HOUSING & REAL ESTATE
One of the key features of Sunterra in Katy is a Crystal Lagoons amenity. (Courtesy Sunterra)
These Houston master-planned communities have the most year-to-date home sales
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
Justin Urrutia, owner of Emerald Pools, provides advice for people looking to get a pool. (Community Impact Staff)
Home improvement guide: advice from a Sugar Land pool technician
Real estate markets in the Fort Bend County area have remained relatively strong despite low inventory and rising interest rates. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper)
Sugar Land-Missouri City real estate market still strong despite low inventory, rising interest rates
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
Hunter Edmunds, general manager of S&B Plumbing, provides tips on how to handle plumbing projects. (Community Impact Staff)
Home improvement guide: tips from a Sugar Land plumber
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
The Fulshear Lakes master-planned community is under development and set to begin preselling homes in late 2023. (Courtesy GFO Homes)
Creekside Village community in Fulshear Lakes continues development
A new home inspection franchise is now open and operating in Sugar Land. (Courtesy Pexels)
Local Pillar To Post home inspection franchise now open in Sugar Land
The first phase of a 933-acre community in Fort Bend County that will include more than 2,000 homes will be available in early 2023. (Michael Tuszynski via Pexels)
Starwood Land, Land Tejas begin master-planned community in Fort Bend County
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
Houston's median single-family home value has risen 16% since last May and is now the highest on record at $351,000. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
HAR: Houston home values continue to climb despite a slowdown in property sales
The tax cut sits at 12% and would be increased to 13%, going into effect for the 2022 tax year. (Beth Marshall/Community Impact Newspaper)
Sugar Land approved homestead exemption increase
A 3,518-square-foot home in Sugar Land with four bedrooms, three full and one half bathroom, sold for between $552,001-$627,000 on May 25. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
DATA: Sugar Land, Missouri City see higher home prices, fewer houses sold year over year in April
Along with rising apartment prices in the U.S., the median price of homes also rose this year due to inflation, coming in at an average of $450,00. When looking at the housing market in Texas, the median price hovered at around $350,000. (Carson Ganoong/Community Impact Newspaper)
Housing market, economy starting to recover in Houston
Total property sales in the Houston area have stagnated following increases in housing prices and mortgage rates. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
HAR: Single-family home sales decline year over year, prices continue to rise
The Houston housing market follows national trends, as fewer households can afford rising costs. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
HAR Housing Affordability Index: Less than half of Houston-area residents can afford a median-priced home
According to ownership, the company first opened the new location this February and held a grand opening in mid-March. (Courtesy of Plano Antique Mall)
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