Not every major city has an NFL stadium, but for those that do, the effects on the surrounding home and rental markets vary wildly, from boosting prices to over 40 percent in Philadelphia to bringing them down nearly 20

New research finds that millionaire ranks grew strongly in 2015 There were nearly 128,000 millionaire households in the Houston area through the middle of 2015, up 5.4 percent from the same period in 2014. Millionaire households now account for 5.7 percent of all households

SplashData, a security solutions provider, released their annual list of the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. Using any of the passwords can leave people at risk from hackers getting to their information. Since 2013, the two most

What will the new construction marketplace look like in 2016? The Census Bureau released its latest report on new construction this morning, and as usual, the agency’s analysis had far-reaching implications on where the new construction markets are heading in

If you’re a serious builder, chances are that right now (this very moment), you’re either at the NAHB’s International Builders’ Show or want to be. If you’re among the unlucky few who weren’t able to make the trip to

The next interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve will come at its March 15-16 policy meeting, according to The Wall Street Journal. Approximately 66 percent of the economists surveyed in the Journal pointed to the March meeting as

Builder’s are confident, and that bodes well for housing in the New Year Builders are starting out 2016 on confident footing, and that spells promising things for the year’s housing market. That was the central finding in the National Association

“Houston Leads in Master-Planned Community Sales” was the title of a story Houston Agent magazine ran last week, reporting on a report from John Burns Real Estate Consulting that ranked the top 50 U.S. master-planned communities by net sales.

It’s tough to improve upon a record-breaking year – a fact Houston discovered in 2015. After a year of all-time best increases in prices and sales, Houston’s residential real estate market did not have many places to go in

Higher interest rates may not be that big of a threat to housing’s future, after all With interest rates seeing their first increase since 2008, there is concern that the hike will harm the housing market either through harming

More underemployed college graduates work in the office sector than service One of the common beliefs about the current job market is the underemployed college graduate being forced to work as a barista, or another form of unskilled labor for

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in December. Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Property Agent Office $6,000,000 4000 Willowick Rd., Houston Laura Sweeney John

Why has homebuying among single female consumers declined in recent years? During the mid and late stages of the housing boom, one of the more commonly reported success stories was that of the single female homebuyer. As tracked by

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has appointed Leo Pareja as their new president elect, as well as four new additions to the board, according to a statement released by NAHREP. “Leo Pareja is an outstanding example of

Every year John Burns Real Estate Consulting ranks the top 50 master-planned communities (MPCs) in the U.S. by net sales, and every year no state is better represented than Texas. It was no different in 2015, with the state

Two Texas law firms, Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee PC of Houston and Wright Ginsberg & Brusilow PC of Dallas, have merged, according to a statement released by the firms. The firms merged to form Coats Rose P.C.,