Home sales in The Woodlands just keep climbing, despite a slow Greater Houston market. For the second quarter of 2010, our local market beat 2009 numbers for sales activity and price growth.

In most of Houston, second-attempt for sale listings are quite common. About half of all listings for single-family homes either expire or terminate with no sale. In many cases home sellers must face the reality of an expired listing without even a single offer to negotiate.
So as a hopeful home seller, what is the next [...]

In this market report, we investigate The Woodlands home sales statistics for the first quarter of 2010 - as compared to the first quarter of 2009. We’ll look only at single-family home sales (no condos or town homes), and we’ll compare to Q1 of 2009 unless otherwise noted.
The Woodlands home sales showed impressive gains across [...]

Single-family home sales in The Woodlands gained some momentum at the end of 2009, but how did the year’s performance stack up against 2008? Some of The Woodlands Villages finished ahead, most stayed at par, and a few struggled throughout the year. The Woodlands Homes Report for 2009 is a detailed look at our local market from the village perspective, complete with analysis and commentary from Icon Real Estate in The Woodlands.

The 2010 home buyer credit is great news for both first-time buyers and repeat home buyers, and it’s in effect until June 30th, 2010. The full credit for repeat buyers is $6,500, while the first-time buyer credit is available at $8,000. This incentive is a legitimate credit (not a deduction), and it does not have to be paid back. Find out what it is, how it works, and if you qualify.

According to Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) For the full-year 2008 Houston housing market, the numbers showed mixed results. There was a 17.3 percent decline in volume of total property sales and total dollar volume tumbled 15.9 percent, which matched the market’s 2005 full-year total dollar volume. However the average sales price for a single [...]

Property sales throughout the greater Houston area ended 2008 as they began, with lower volume following two consecutive record years. Overall property sales fell 16.0 percent last month when compared to December 2007, and sales of single-family homes were down 13.5 percent, according to new monthly data compiled by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). [...]

The Houston housing market continued to feel the effects of the troubled national economy in October and residual business interruptions caused by Hurricane Ike. New monthly data released by the Houston Association of REALTORS®  (HAR) reflects improvement from market performance in September, when Ike derailed thousands of real estate transactions. However, the number of property [...]

For the thirteenth consecutive month, the Houston Real Estate Market shows a rise in home prices despite a decline in the number of homes sold.
Despite Hurricane Ike’s rampage, the month of September brought Houston’s overall housing market mixed results when considering all listing categories. Total property sales and total dollar volume fell, however average and [...]

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