Houston Family Homes Blog

Current Houston Mortgage Rates 1-25-2010

From our preferred lender Josh Hernandez at Mortex Lending: (contact josh here) Here are some updated numbers for the week. 30-year prices dropped down to their lowest in the past few months, opening this morning at 4.75%. This is largely due to the ... continue reading
Posted: January 25th, 2010
Tags: Houston Current Mortgage Rates

Current Houston Mortgage Rates 1-19-2010

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. I figure most of you are working today, so I wanted to go ahead and send out some revised figures. Half of the banks we work with were closed yesterday, but the others were still publishing rates. The DOW finished down more than 100 points on Friday, so rates ... continue reading
Posted: January 19th, 2010
Tags: Houston Current Mortgage Rates

Texas is the Top Destination for Movers

More individuals and families chose to settle deep in the heart of Texas than anywhere in the United States in 2009, according to Allied Van Lines' 42nd Annual Magnet States Report released today. continue reading
Posted: January 8th, 2010
Tags: Houston Real Estate Market,

Houston Mortgage Rates 12-29-2009

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you all had an enjoyable and relaxing Christmas break. Here are some updated figures based on this morning’s rates. You will quickly notice that rates have taken a dramatic hit since last week’s figures, and I’m hesitant to believe that we’ll see much relief in the short term unless the upcoming treasure auctions do very well. ... continue reading

Featured Houston Neighborhood: Timarron

The new Houston neighborhood of Timarron is located in Woodlands Village of Creekside Park. Timarron is the latest 240-acre neighborhood located west of Kuykendahl Rd in The Woodlands’ Village of Creekside Park. New home builders Pulte and Beazer are now building single family homes ranging from $180k to $250k. continue reading

Get Ahead in Houston

In June 2009 Houston was ranked as the number one city to get ahead in, according to Forbes magazine. Builder Magazine ranked Houston as the eighth most affordable city in the country. Why is this? Employment opportunities and business investments make residential real estate in Houston advantageous to the home buyer. Here are a few of the business features that ... continue reading
Posted: November 25th, 2009
Tags: Houston Living,

Houston’s Airport Ranked Best in Nation

Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport is declared as the best airport in the nation according to a review blog. Criteria like average delays, time to go through security and safety were considered. continue reading

Houston Home Sales Rise in October

Houston’s residential real estate market showed signs it was hanging on in October as single-family Houston home sales shot up 13.8 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the Houston Association of Realtors. continue reading
Posted: November 24th, 2009
Tags: Houston Real Estate Market