What is so hot about Real Estate investing? Why do people speak about Real Estate often? According to Forbes, Real Estate is shown to be the #3 way most Billionaires acquired their wealth. It has been a constantly proven way to collect equity. Below are the some of the reasons why:

1) Securitized Investment

When a lender is loaning you on your real estate purchase, there is a good collateral that co...

On Dec. 12, the district's board of trustees officially ratified the motion to spend $6.7 million to buy the 10-acre plot of the University of Houston's Cinco Ranch branch at 4242 S. Mason.

Katy ISD officials moved the 800 Creech Elementary students to the former college campus after Hurricane Harvey left floodwaters 2 to 4 feet deep inside the school at 5905 S. Mason. All the books in the library...

Houston has been doing lots of progress regarding public projects, check out the list below and find out what this great city has been working on! 

Hamblen Road expansion – (12/2016) Harris County and the city of Houston are studying the feasibility of expanding Hamblen Road from two to four lanes between Loop 494 and Trail Tree Lane. The project will enter the study phase once the Houston City Cou...

This is a common mistake that is seen in Real Estate. This happens plenty because of the "Circle of Influence" tactic on new agents. When new agents join big national brokerages, they are asked to tap into their "circle of influence".

What is this "Circle of Influence"?

The approximate close contacts that should be close to moving or should be convinced to move. This is in order to help the new agen...

Harvey damaged or destroyed some 127,600 single-family homes in the Houston area, according to the most recent data from the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

But some Houston neighborhoods escaped Harvey’s wrath, including Montrose and Fall Creek. Click through the slideshow to see which communities weren’t affected by the flooding.

Paige Martin, a broker associate with Keller Williams Memori...

Hurricane Harvey has damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and put countless families into a financial tailspin.

If you're affected by a natural disaster, what does it mean for your mortgage? Here are frequently asked questions and answers.

What should I do first?

Get in touch with the following entities:

• The Federal Emergency Management Agency. You can register with FEMA online , in...

Some things to be aware of when you plan to sell your home for sale by owner.

1. It is important that you use a title company. This is because the exchange of title will be insured for any possible errors in the transaction. This way you do not deal with any further issues in the future. Click here for more information about title policies.

2. Make sure you still consult an expert about the value of...

The local housing market is finally showing signs of cooling after growing at a rapid clip over the last five years.

Last month, 2,427 homes were sold in the San Antonio area, a decline of 2.2 percent from April the year before, according to data released Thursday by the San Antonio Board of Realtors. It was only the third month since spring 2011 in which sales declined.

Home sales increased by more...

Homeowners trying to sell their homes on their own — for-sale-by-owners(FSBOs) — are driven by several reasons. Although most of them want to save money that they would have otherwise spent on real estate commissions, a few others take the FSBO route because they feel they don’t need a professional to sell their home.

Whatever the reason for attempting to sell solo might be, data from a N...

HOUSTON – Home sales hit a record high in June as 8,414 single-family homes were sold, the highest monthly sales total ever recorded in Houston, the Houston Association of Realtors reported.

“June proved to be another phenomenal month for the Houston real estate market with buyers and renters sending volume and pricing into record territory,” said HAR Chair Cindy Hamann. “Between continued strong e...