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Keller Williams Employee Base Increases Amidst Record Expansion

Keller Williams has increased its employee base by 17 percent since January 1 to more than 125,000 associates. In the first half of 2015, Keller Williams broke monthly records as the sales volume increased 26 percent to $100 billion,

Colorado Architecture Firm Expands into Houston

Last year, Aspen and Denver-based landscape architectural firm Design Workshop opened a temporary office in the Houston Technology Center to handle its quickly growing local client base. As a reflection of demand and the firm’s success in the city,

“America’s Most Original Home”

This 4,380-square-foot Scottsdale house, known as “America’s Most Original Home,” is on the market for $4.2 million. The structure was built  in 1980 by Sunnie and Bill Empire around billion-year-old granite boulders that sit in a ancient archaeological site. With boulders making up 60

CoreLogic: Foreclosures in Houston Hardly a Problem

Foreclosures continued losing market share in July, as inventory declined 27.9 percent from the same time last year, with completed foreclosures dropping 24.4 percent, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. Foreclosure inventory represented 1.2 percent of all mortgaged homes in

New Fannie Mae Index Finds Homebuyers More Confident in 2015

Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group has launched the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), which provides details about the direction of the housing market. The index reports that in August, the HPSI dropped to 80.0 from 0.5 points,

Report Finds Houston Homes at High Natural Disaster Risk

Around the nation, the risk of natural disasters varies depending on a number of factors, including geographical makeup and location. In its 2015 U.S. Natural Disaster Housing Risk Report, RealtyTrac found that 35.8 million single-family homes and condos, or

Chef Wolfgang Puck’s Estate Hits the Market

Looking for a kitchen fit for a culinary mastermind? Chef Wolfgang Puck‘s private Mediterranean-style villa in Beverly Hills Flats could be the house for you. The 6,025-square-foot homes offers five bedrooms, seven baths, a courtyard, a pool, outdoor entertainment areas and

CoreLogic: Houston Home Price Appreciation Speeds Passed Nation’s

Home prices were up again in July, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Year-over-year, home prices, including distressed sales, jumped 6.9 percent nationwide, while excluding distressed prices increased 6.7 percent. The price increases reflect an overall strengthening of

Houston has Sixth-Most Expensive Commute in U.S.

Commuters waste dozens of hours and thousands of dollars due to Houston’s traffic problems Houston is home to many things: lovely bayous; a rich, vibrant economy; and, according to new research, some of the worst, most expensive traffic in the U.S.

U.S. Housing Market Ready for Interest Hike, Economists Say

Housing is well prepared for higher interest rates, according to a new survey The U.S. housing market is strong enough to stand up to an interest rate hike this year, according to a new Reuters report. The report, which surveyed 22

Joe Horman Joins RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring

Realtor Joe Horman has joined RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring’s Louise Beard & Associates as a sales associate. As a sales associate, Horman said he focuses on putting his clients first. “I am completely dedicated to my clients and their needs,”

Houston New Construction Posting Modest Gains in 2015

This year is shaping up to be a positive one for new construction in Houston. Residential construction spending in the Houston area was up 10 percent year-over-year in July, but so far in 2015 is only 3 percent ahead of where it was

Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Condo Listed for $75 Million

The Dome Penthouse, Tommy Hilfiger’s New York condo, is currently on the market for $75 million. The Manhattan residence offers 5,655-square-feet of living space, with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms on the 18th and 19th floors of the 5-star Plaza

Is Urban Growth Outpacing Suburban Growth?

The 2010s may be on track to change tradition, with cities expanding faster their suburbs for the first time in 40 years, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. According to new research by the Census Bureau,

Pending Home Sales See Small Increase in July

Signings rebound slightly after June’s decline After a negative June, pending home sales saw a small increase in July, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator

Presales Begin in Sienna Plantation’s Rosewood Neighborhood

Fort Bend County’s Sienna Plantation is a massive, 10,000-acre master-planned community featuring an array of amenities, on-site schools and homes designs from several well-known homebuilders, and today, presales started for the first patio homes in the community’s Village of

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