HOUSING & REAL ESTATE
Affordable single-family homes will be developed along Stella Link Road. (Screenshot courtesy Google Maps)
Houston closer to selecting developer for Stella Link mixed-income housing
Affordable single-family homes will be developed along Stella Link Road. (Screenshot courtesy Google Maps)
Houston to provide updates on Stella Link Road affordable housing project at Sept. 19 meeting
3323 Oaklawn Place Drive, a 1,804-square-foot house in Olympia Estates, sold for between $185,001-$215,000 on Jan. 30. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Houston Association of Realtors: August housing inventory highest in two years
Houston's single-family home rental market filled the gap for homeowners as single-family home sales decreased. (Rendering courtesy The Aria at Ralson)
Report: July’s rental market thrives as single-family home sales see fourth consecutive month of decline
The HCAD's board of directors voted Aug. 17 voted to change its name. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Harris County Appraisal District board votes to change name
A River Oaks home in Houston is up for rent at 5,219 square feet. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Houston Association of Realtors: Single-family home stock replenishes as market slows for fourth consecutive month
Houston's housing rental market continues to grow as sales in the single-family home market slow down. (File photo)
Houston data: June’s rental market thrives as single-family home sales decline
Transwestern Real Estate Services announced exclusive leasing rights of Bellaire Park I & II, a pair of office and medical offices located at 6565 and 6575 W. Loop S., Bellaire, in a July 18 press release. (Courtesy Transwestern)
Transwestern becomes sole leasing agent to Bellaire Parks business center
A representative for real estate brokerage Happen Houston said White Oak Station will offer designs and finishes similar to those from its Heights-area Park at Northwood development. (Courtesy City Choice Homes)
Houston Association of Realtors: Property sales decline in June
Gage Mueller said solar panels can increase a home’s value without increasing property taxes. (George Wiebe/Community Impact Newspaper)
Solar energy specialist answers common questions about solar panels
This is a picture of a home in Katy with a for rent sign by an investment firm in front.
Increasing investor purchases of single-family homes contributing to rise in rentals across Houston
Experts within the Houston area offered tips for this year's real estate edition.
Local industry experts offer tips on buying homes, interior design, mortgages
The average days on market fell sharply in four of five ZIP codes covering the area during the 12-month period from June 2021-May 2022 when compared to the the previous 12 months.
Median price of homes sold in Bellaire, Meyerland, West University rose over past few months
Between February and May, average monthly rent prices rose 3.3% and 2.3% in two local submarkets tracked by the agency—Highland Village/Upper Kirby/West U and Heights/Washington Avenue, respectively. (Courtesy Pexels)
Data shows local rental rates continue to climb in Houston area
Solar panels have become increasingly popular across Houston. (Courtesy Gage Mueller/ADT Solar)
As electricity prices soar, Houstonians are turning to solar power
Residents gather in a public space at an affordable housing community run by the nonprofit New Hope Housing in Houston. New Hope has ambitions to build between two and three new communities per year over the next few years, but rising costs of construction materials and land have made it hard to builders to deliver and maintain affordable units. (Courtesy New Hope Housing)
Rising rents, costs put strain on affordable housing in Houston
The gap between the median sales price of homes sold and the purchasing power of the median renter surpassed $135,000 in Harris County in 2021. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Report: Affordability gap growing in Houston, Harris County
David Ramos, executive director of the Harris County Office of Management and Budget, explains the exemption increase in Commissioners Court on June 14. (Screenshot courtesy of Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris County commissioners approve higher property tax exemption for seniors, residents with disabilities
A River Oaks home in Houston for rent at 5,219 square feet. Rental of single-family homes across Greater Houston jumped 25% in May. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
HAR: Single-family rentals jumped 25% year over year in May