Despite depleted inventories, a new Redfin reports finds home tours, offers and overall demand are still holding strong. #172155167 / gettyimages.com Home tours and offers have historically responded to the ebbs and flow of available inventory – an almost

Mortgage payments were way out of control during the boom era, but new data suggests they’ve simmered down considerably. #157740817 / gettyimages.com During the housing boom years, home prices were not the only numerical value relating to housing that

We’re often told about how affordable housing is, but there is a world inside of the world of housing affordability. #475106427 / gettyimages.com Housing, we often read, is currently in a promised land of affordability. Though not quite the ideal

Construction numbers have been up in 2014, but there’s a very specific reason behind the increased activity. #138626281 / gettyimages.com Overall construction spending in the U.S. economy rose 0.2 percent from March to April and 8.6 percent from April

Seven agents recently joined Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene— Scott Johnston, Carol T. Ogle and Russell Warmack at its Bridgeland office in Cypress, Texas; Brooks Remaley at its Magnolia office; Donna Guient, Shyanne May and Janet Richardson at

David Weekley homes was recently recognized in the top 20 on Professional Builder magazine’s 2014 Housing Giants List. The premier company was ranked No. 16 out of 293 of the nation’s largest homebuilders. The report, which has been compiled

The most recent existing-home sales report indicated that housing may have turned a corner, but structural issues persist. #142483561 / gettyimages.com Covering the housing market nowadays is a strange experience. On one hand, you have the clear monthly reports

First-time homebuyers have been missing in action for some time now, and it’s unlikely that they’ll return any time soon. #482143423 / gettyimages.com It’s no news to anyone – especially consistent readers of our news coverage – that first-time

Continuing its slow return to prominence, residential construction is gaining ground in many metropolitan areas in the U.S. Unfortunately, not everyone did so well in April. #479733853 / gettyimages.com The Houston area has seen its fair share of rough residential construction months, but

We often hear about how affordable a given housing market is, but looking at the actual salary needed to buy is quite eye opening. #160427001 / gettyimages.com To comfortably own a home in the Houston region, a prospective homebuyer

Population dynamics are changing all over the nation and you might be surprised to see which major metropolitan areas are on the rise and which are struggling. #176247121 / gettyimages.com Quite frankly, the rapidity with which many major American metros are

In the wake of its failed AgentMatch program, realtor.com kept its Dec. 2013 promise to develop online tools to help connect agents with prospective clients. The first step? Updating its agent profiles, according to a recent report by Inman

The government came out with its latest report on new home sales late last week, but what do all those numbers actually mean? #480983989 / gettyimages.com We’ll get the obvious information out the way first: according to the latest numbers

In general, home prices have been slowing down a bit in 2014; was that the case in our market, according to the latest Case-Shiller? #140196782 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Lone Star State rose by both monthly and yearly

After falling the first three months of the year, existing-home sales reversed course in April, according to NAR. #176580616 / gettyimages.com Early Thursday morning, the National Association of Realtors released a report showing that in April, and for the first

Bad appraisals were one of the more implicit side effects of the housing downturn, but is the worst behind us? #83590748 / gettyimages.com Forty percent of any demographic is an awfully large chunk of people, and in 2010, at