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Houston home listings held to positive territory on a year-over-year basis for a third consecutive week in the week ended Aug. 9, and the listing volume continues to gain ground from earlier this year, according to a Houston Association of Realtors report.
Hines U.S. Property Partners initial capital raise represents over $1.2 billion in investment capacity to pursue next-generation assets.
This 74-foot “land yacht” in Au Gres, Michigan takes the meaning of “houseboat” to a whole new level.
For the first time since early March, no new records were set for median-home-sale prices last month, ending the five-month streak of record-breaking home prices.
Texas Realtors releases report chronicling the real estate market’s growth over the past decade.
The Highlands is Caldwell Home’s newest master-planned community coming soon to Montgomery County, will feature 4,000 homes from award-winning builders and with amenities for a highly active lifestyle.
Just 56.6% of homes sold during the quarter were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $79,900, according to the National Association of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
The company is currently starting to build in Dallas and will soon break ground on two more developments in the city, as well as others in Austin and Houston in the near future.
Looking forward, 37% of the survey’s respondents expect drones to be the most-impactful technology over the next 24 months, followed by cyber security (34%), 5G (31%) and virtual reality (30%).
International buyers purchased 107,000 residential properties from April 2020 through March 2021, marking a 31% decline from the 154,000 residences bought the previous year.
Affordability declined in 49 of the 50 major markets according to the May 2021 First American Real House Price Index.
The new executive joins RentPath from ParkMobile, which provides an app to help drivers pay for metered parking remotely.
With the increased number of professionals working remotely, today’s homebuyers are putting less of a premium on commute time and more on affordability.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that the median sales price slid to $361,800 from $380,700 in May.
At the same time, the median existing-home price for all housing types in May was up 23.4% on an annual basis, as every region in the country registered price increases.
Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted purchase index declined 6% from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.
