July 2020

Sure, age may be just a number, but it’s a number that can make a difference in a housing market’s makeup. Find out how.

Talk about an indus-tree-al revolution. When lumber prices declined more than ten years ago, East Texas’ resourceful lumber industry seized the opportunity to change its production processes.

Low unemployment, continued job growth, strong housing market. No doubt about it, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission barreled into 2020 on a booming economy. Then the country slammed on the breaks with the arrival of COVID-19.

That “home of tomorrow” everyone was dreaming about in the ’50s? It’s here. So is our guide to helping clients buy or sell a house that has smart-home technology.

The pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place orders created a slew of unknowns for all industries. For real estate agents and brokers, one of the biggest was whether such extraordinary circumstances released clients from their contractual obligations.

A sudden, massive wave of residential evictions can have devastating effects on a community. That’s why federal, state, and local governments put measures in place to protect tenants unable to pay rent during recent shelter-in-place orders.

Affordability isn’t a concern in just the single-family home market but in the apartment market as well. And, as with single-family homes, apartment affordability varies by location. Here’s how Texas metros rank.

Timberland became a popular retirement investment vehicle in the 1980s. Purchasers idealized the prospect of buying a piece of land, planting trees, and returning in 30 years to harvest their retirement profits.