HOUSING & REAL ESTATE
Single-family home sales were up 47.4% compared to last April with 9,105 units sold versus 6,175 a year earlier. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
HAR: Houston-area home sales in April up 47% compared to last year
The deadline is May 17 for residents to protest their appraised property values set by the Harris County Appraisal District. (Courtesy Pexels)
Seeking feedback from homeowners with experience protesting appraisals
Property owners who believe an error was made in determining their property's value can use the protest process to reduce their tax burden. (Courtesy Pexels)
Deadline for residents, business owners to protest Fort Bend County property values is May 17
The deadline is May 17 for residents to protest their appraised property values set by the Harris County Appraisal District earlier this year, and officials are encouraging protesters to take online options into account. (Courtesy Pexels)
Harris County residents have until May 17 to protest property values
Maverick Remodeling and Construction employees use electronic gauges to determine how well a League City house that flooded from bust pipes is drying. (Jake Magee/Community Impact Newspaper)
Freeze-damaged homes might qualify for property tax reduction
Homes priced above $750,000, such as this one in the Heights, saw a surge in sales in March, with almost twice as many properties sold. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Average Houston single-family home price jumps 20% in March
The temporary waiver covering initial vehicle registration, vehicle registration renewal, vehicle titling, renewal of permanent disabled parking placards and 30-day temporary permits will end April 14. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
DMV officials say no grace period following waiver of car title, registration; new housing set for Magnolia, Cypress
Former trustee Sonal Bhuchar will be the namesake for Fort Bend ISD's 53rd elementary school, while the district's 12th high school will be named for former English teacher Almeta Crawford. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
New Fort Bend ISD schools get names; H-GAC passes I-45 resolution and more top Houston-area news
Homes in Prairieland Village could begin opening as early as spring 2022. (Rendering courtesy Howard Hughes Corp.)
FIRST LOOK: Howard Hughes Corp. announces new details about Bridgeland's Prairieland Village
Sales on single-family homes saw a slight 1.2% bump compared to a year ago. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Despite February winter storm, Houston-area home sales see increase
Keith Luechtefeld spoke with Community Impact Newspaper about some of the short-term and long-term repercussions of the storm as well as some of the reasons why so many homes saw burst pipes during the freezing weather. (Community Impact staff)
Q&A: Greater Houston Builders Association President Keith Luechtefeld discusses power, plumbing, frozen pipes after Winter Storm Uri
Sales on single-family homes jumped 27.7% compared to a year ago. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Houston-area home sales up 28% in January
(Photo courtesy Fotolia, designed by Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Friendswood continues to attract residents, new businesses through pandemic
Despite a global pandemic, Houston home sales broke records in 2020 and saw 10% more sales overall compared to 2019. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Report: Houston home sales surpassed 2019 volumes despite pandemic
The development is being built by Trendmaker Homes Houston. (Courtesy Trendmaker Homes Houston)
Construction begins at Haven at Seven Lakes in Katy
Single-family home sales continue their blistering pace with 7,990 single-family homes sold in November compared to 6,359 a year earlier. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Houston-area home sales continue record-setting pace with nearly 26% increase in November
home with a for sale sign in front
See how the Katy-area real estate market fared in October 2020
The Houston area saw 9,287 single-family home sales in October, a 29.2% increase year over year. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Houston-area home sales jump nearly 30% again in October
For Sale sign in the front yard of a home
See how the Katy-area real estate market fared in September 2020