Texas Home Prices Hit Record Highs
Texas remained a relatively healthy home sales market, with buyers and sellers still participating despite broader housing-market slowdowns seen in other markets […]
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HUD continues FHA single-family streamlining with 14 new policy changes
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced 14 policy changes to streamline the FHA single-family mortgage insurance program, totaling 150 actions […]
May HAR report shows highest pending home sales in 4 years in Greater Houston
Pending single-family home sales in Greater Houston reached their highest since May 2022, despite a 3.2% decline in actual sales to 8,631 […]
U.S. Housing Starts: Where Momentum Returned
For the remainder of 2026, many housing economists expected modest improvement as lower rates, better affordability and expanding inventory supported activity across […]
Luxury Demand Is Rising
In the three months ending May 31, US luxury median sale prices ↑~5% to $1.4M, while non-luxury prices ↑~1% to ~$377K nationwide. […]
Market Tilts Toward Buyers
In the current US market, ~44% of agents described conditions as balanced, showing buyers regained negotiating power after years of stronger seller […]
Texas Housing Market Predictions 2026
The Texas housing market in 2026 is stabilizing with home prices nearly flat, inventory up 7.4%, and homes staying on the market […]
Existing home sales surge 3.2% to highest level since December
Existing-home sales rose 3.2% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million, the highest since December 2025, despite slightly […]
You may not need as much down payment as you think you do
The 20% down payment on a home is a convention, not a requirement. While it avoids private mortgage insurance (PMI), saving that […]
Texas Pilot Could Ripple Into Housing Demand
A workforce training program announced a $115M initial investment, with Texas included in a pilot aimed at building skilled trades talent for […]