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HOUSTON HOME AFFORDABLITY GETS BETTER BUT STILL HIGH

Housing affordability improved in the Greater Houston area as mortgage rates declined slightly in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ latest Housing and Rental Affordability Report. HAR’s Housing Affordability Index shows that 39 percent of Houston-area households could purchase a median-priced home in the second quarter of the year, […]

Housing Market – Mid year update

Courtesy – Homes.com The nation is halfway through 2025 — a year that was slated to offer lower mortgage rates, subdued home prices and more properties for sale. Some of those predictions have come to pass. Still, experts watching the housing market closely say U.S. economic uncertainty has bogged down what should have been months […]

What happened to starter homes less than 150k?

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10 best states to raise a family

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FED CUT RATES TO 1/2 POINT, WHATS DOES DO FOR REAL ESTATE?

A half-point rate cut would send a signal to the market that the Fed is serious about reversing the “lock-in” effect that makes homeowners with low-rate mortgages reluctant to sell in a high interest-rate environment. If the Fed reverses course as aggressively as it raised rates, financing costs would go down, creating a flood of […]