January News You Can Use Housing Stats • Buying or Selling • Homestead Exemption • New Loan Limits Houston Home Slightly Increase in December It was a topsy-turvy second half of 2018. Thankfully, December ended with more total property sales than the previous month. On a yearly basis, 2018 showed a 3.7% increase in total...Continue Reading
If you purchased a property prior to January 1, 2019; (2) you occupied it as your principal residence on January 1st; and (3) you and your spouse do not claim a residence homestead exemption on any other property, you could be eligible for a property tax exemption. Make sure you file by April 30, 2019....Continue Reading
December News You Can Use Housing Stats • Holiday Lights • College Bowl Games Houston Home Sales Dip in November The last half of 2018 has been a bit of a roller coaster. Houston area single-family home sales plummeted in November with declines across all price ranges. Total property sales and active listings decreased on...Continue Reading
November News You Can Use Housing Stats • Homestead Exemption • Holiday Events Houston Home Sales Inch Up in October Houston area home sales gained momentum in October with single-family home sales in all price ranges showing upward movement. Homes priced $250,000 – $499,999 had the greatest increase. Sales of all property types were up...Continue Reading
Leslie Lerner shared her thoughts about Houston’s current market conditions with Fauzeya Rahman, a reporter for the Houston Business Journal. >>>Read the entire story.Continue Reading
September News You Can Use Housing Stats • Credit Reports & Your Home Purchase Houston Home Sales Edge Up In August Houston home sales slightly increased in August. Sales in the $250,000 – $750,000 range declined on a month-to-month basis, while homes priced $750,000 and above remained unchanged. Inventory of single-family homes ticked down to...Continue Reading