The Houston Area Market in ‘09

Last year’s real estate market ended on a high note with the average price of a single family home reaching $219,214.  That’s the highest the average price has ever reached in the month of December, and was a 15.1 percent increase above the 2008 figure.  For most of the year the average price for a single [...]

Texas Ranked 24th Nationally in Foreclosures

According to Realty Trac (realtytrac.com), foreclosure filings in November placed Texas in 24th place of states having the most foreclosures.  The Texas activity rose to 12,095 foreclosure filings, up 3 percent over October filings and 54% above November of 2008.
If there is any good news here, it’s that things could be worse.  Due to short sales and [...]