HOUSING & REAL ESTATE
Houston's median single-family home value has risen 16% since last May and is now the highest on record at $351,000. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
HAR: Houston home values continue to climb despite a slowdown in property sales
Along with rising apartment prices in the U.S., the median price of homes also rose this year due to inflation, coming in at an average of $450,00. When looking at the housing market in Texas, the median price hovered at around $350,000. (Carson Ganoong/Community Impact Newspaper)
Housing market, economy starting to recover in Houston
Median home prices increased year over year in April in Conroe and Montgomery. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Real estate snapshot: Median price of homes sold reaches $400K in Montgomery-area ZIP codes in April
The average market value of properties in Montgomery County spiked 29.8% from 2021-22, according to data from the Montgomery Central Appraisal District. (Community Impact Newspaper)
Property values spike across Conroe, Montgomery in 2022
Total property sales in the Houston area have stagnated following increases in housing prices and mortgage rates. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
HAR: Single-family home sales decline year over year, prices continue to rise
The Houston housing market follows national trends, as fewer households can afford rising costs. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
HAR Housing Affordability Index: Less than half of Houston-area residents can afford a median-priced home
According to ownership, the company first opened the new location this February and held a grand opening in mid-March. (Courtesy of Plano Antique Mall)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Plano Antique Mall relocates to new west-side location; Local Table relocating to a larger space in Katy area and more top news
Magnolia Village is a 60-acre mixed-use development proposed at FM 1488 and Spur 149 in Magnolia. (Rendering courtesy Gulf Coast Commercial Group)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Construction to start on Magnolia Village retail center May 2; Stranger Things Store to open in Grapevine Mills and more top news
A request made by residents in the southwest corner of Franz Road and Avenue D to change the encircled area from residential, single-family properties to a commercial property zone was denied by Katy City Council on April 11. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the denial, and many residents spoke in opposition to this request at a public hearing. (Screenshot courtesy City of Katy)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Katy City Council denies request to rezone 17 acres of residential land for commercial use; Round Rock Crossing shopping center acquired by B.H. Properties and more top news
A new report shows a continued increase in property sales despite rising prices. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
Houston-area property sales rise in March year over year despite fewer listings, increase in mortgage interest rates
Sal-O-Mon owner Oscar Gomez stands with his son Angel. They relocated the restaurant in February. (Photos by Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Authentic Mexican fare eatery Sal-O-Mon moves to New Braunfels; Fuddruckers burgers to return to Frisco with ghost kitchen and more news
Montgomery County reported increases in average, median and total household incomes in the 2016-20 American Community Survey five-year estimates released March 17. (Jishnu Nair/Community Impact Newspaper)
Data: 42% of Montgomery County faces rent burden
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area ranks No. 1 in numeric population growth nationwide. (Courtesy Canva)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Collin, Denton, Tarrant counties see population increases; Goode Co. Barbeque to reopen Hwy. 290 location and more top news
More homes were sold year over year in Conroe and Montgomery in February. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
February at a glance: Home sales up year over year in Conroe, Montgomery
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is offering homeowner assistance through the state’s homeowner assistance fund to help eligible homeowners with past due mortgage payments, property taxes and insurance, and delinquent homeowner association and condo association fees. (Courtesy Fotolia)
New Texas program offers homeowners assistance funds for delinquent mortgage payments, property taxes
Home valuations in Williamson County could see an "unprecedented" spike in the coming years. (Taylor Girtman/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Leander, Cedar Park, WilCo residents to see ‘unprecedented’ home valuation spikes; Fat Shack coming soon to Webster and more top news
Single-family home inventory, an estimate of how many months it could take to deplete current listings, was at 1.3 months, matching an all-time historic low that was also seen from March through May of 2021. (Courtesy Houston Association of Realtors)
REPORT: Single-family home prices reach new highs in Houston as available property hits new lows
The Katy ISD board of trustees voted Feb. 24 to restructure its members after two trustees allegedly breached the district's code of conduct. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Katy ISD board of trustees restructures after misconduct allegations; California-based Fatburger heading to Keller and more top news
Median home prices increased year over year in January in Conroe and Montgomery. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Real estate snapshot: Home sales in Conroe, Montgomery rise more than 20% year over year in January for most ZIP codes