Listed for $54 Million

Thirty-three years ago, Donald Trump and then-wife, Ivana, purchased their first mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut for $4 million. The 19,773-square-foot home features eight bedrooms, thirteen baths, a home theater, putting green, tennis court, three staff apartments and a guest

CoreLogic: Houston’s Cash Sales Share Falls Below 30 percent

National cash sales continued their descent in May, a new report released today from CoreLogic showed. For 29 months, all-cash buyers have been leaving the market, as marked by continual year-over-year decreases in market share. In May, cash sales

New Construction at Highest Level in 8 Years

New development – especially in the single-family sector – has been very strong in 2015 Housing starts in 2015 are running at their highest level in eight years, according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau. With 641,000 new housing starts so

Keller Williams Acquires Team Leads Inc., Partners with HomeKeepr/Placester

Keller Williams has acquired Team Leads Inc., an agent team business solution provider based in Ontario, Canada, and entered into collaborations with two leading real estate technology providers, HomeKeepr and Placester. Team Leads Inc. will be rebranded as KW Team Leads

4 Significant Ways First-Time Buyers have Changed

The housing market has changed substantially in the last 40 years, and first-time homebuyers have changed with it Since the 1970s, the U.S. housing market has changed in numerous ways. The square footage of homes, for instance, has risen to all-time

Sims Luxury Builders Capitalizes on Condo Sales Surge

The building situation is approaching dire for the lower end of Houston’s market, but as with several markets around the country, luxury sales are up, which means more higher end building. According to the Houston Association of Realtors, in

Builder Confidence at Highest Level Since Nov. 2005

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in August rose one point to a level of 61 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). That is the highest reading since November

Houston Sales Volume Hits Highest Point Ever

In 2014, Houston homes prices and sales set records as the market continued showing signs of strength despite concerns regarding oil prices. In July, and for the second consecutive month, sales and prices surpassed that record-breaking pace, according to

Judge Allows Primary Trade Secrets Complaint Against Zillow

In October, we reported on a budding legal battle between Zillow and Top Agent Network (TAN).  Tan claimed the popular syndication portal had stolen proprietary trade secrets under the guise of investor interest to create its “Coming Soon” feature. Today, a

CoreLogic: Houston Sets National Foreclosure Standard

Today, CoreLogic released its June 2015 National Foreclosure Report, and the big reveal was foreclosures are still dropping – so not much of a surprise. For another month, national foreclosures fell, with inventory dropping 28.9 percent year-over-year from a

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