As has been the case for some time now, the residential construction market rose and fell on the strength of multifamily housing. Residential construction saw disappointing numbers in October, and as has been the case during the whole housing

The term “affordability” is thrown around quite a bit, but when it concerns the middle class, the scenario is all the more interesting. According to a detailed new report from Trulia, 46 percent of the Houston area’s housing stock is affordable

In the midst of heavy criticism, Twitter unrolls a laundry list of forthcoming changes. “Everything that happens in the world happens on Twitter…” The opening line of a blog post Twitter Vice President of Kevin Well published last week

Looking for a good mortgage rate? All you need is good credit and a lot of money. In recent years, expectant homebuyers vying for a good mortgage rate have faced dire odds as once loose lending standards continue tightening

Though Americans feel better towards housing, wider economic concerns persist – which, in turn, affect the housing market. It’s become quite clear, in 2014, that housing’s recovery will depend in large part on wider economic trends, and that until

Seventy-seven percent of buyers say they’ll know immediately when they’ve found their ideal home, according to a survey of about 2,500 Americans by BMO Harris Bank. Unfortunately, the house hunting process takes time, and not all buyers exude confidence during

The National Association of Realtors’ leadership team has been tasked with creating a new “Code of Excellence” educational requirement and making the current requirement to complete Realtor Code of Ethics training biennial instead of quadrennial. In an attempt to

Realtors Dyana Babik, Rebecca Chirich and Mandana Gholamhosseini have recently joined Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) Gary Greene’s Inner Loop office. All three Realtors bring to the office different talents, backgrounds and personalities. Babik joins BHGRE Gary Greene with

MetroNational and TIRZ 17 will negotiate a developer’s agreement for detention and mobility work at the northwest corner of Gessner and I-10 with plans to extend Mathewson Lane east across the Conrad Sauer detention basin and donate right-of-way to

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) Gary Greene’s relocation department has yet again been honored with the annual “Lexicon World of Quality” award by Lexicon Relocation, a leading provider of global mobility services. The Lexicon’s Global Network Integration

AmReit, the Houston-based real estate development with properties concentrated in five of the top metropolitan markets in the southern U.S that agreed to be acquired by Edens Investment Trust firm for $763 million, recently announced an update for its $1 billion

“No. 1” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Through September of 2014, Houston had the top new construction market in the country – that’s right, even bigger than the mighty New York City! According to fresh numbers

New measures from regulators promise to help ease lending standards, but are they enough? The recent announcement by federal regulators to enact an assortment of measures aimed at easing lending standards has thrown many in the mortgage industry into

Cash investors continue to stay away from the real estate market, keeping cash sales relatively low. Cash sales remain steady in the month of August, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Though the market is continue to shed

The population growth trends in the Houston are hardly surprising. From 2010 to 2013, population growth in the suburbs of Houston was 90 percent greater than the city itself, according to a recent analysis by New Geography. In that

The share of households featuring roommates has been on a steady rise the last few years, and the cause could not be more straightforward. Housing affordability is a common topic of coverage here at Chicago Agent, and for good reason