Okay, we all know that mortgage rates are low right now…but just how low? With mortgage rates expected to rise in 2015, we decided to take a closer look at the historical averages for rates – and via numbers from Freddie

Real estate agent Rod Castaneda is new to the offices of RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, according to a press release. “We are very fortunate to have a realtor with Rod’s international experience join our office,” said Danna Furnace-Grimes,

Cash sales are on the decline, but still represent a large chunk of the market. Recovery was the word in 2014, as the national real estate market shifted and readjusted to find its footing, and as we slowly begin

We’ve come a long ways since the market crash, but does new research suggest we’ve gone too far? With asking prices up in Houston by 13.4 percent, the market the market may be overvalued to market fundamentals, according to a new

We know that many Millennials are sitting on the homeownership sidelines, but what about the peeps who DO buy homes? We report quite regularly on the myriad reasons that Millennial homeownership remains low, but what the Millennials who have

Houston breaks records in 2014, but is the city on too much of a roll to slow down in 2015? It has been an exceptionally exciting year for Texas and particularly Houston, where home sales and prices have continued

A residential real estate brokerage in Houston hired three new real estate agents to join their office, according to a press release. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene added Bertha Coronado, Roxana Hebert and Jennifer Martinez at

November saw foreclosures drop…just not everywhere. Nationwide, the plague of foreclosures persists, but their frequency has dwindled to much more manageable and healthy levels, according to the latest report from CoreLogic. As of November 2014, completed foreclosures were 41,000,

Top real estate brokerage partners for 2014 included Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene’s relocation department, according to a press release. The brokerage was recognized by AIReS, a corporate relocation solutions company, which determined their rankings by

There have been some positive developments in housing and the economy, as of late, that that has not translated to widespread sentiment among consumers. Call it “The Great Economic Divide.” Though the economy and the housing market have both

Wood Partners, an Atlanta-based real estate company, indicated its intentions to further supplant itself in the local industry with the recent announcement that Bart Barrett would be the new director of its Houston office. “Bart has been a key

Are we finally seeing the triumphant return of first-time homebuyers? We’ve reported in considerable detail that first-time homebuyers currently make up a historically low portion of the nation’s homebuying pool, but could that trend finally be on its way

Oil prices tumble even further moving into 2015; is there any end in sight? In July of last year, oil prices were hovering over $100/bbl, which was fueling a booming Houston economy heavily dependent on energy investment. However, in

Housing has made definite progress the last couple years, but there remain pitfalls on the long, winding road to recovery. Mortgage rates remain at record lows; home sales, though down from 2013’s highs, are still miles ahead of the

CoreLogic’s third quarter equity report helps instill confidence for 2015. Early today, CoreLogic released its quarterly equity report, detailing the state of both the nation and individual metros in regards to the current level of equity in the market.

The news was ALMOST uniformly good for the housing market in the latest government jobs report. The economy ended 2014 in a most delightful fashion, with the government releasing a very positive jobs report for December. How does such