Economy

Texas is Off to a Rollicking Start in 2014, With Home Prices Hitting New Highs

By Joanna England / March 4, 2014 /

CoreLogic’s newest HPI report released today showed that Texas real estate professionals have good reason to blame their busy days on the hot market. Home prices in Texas are at new highs (yes, higher than pre-bubble manic market highs!), with January 2014 up 10.1 percent over a year ago, and home prices up 1.2 percent…

More on Milennials: Diversity, Walkability, Smaller Homes… Not Necessarily Urban

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2014 /

I have christened Milennials the Concierge Generation. These kids aren’t so bad after all! Turns out, they actual buy homes, even though some of us may have thought they’d live in dorms forever.  According to Real Estate Coach Travis Robertson, millennials bought up about one-third of residential real estate in 2013. This is very much…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Ice is Not so Nice, Here’s to Seeing Bluebonnets Pretty Darn Soon…

By Candy Evans / March 3, 2014 /

Update 7:12p.m: More photos just in. This one is hot off the press, folks! I have decided that we have had our last ice storm of the season. That’s it. Over and done with. On Saturday, I clipped my poor daffodils and hyacinths for a meager bouquet to keep me feeling spring-y through the arctic…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Ice is Not so Nice, Here's to Seeing Bluebonnets Pretty Darn Soon…

By Candy Evans / March 3, 2014 /

Update 7:12p.m: More photos just in. This one is hot off the press, folks! I have decided that we have had our last ice storm of the season. That’s it. Over and done with. On Saturday, I clipped my poor daffodils and hyacinths for a meager bouquet to keep me feeling spring-y through the arctic…

Thanks to Increasing Household Income, New Home Sales Get a Boost in Texas

By Joanna England / March 3, 2014 /

So, as it turns out, if household income increases, then more families have more money to buy new homes. I know. I’m totally shocked, too. What you’ll find interesting is that Texas, with our steady job market and low taxes has resulted in the Lone Star State leading median household income growth AND new home…