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D.R. Horton Builders Moving Headquarters to Arlington

D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilding company in the nation, recently announced that its headquarters is moving from Fort Worth to Arlington. On six acres along Interstate 30, D.R. Horton will construct 150,000 square feet of office space for the

Houston New Construction Slowing in 2015

Building in the Bayou City Stepping Back Residential construction spending in the Houston area was down 10 percent year-over-year in June, and so far in 2015 is only 1 percent ahead of where it was last year. Those encouraging stats came courtesy

Caldwell Cos. Reveals Plans for Newest Lakeside Project

Dream of driving your motorboat to work? Caldwell Cos. is making that dream into a reality in the outline for its newest Houston mixed-use project, The Boardwalk at Towne Lake. Caldwell Cos, a Houston-based developer, recently released an animated

Houston Ranked Low on Apartment List Satisfaction Survey

Houston was ranked on No. 84 out of 100 on Apartment List’s Renter Satisfaction Survey, released early this month. The survey, which polled over 18,000 renters, asked renters to rate their city based on a series of factors. Houston,

The Signorelli Company names Ian Boyd as Division President

The Signorelli Co. has named Ian Boyd as division president of land development. “We are excited to have Ian join our team in this important leadership role as we continue to expand the land development division for Houston and

Beeson Properties Buys More Acres in Katy

Beeson Properties, a prominent real estate investor in Houston, is buying up dozens of acres of land across the Katy Area with the likely intention of developing it into single-family homes. John Beeson of Beeson Properties has purchased 73.2

Real Estate Loses Big Investors, Gains Confidence

Institutional investors leaving real estate, but Americans still confident housing is a good investment In the immediate wake of the economic downturn, the housing market took a plunge that was devastating for homeowners but ideal for the opportunistic. In the years

Pending Home Sales Fall, Suggesting Market Slowdown

Contract signings declined for the first time in 2015, according to new research Pending home sales declined 1.8 percent from May to June, according to new analysis from the National Association of Realtors. Although the Pending Home Sales Index,

Texas Ranch to Make History

Bigger than Los Angeles and New York City combined, a 798-square-mile ranch in Texas is on the market for $725 million. The Waggoner, named after the family who owned the property since 1845, when Texas became the 28th state,

Houston’s Most Competitive Suburbs in June

Summer demand is starting in Houston’s suburbs Last week, we used data from Redfin to identify Houston’s top selling suburbs, and Katy and Spring topped the list. In a follow-up, and with additional Redfin data, we examined inventory and

Texas Home Prices Rise in Latest Case-Shiller

Home prices were positive for the Texas housing market in May’s Case-Shiller Home prices in the Dallas housing market rose 0.9 percent from April to May, and 8.4 percent from May 2014, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

Possible Raise for Jumbo Loans Cap

With rising home prices pushing more loans out of conforming range and into jumbo range, could the jumbo loan cap increase? With the national median home price at a historic high, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has begun to reach

Real Estate Ad Stirs Racial Controversy

When local Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty Broker Associate Ashton Martini, who heads the Ashton Martini Group, ran an ad in Houstonia’s June issue featuring an interracial couple and their three biracial children, he didn’t expect the image to incite

$60 million View of Biscayne Bay

What would it be like to live on a private peninsula? If you’re interested in finding out, a 2-acre estate overlooking the Biscayne Bay in South Florida is listed for $60 million. The 11,588 square foot, gated property offers

New Home Sales Rise to Best Level Since 2008

The news for new home sales was much better than the Census Bureau’s report led on Sales of new homes in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000, a 21.2 percent year-to-date increase from 2014 that

Boca Raton’s Amusement Park-Like Home

Extravagant homes are often known for their unique features, and this Florida property is no exception. While the outer appearance of this Boca Raton property is nothing special, the estate houses a massive arcade, sci-fi themed rooms, a pirate

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