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The good news continued for Texas home prices, according to the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Lone Star State continued their ascent through May, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Amazingly, S&P does not
We all know that foreign homebuyers operate in different ways than U.S.-born consumers, but how do they ultimately choose their agent? #109724973 / gettyimages.com Earlier this week, we reported that international home sales in the U.S. soared from 2013 to
The Zillow/Trulia merger could mean serious alterations to how agents and consumers interact. After a weekend filled with rumor and speculation, news dropped this morning that Zillow will indeed acquire Trulia for a cool $3.5 billion, creating by far the
June proved a very rough month for new home sales, but how bad are things, really, for the beleaguered homebuilding sector? #162748979 / gettyimages.com The headlines sure are negative – at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 406,000, the sales
Despite improve racial equality by leaps and bounds, the U.S. housing market continues to struggle with racial disparities. #157169491 / gettyimages.com Through much adversity, African Americans have made considerable strides towards equality in the U.S. However, barriers to homeownership,
Existing-home sales were up in June, which bode well for the market, but construction and low wages remain barriers to full recovery. #187462241 / gettyimages.com The third quarter of 2014 is already churning out good news for the housing
All-cash sales still remain quite prevalent in the U.S. housing market, especially here at home. #463245891 / gettyimages.com A hefty 34 percent of home sales in the Houston area were all-cash transactions in April, according to exclusive analysis from CoreLogic, the
What good signs lie beyond the horizon for housing in 2014’s second half? Using analysis from a recent Redfin report, we put together the following
Suburban sprawl over the last 50 years has led to an expanse of drivable city space, but a recent study suggests walkable urbanization may be the direction of the future. For the past half-century, suburban sprawl has helped define
The unaffordable simply becomes more unaffordable in today’s whacky rental landscape. At the start of July, we reported on the latest rental data from Reis, which found that the nation’s rental market continued to grow more expensive and exclusive through
Even we were surprised by some of the following facts. The U.S. housing market is a massive industry, one that incorporates not only elements of real estate, but of banking (both commercial and investment), appraising, marketing, advertising and the law,
A new study suggests we may be seeing the beginning of the end of suburban sprawl. #147480838 / gettyimages.com Since the early 1940s, many of the United State’s most prominent metro locations have been characterized by sprawl, which refers
Selling a house can be a cumbersome process, but if the appropriate steps aren’t taken and details considered, sellers and agents alike could be losing out on thousands. #99966933 / gettyimages.com It was only a few years ago that
Housing starts may have been down last month, but there are many more details about new construction that are of equal import. #200263624-001 / gettyimages.com The Census Bureau released its latest report on new construction, and it wasn’t pretty
After a sorrowful period in the woods, builder confidence has returned to the promised land this month. #82355279 / gettyimages.com The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), the nation’s leading measurement on builder confidence in
Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene recently welcomed four new agents to its Inner Loop office. Realtors Martina Shirey, Gerald A. Thiel, Charles A. Wheeler and Hermione White are now a part of the Gary Greene team. The firm