Houston

Cities With the Most Construction in the USA No Duh: Three of the Top 20 Are in Texas

By Candy Evans / April 2, 2012 /

This is one of those “Thank God we live in Texas” days. Yep, ran across this nugget from Forbes.com on the cities with the most construction: if construction starts are a leading economic indicator, then we are in hog heaven. Three Texas metros are leading as far as construction starts and made it on the top…

Dallas Has Lowest Foreclosure and Home Mortgage Delinquency Rates in Nation

By Candy Evans / February 8, 2012 /

No wonder the home builders all want to come here. No wonder everyone is moving here. A report out today from a major researcher housing indexer says we have one of the lowest home foreclosure rates among major U.S. cities. At the end of 2011, 3.4 homes were in foreclosure across the nation, but in Dallas, only…

They Didn’t Put That Photo in MLS, Did They? Oh Yes, They Did

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2011 /

Found this on the fun Houston Real Estate blog called Swamplot, one of my favorites, and to whom I look for inspiration. This gorgeous photo really shows the home, and the owner, at their very best, don’t you think? What’s that saying: you snooze, you loose? Don’t forget to send in fun, horrific house photos…