Trulia sought to find some of the most unnaturally hazardous places in the country Halloween is nearly upon us, which means it’s time to break out our jack-o-lanterns, cue up our YouTube mixes for Thriller and The Monster Mash,

Without the surging apartment sector, where would new construction be in 2015? Housing starts in September were up 6.5 percent from August and 17.5 percent from Sept. 2014 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.026 million, which is the

According to the new Better Money Habits Millennial Report from Bank of America, while 84 percent of Millennials are self-reliant when it comes to managing their own finances, 41 percent are constantly stressed about money. Moreover, the report found that money stress

Ninety percent of all U.S. homes are under insulated, according to a new report released by the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA). The report pulled data from the 2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey and used insulation estimation techniques

Builders are now more confident than at anytime since the housing boom Builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes rose three points in October to a level of 64 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells

The new median size for single family homes is 2,450 square feet. According to the 2014 Survey of Construction (SOC) data from the Census Bureau and NAHB analysis, this is the second highest average since 2009. The new size in

The Business Journals, analyzing the latest Census Bureau data, has compiled a list of the most profitable U.S. cities for a wide range of professions, including loan officers and real estate agents. In Houston, 2014 salaries for loan officers

This fall, Taylor Morrison will debut five new model homes in three Houston-area communities including The Groves, Alder Trails and Woodson’s Reserve.  “We’re excited to open these three new communities, as well as the five model homes that showcase the

Houston has one of the most active construction industries in the nation. The market is led by top builders like Perry Homes, Taylor Morrison and Lennar Corp, but as demand remains constant amid climbing prices and persistently low inventory,

Coming off a relatively lackluster August, Houston returned to 2014, record-setting form, as both prices and sales experienced positive growth, according to a report from the Houston Association of Realtors. Total property sales jumped 2.2 percent year-over-year, from 7,848

Yet another study finds that a majority of Americans are on financially insecure footing Sixty-two percent of Americans have inadequate savings. That alarming statistic was the main finding of a Google Consumer Survey that GoBankingRates, a national website that

Houston ranked no. 4 in Thumbtacks‘ survey of U.S cities that have the highest pest control problems. For the survey, Thumbtacks studied the 159 largest cities in the U.S., looking at such things as the need for pest control, bed bug

Millennials looking for a new city should consider Houston. Why? Because it’s a good spot to make money, according to reports from marketing software company HubSpot and WalletHub. According to a forecast from the National Association of Colleges and

Resurgence of wire fraud scams alarms NAR Wire fraud, or fraud using telecommunications technology, is on the rise in real estate transactions, according to a new report in the Washington Post. The scam works like this: hackers gain access to either

Arizona is home to a plethora of unique homes, and this 1,256-square-foot property is no different. This windowless, two-bedroom, two-bathroom property built on four acres of desert is made of three, connected concrete domes that features a large garage,

Recovery continues as foreclosure levels dropped yet again in August. National foreclosure inventory fell 25.2 percent year-over-year and completed foreclosures dropped 20.1 percent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. The latest decline in foreclosures is only the latest step