Are you in the market to buy a home? The housing market is heating up and sellers are regaining control. Following are a few housing trends to consider: Low mortgage rates Currently, the 30 year fixed mortgage rate on the Zillow’s Loan Mortgage Marketplace is at 3.80 percent. Erin Lantz director of mortgages at Zillow said that even though the …
Strong & Successful Sports The Texans, the Rockets, and Dynamo are all winning teams. The current outlook for the Texans is that they’ll be a contender for next year’s Super Bowl. The Rockets made it to the playoffs, and the Houston Dynamo are also expected to be a playoff contender. International Trade Houston’s massive international trade contributed to another big …
Houston has many reasons for being called the best city in America: it’s ranked as one of the top small business friendly cities, it led in maintaining jobs during the recession, and it’s the country’s number one job creator. Houston is also home to the nation’s booming energy industry and is more diverse than New York City. In addition, you …
ConocoPhillips just signed a lease for 850,000 square-feet in Energy Center Three and Energy Center Four. This was confirmed by Trammel Crow and Principal Real Estate Investors last Tuesday. The exploration and production company is leasing the entire Energy Center Three building, which has 550,000 square feet and 300,000 square feet of Energy Center Four. Construction on the 20-story Energy …
Cinco de Mayo is this coming Sunday and we would like to take the opportunity to help celebrate this Mexican tradition. While many people seem to believe that Cinco de Mayo is the Mexican Independence Day, it’s actually the day of the Mexican army’s victory over the French army in the Puebla State. In observance of this holiday many people …
The US financial sector is off to a strong 2013 after years of under performing. The continually improving housing market is the driving factor. However, some of the setbacks in the financial sector are still present beginning with the extremely low interest rates and the lower interest-rate-spread revenue that lenders have accepted. New regulations create more costs for financial services …
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack.com released new results in Thumbtack.com’s Small Business Survey. The 2013 survey had over 7,000 participants who are small business owners nationwide. Houston received an A+ by small business owners for small business friendliness overall. The city was ranked one of the easiest cities to start a new business. Houston, Austin, and San Antonio …
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo Opportunity Index (HOI), the fourth quarter of 2012 revealed a slight gain in nationwide housing affordability due to substantially low interest rates. The 74.9 percent of homes sold between October and December were sold to families earning a median income of $65,000. This was an increase of one …
Consumer confidence in the housing sector grew last month, marked by continued positive attitudes toward home price, rental price, and mortgage rate expectations, according to Fannie Mae’s December National Housing Survey results. The growing belief held by Americans that these housing indicators will climb in 2013 may inspire a boost in home purchase activity during the coming months. However, while …
