It’s been a wild ride for the U.S. mortgage marketplace in recent years, but things are on the mend according to the latest report from LPS. To say the least, the post-housing boom marketplace has been an eventful one

Foreign homebuyers contributed $68.2 billion in sales in 2013, a number that, though certainly big, actually represents a step back from 2012. Are foreign homebuyers losing their appetite for U.S. real estate, or are international economic forces prohibiting them

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene announced the addition of Realtor Kelli Lowery to its Cy-Fair and Country Properties offices. Lowery will be assisting customers with both residential and farm/ranch properties in the Cypress and Waller areas.

Pending Home Sales had a smashing May, according to the National Association of Realtors, hitting a six-year high as more homes went under contract. The month of may was a very good month for pending home sales, with the Pending

The housing market is moving towards recovery with U.S. home prices increasing, found FNC in its latest study of the market. U.S. home prices are continuing to climb in April, as stated by the most recent FNC Residential Price

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene announced the appointment of Nichi Dunphy to the position of sales manager of the company’s Galveston office effective July 1, 2013. “Nichi is a top-producing agent with a broad range of

Housing prices have been uniformly increasing the last year, but a new Trulia study finds that city markets have the edge on their suburban competitors. City or suburbs? It’s one of the prevailing questions in real estate today, whether

New residential home sales were nothing but positive in May, with sales posting both monthly and yearly increases. The new construction market continued its recovery in May, with sales of new single-family homes rising 2.1 percent from April to

No industry was more affected by the housing slump than construction, but 10 markets in the U.S. have robust construction markets; is Houston one of them? Though nearly every industry in the U.S. was impacted by the economic downturn,

Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices put up smashing numbers in April, and here in Texas, the situation was similarly promising. Texas home prices retained their strong, steady increases in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

NAR’s existing-home sales report for May, which came out last week, offered a very interesting glimpse at where housing is right now in its recovery. Last week’s existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors was a smorgasbord

International homebuyers represent a huge opportunity for real estate agents today, though some cities appeal to foreigners more than others. It’s no mystery that foreign homebuyers make up a hefty chunk of business for many real estate professionals today.

Though NAR’s latest existing-home sales report was, for all intents and purposes, quite positive, it reaffirmed that problems lie with inventory and prices. The latest existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was quite positive, with

May was another sterling month for new construction, with housing starts rising by nearly 30 percent from the year before. The U.S.’ new construction marketplace continued to recover in May, with housing starts rising 28.6 percent year-over-year to a

A brand new homebuilder in town is putting down its initial stakes in Firethorne, a 1,400-acre master-planned residential community in Katy/Fulshear.  Houston-based Ravenna Homes is launching into the builder team of  the top-performing master-planned community this month.   “We’ve

The real estate boom in Houston continues, according to Culture Map Houston. In the Loop, pre-sales are becoming a typical part of business. For example, Bancroft Place, a development by Pelican Builders, features upscale townhouses for a presale price of 1.3