Houston Real Estate News
Watch out Chicago, Houston’s coming for ya
I know. It’s not about quantity. It’s about quality. And of course, Houston passed Chicago in the quality category a long time ago. However, we’re Texans, and we like big. So when we do finally surpass Chicago (Chi-town added 7,270…
Need a job, Houston has jobs
A little offshore drilling ban won’t keep Houston down. Houston Business Journal reports that Houston’s job market added 9500 non-Ag jobs in October. Houston continues to outperform the national unemployment rate at 8.2%. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area added some…
Texas homeowners pay highest insurance premiums
According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, Texas homeowners pay the highest insurance premiums among all states. This is not new news. High homeowners insurance premiums have been a problem in Texas for quite some time. Some…
October home prices up, sales down.
Well, this isn’t great news for your average Realtor, but it is good news for Houston homeowners. According to the Houston Association of Realtors‘ most recent market report, October sales remained sluggish. First-time home buyers remain in short supply, as…
The Value of Professional Staging
Views very widely on the value of hiring a professional stager to prepare your home for sale. Many real estate agents swear by it and have years of sales to back up their claim. They cite their own impressions, sales…
Buying an Investment Home
Although the housing market is heating up, buying an investment in order to flip it may not be the right plan for you. Buying a flip home relies on market prices going up higher than the cost for you to…