The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and REAL Trends recently ranked Ivan Arjona, Realtor and international specialist at RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, as one of the top realtors in the country. Arjona ranked No. 67 on

Throughout the first four months of 2015, home sales in the U.S. were the best they’ve been in eight years. Helped by a one-half percentage drop in fixed mortgage rates, home sales from January to April this year surpassed

CoreLogic May foreclosure report documents continued improvement in inventory and seriously delinquent mortgage rates Today, CoreLogic released its May 2015 National Foreclosure Report, which highlighted steep declines in completed foreclosures and foreclosure inventory, as well as the falling serious

MLS faces 10 big problems with no easy answers Commissioned to the Swanepoel | T3 Group, The National Assocation of Realtors’ recent “Danger Report” analyzes the industry from multiple vantage points, including agents, brokers and associations. The intent behind this

New realtor.com feature to test increased agent responsiveness, impact on leads A lack of responsiveness from agents has always been a chief complaint among buyers and sellers. In an effort to address customers’ complaints and provide brokerages with better lead

U.S. mortgage rates were increasing at steady clip in 2015 until global economic events intervened The economic turmoil in Greece and China could possibly benefit U.S. homebuyers. That cause and effect was the chief finding in Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage

CoreLogic has released its May Home Price Index, revealing another month of positive gains. Marking 39 months of consecutive year-over-year gains, national home prices, both including and excluding distressed sales, increased 6.3 percent in May compared to the same

Trendmaker Development has announced the grand opening of The Reserve at Clear Lake City, a new home community located in the Clear Lake City area of Houston in Harris County. As the developer and builder of The Reserve at

Four Houston-area communities have fallen off a new list of the top-selling master-planned communities nationwide compiled by RCLCO, a national real estate consulting company. RCLCO stated that many Houston-area communities cited construction delays due to heavy rains as the reason

  A new development is underworks by NewCoast Properties. The group plans to develop 35 home sites for a luxury beachfront community southeast of Houston. The new community, called Seagrass Beach, will be built over 33.5 acres off State

A 500-acre ranch located in San Juan Valley recently hit the market for $5.6 million, and it has a lot to offer. Aside from featuring two farmhouse compounds, Lestralaur Ranch and October Farm, San Juan Valley Ranch offers access to

The Reserve at Clear Lake City, a 372-acre project that will have 740 homes, has opened in southeast Houston near the Johnson Space Center. Trendmaker is developing the project and will be constructing homes. Ryland Homes and Village Builders

Is strong market prediction too bold to make? Fannie Mae released their June National Housing Survey results with an overall conclusion that a strong market was shaping up for the summer. However, when looking at the specific year-over-year data, the results are more

Greater Houston Partnership cuts its jobs growth forecast in half In December 2014, after twelve months of prodigious growth, Houston found itself the envy of America, leading in several economic categories, chiefly housing. As a result, the Greater Houston

Mortgage applications decreased 4.7 percent last week, according to the data from the latest Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey. The Market Composite Index, which measures mortgage loan application volume, dipped 4.7 percent. Similarly, the Refinance Index decreased 5 percent

Known as “The Bootlegger’s House,” this 3,169 square foot home has more to offer than just six bedrooms and five baths. Located in Jacksonville, Fla., this property’s most striking feature is a series of underground tunnels, starting in the