HOUSING & REAL ESTATE
For Sale sign in the front yard of a home
See how the Katy-area real estate market fared in September 2020
apartment building exterior
Katy-area evictions continue due to recession
Houston real estate market
Houston-area home sales up 29% year over year in September
Early voting in Texas begins Oct. 13 for the Nov. 3 election. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Read about candidates in Harris, Montgomery counties and more popular Houston-area news from this week
From left: Owners Jeff Angell, Jason Dornik, Cody Evens and Heath Cleaver will open DECA Beer Co. in early 2021. (Courtesy DECA Beer Co.)
DECA Beer Co. coming to Porter and more Houston-area news
Materials for the Houston Planning Commission meeting scheduled Sept. 17 show aerial views of Mitchell Island, where The Howard Hughes Corp. has plans to build 58 houses. (Courtesy Houston Planning Commission)
Residents oppose homes on Mitchell Island in The Woodlands plus more popular Houston-area news
Multifamily housing construction brought almost 22,000 units to market in the past 12 months, six months of which were amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Matt Dulin/Community Impact Newspaper)
Six months in, Houston-area apartment rents still feeling COVID-19 squeeze
Double-digit year-over-year sales increases among homes valued at $250,000 and higher were set back slightly by decreases in home sales below that price point. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston-area home sales continue to outperform 2019 for third-straight month
Renters can now sign a declaration that prevents landlords from evicting them for missed payments. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
What Houston renters need to know about the new CDC eviction moratorium
A Harris County program designed to provide relief to residents behind on their rent as a result of the coronavirus is getting a boost in funding. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Harris County boosts funding, extends deadlines for rental assistance
Several Cy-Fair ISD teachers spoke before the board about their concerns with reopening schools this fall at the board's Aug. 6 meeting. (Courtesy Cy-Fair AFT)
Officials respond to Cy-Fair ISD teacher concerns and more popular Houston-area news
Tenants in Houston and Harris County can apply for a second round of rent relief in Mid-August. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
Rent relief: How to apply for the latest assistance in Houston and Harris County
Houston-area home sales jump 23% year over year in July
Harris County leaders discussed this week whether to raise or lower property taxes. (Courtesy Fotolia)
UPDATED: Harris Co. commissioners eyeing property tax rates
HomeAid Houston partnered with Boys and Girls Country to open three cottages in Hockley. (Courtesy Boys and Girls Country)
Builders partner to serve homeless population through nonprofit HomeAid Houston
Hope Impacts
Katy-area nonprofit Hope Impacts sees uptick in homelessness
Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis is calling on the county to look into a pilot program that could provide funding for legal defense for indigent renters facing eviction. Ellis said the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the vulnerabilities that low-income renters face. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Harris County prepares for surge in evictions as federal protections, unemployment boost end
Katy Residential Real estate lead July 2020
4 Katy-area COVID-19 residential real estate trends to keep up with in 2020
Katy real estate zIPS
DATA: Katy-area homes sales rise 6% year over year