According to the most recent Case-Shiller indices, Dallas had an index of 114.31 this May, creating a 0.9 percent increase (non-seasonally adjusted) since April after a 0.4 percent increase from March to April, but the yearly change was still

Woodforest, a project of the Johnson Development Corp., has named Faith Bailes Realtor relations manager for the

In an effort to predict the demands for building within the current housing market, Builder Magazine installed the PRIZM model, a tool that is made up of 66 segments typically used to describe “demographic, psychographic, and behavioral similarities in

Houston developer Bridgeland recently achieved a fourth place rating on Metrostudy’s list of top-selling master-planned communities, with strong sales (up 67 percent in 2010) and ambitious plans for further development, according to a press release. Sales continued to grow

A recent comparison by Agent Genius showed that while many criticize Google and Facebook’s annual lobbying costs, those for NAR and NAHB are within the same

Reports show that luxury and affordable real estate is selling more than mid-range priced properties in June, but sales volumes remain below 2010

Once again Greystar Real Estate Partners tops the list of largest Houston-Area residential property management firms by the Houston Business Journal. This list appears in the July 22 print edition of the

Bankrate’s 2011 Closing Costs Survey demonstrated that while home prices are tumbling, closing costs are still on the rise in most states–with an increase of 8.8 percent nationwide, compared to 2010. Nationwide, the average closing cost is now $4,070

Houston Business Journal recently announced that Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors took top place on its list of Largest Houston-area Residential Real Estate Brokerage Firms. The brokerage earned its No. 1 ranking with 6,214 transactions and over $1.44 billion in

Houston is the 23rd most walkable city among the 50 largest U.S. cities, with a walk score of 50 (out of 100), according to Walk

The Houston City Council has added three neighborhoods to the city’s list of historic districts. Heights South, Woodland Heights and Glenbrook Valley will now be kept preserved for years to

Today, NAR reported that home sales dropped 0.8 percent, to 4.77 million, this June–8.8 percent below June 2010’s sale of 5.23 million

Do you have opinions about Houston’s residential market? Maybe you have suggestions for how to fix certain issues within the industry when it comes to agent professionalism, lending standards or how to move inventory. If you want to share

In the second quarter, Bank of America posted a $8.8 billion loss, following the $8.5 billion settlement with investors regarding troubled mortgage-backed

July brings a modest increase in homebuilder confidence, with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo sentiment index increasing to 15 (from 13 in June), according to Bloomberg

The top boom town in the U.S. is expected to be Austin, Texas , according to recently released data from New Geography. Houston doesn’t fall far behind, earning a fifth place nomination, and San Antonio came in fourth, making