October 2006

Real estate investors can now invest in residential real estate without actually buying houses. Will Texas residential markets be affected?

Contrary to what most homebuyers would expect, under certain conditions, longer-term hybrid ARM mortgages may be less affordable than the popular 30-year conventional loan.

Texas three cities among the nation's ten largest. But it is the percentage growth among the state's small cities and communities that elicits exclamations of "remarkable" or "phenomenal."

Retail is increasingly a vital source of tax revenue for all American cities. Mayors are aggressively courting retailers to come to their communities

In 2005, Texas land prices set another record at $1,483 per acre. Texas land prices were up 16 percent from 2004 and 76 percent over 2000 prices. Nonagricultural demand continued...

From 2001-04, Texas' rate of average home price increase was 64 percent lower than the U.S. rate. While the demand for Texas housing increased significantly during those years, the corresponding...

A look at how each of the component costs of homeownership -- mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance and utilities -- affect home affordability. The article shows that 35.9 percent of...