HAR just distributed the following news release regarding the Houston real estate market. HOUSTON — (February 19, 2013) — Housing inventory in Houston now matches levels last seen 13 years ago, as January home sales maintained the aggressive pace established in 2012. January marked the 20th consecutive month of positive home sales, with average and...Continue Reading
Houston Continues to Lead the Nation in Housing Starts in 2012 Posted in Houston Condo Market, Houston Market | Posted on 01-30-2013 | Written by Metrostudy News (Houston, TX– January 30, 2013) For Houston, the recovery is surging roughly nine months ahead of the national average. Job growth remains strong, creating a robust housing demand...Continue Reading
Buyers swamp housing market Houston-area home sales sharply rise; bidding wars start as inventory drops By Nancy Sarnoff Houston’s housing market roared back in 2012 as job growth and ultra-low mortgage rates brought buyers out of hibernation in a big way. Single-family home sales were up 16.1 percent last year, and prices gained ground, too,...Continue Reading
Houston home sales drive inventory to 13-year low Olivia Pulsinelli Web producer- Houston Business Journal Houston’s housing market saw sales increase 16 percent and total dollar volume jump 23 percent in 2012, which ended with another month of positive home sales, record high home prices and inventory levels not seen since 1999, the Houston Association...Continue Reading
THE HOUSTON REAL ESTATE MARKET ENDS 2012 WITH A BANG Continued positive home sales in December give 2012 a 23 percent boost in dollar volume over 2011 and plunge inventory to pre-millennial levels HOUSTON — (January 15, 2013) — Sales of homes throughout the greater Houston area never let up in 2012, driven by a combination of strong local...Continue Reading
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the 3.8% Investment Tax on Home Sales DAVID MENDEL / JANUARY 14, 2013 Almost immediately following passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, a series of emails began circulating around the Internet, most with a...Continue Reading
