Luxury homebuyers are a unique brand of consumer – what sentiments are most prevalent when they are searching for homes? Any real estate agent will tell you that the luxury homebuyer is a unique brand of consumer, one with

Texas home prices in the latest Case-Shiller showed some signs of slowdown, though they were still quite positive. Home prices in Texas continued their strong 2013 performance in the July Case-Shiller. Though the indices, which are maintained by Standard &

Home prices have risen and mortgage rates have shot up by more than a percentage point – is it still cheaper to buy than rent in the Bayou City? The housing market of 2009, 2010 and 2011 was a

Minority groups continue to struggle on the road to recovery from the foreclosure crisis, with homeownership rates significantly behind whites. Although the Hispanic community recorded an increase of new homeowners in 2012 – and the amount dipped for the black and

Existing-home sales defied expectations in August, posting both monthly and yearly increases. Existing-home sales in August reached their highest mark in six-and-a-half-years, rising 1.7 percent from July and 13.2 percent from August 2012 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate

Although construction of the controversial Ashby High Rise has begun, it’s done little to dissuade homebuyers from the Boulevard Oaks neighborhood. According to the latest report from Greenwood King, real estate in the Boulevard Oaks neighborhood has been hot.

The NAHB’s Housing Market Index was unswayed by market forces in September, though some trends have analysts wondering aloud. The Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the definitive reading on builder confidence in the

The housing market has undergone yet another pronounced change in the last couple months, bringing about a whole new set of trends to follow. It was early 2013, and it finally seemed, after a prolonged slumber, that housing was

The Texas Realtors Leadership Program (TRLP), is pleased to announce its Legacy Project, which will consist of educating high school students to become financially literate and responsible. They will provide high schools with the Dave Ramsey Foundations in Personal

August was a solid month for single-family home construction, according to the latest analysis by the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-family housing starts were at a six-month high in August according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau, rising

It’s become a common trope in housing circles to bemoan the lack of first-time homebuyers in today’s housing market, but are they really lacking? First-time homebuyers are an essential component to a strong, sustainable housing market. Not only do

Housing inventory seems to have finally turned the corner nationally, but what of here in Houston? The nation’s inventory of housing has been a major topic of conversation among analysts and real estate professionals alike this year, but if

Though most real estate markets seem gripped in mortgage-rate hysteria, Houston’s real estate market soldiered on in August. Home sales in Houston surged to their 27th consecutive positive month in August, with rising mortgage rates, low housing inventory and

Homes in 2013 have sold better than at any time since 2008, and we’ve dug up three promising trends for those home sales. Home sales have been putting up some encouraging numbers in 2013. Though rising mortgage have taken

Everyone has been holding their breath on when the higher mortgage rates will impact home sales; when exactly will that happen, though? When mortgage rates began their dramatic rise back in May, it was more a matter of “when”

About 30 miles west of downtown Houston, in the town of Katy, two established builders have begun work on Avalon at Spring Green, a new, 200-house gated community. According to a recent report from The Rancher, Coventry Homes and