Houston Matters
Ft. Bend County Judge KP George (April 19, 2021)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Fort Bend County Judge KP George, the homebuying market, ask the veterinarian, and the latest on Houston sports.
Tag: housing market
Houston Matters
Full Show: Primary Runoff Election Results, And A Real Estate Snapshot (May 23, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We pore over the results from the Texas primary runoff election with analysis from our political experts. Then, we take a snapshot of the local real estate market. And we examine the American equivalent of the royal family.
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How Will Harvey Impact Houston’s Housing Market?
Posted on · Houston took a big blow in home sales in the month of August, primarily because Harvey hit late in the month when closings are typically scheduled. Plus many home and apartment renters were displaced due to the flooding that followed. What will this mean for the apartment and housing market?
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A Snapshot of Houston’s Real Estate Market
Posted on · We discuss what Houston's real estate market looks like as we head into summer with Scott Davis, principal at Tisona Development, a commercial and residential development company. MORE: Economist Forecasts Best Years Ahead for Houston Housing Market (Houston Business Journal, May 25, 2016) Houston Apartment Market Worsening (Houston Chronicle, April 29, 2016) Houston-Area Home Market […]
Business
Home Sales Fall For Second Month Straight, Pulling Down Prices
Posted on · November marked the first drop in the average price of a single-family home in Houston in nearly four years.
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Why Did Houston’s Real Estate Market Fall From No. 1 to No. 30?
Posted on · The Urban Land Institute, after calling Houston the No. 1 real estate market to watch last year, says we're No. 30 this year. That represents the biggest drop for any city on ULI's list. What happened? Why are we no longer a market to watch? We talk it over, and what — if anything — […]
Business
Lack Of Affordable Housing Hurts May Home Sales
Posted on · Sales of single-family homes in the Houston area fell by 4.3 year-over-year, while condo and townhome sales dropped for the first time since January.
Business
Home Sales Edge Up In April, As Warmer Weather Helps Boost Inventory
Posted on · Buyers defied expectations that oil-industry layoffs would discourage big purchases.
Business
Home Sales Recover In March, Wiping Out February Losses
Posted on · Single-family home prices set a new record for March in Houston, as the supply of homes for sale remained tight.
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Is the Houston Real Estate Market Slowing Down, Stopping or Just Pausing?
Posted on · As the Greater Houston regions continues to gauge just what kind of impact dropping oil prices will have on the economy, many in the real estate industry say the market here isn't slowing down or in a downturn. The term that's floating around is "pause." To discuss just what that means and how a so-called […]
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Clean Power Plan & Property Taxes: Wednesday’s Show (April 1, 2015)
Posted on · The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently released a study about the federal government's proposed Clean Power Plan, which aims to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. Their assessment: doom and gloom, lost jobs, and rolling blackouts throughout the state. But others say the plan is positive, forward-thinking and the criticisms are overblown. On this edition […]
Business
Single-Family Home Sales Down Nearly 6 Percent In February
Posted on · The drop, partly tied to oil-sector layoffs, marked the first decline for the Houston market in half a year.
Business
Revised Numbers Show Drop In Houston Home Sales In January
Posted on · The Houston Association of Realtors now says sales of all property types fell 0.6 percent compared to January 2014.
Business
Lower Oil Prices Take A Toll On Houston-Area Home Sales
Posted on · Demand for higher-end homes is falling, while more affordable units remain in short supply.
Business
Low Oil Prices Choke Off Investment In Houston Apartment Construction
Posted on · Houston-area builders should complete 20,000 new units this year, about the same as they did in 2014. But 2016 doesn't look nearly as rosy.