Houston Real Estate News

Wednesday Dec 16 | via Austin American Statesman 

Two downtown-area condominium projects have been posted for foreclosure, but the developers on both projects say they are working out agreements with their lenders that should get the projects back on track.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Austin, TX, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX

Wednesday Dec 16 | via WebWire 

Chase today announced that it is opening 24 more Chase Homeownership Centers in the next four months to provide face-to-face help to thousands more homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage payments.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Houston, TX

Tuesday Dec 8 | via Examiner.com 

Many single moms and dads face life challenges. Child-rearing is one. Careers are definitely another.

Related Topix: Katy, TX, Houston, TX, Mortgage

Thursday Dec 3 | via Cape Cod Today 

Ready for the Rebound: Hot Spots for Retirement Real Estate Discounts By Mary Lu Abbott The magazine is available at Barnes & Noble and Borders bookstores.

Related Topix: Houston, TX, Housing, Galveston, TX

Saturday Nov 28 | via Houston Chronicle 

Harris County foreclosures shot up almost 50 percent in November compared with the same month last year, according to Foreclosure Information & Listing Service of The Woodlands.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Harris County, TX, 9, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Houston, TX

Tuesday Dec 15 | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald 

Valued from $1,000 to $1.5 million, Homes and Vacant Lots Auctioned by Hudson & Marshall December 15th-20th Scheduling update: The Dallas/Fort Worth Date Has Changed From Dec.

Related Topix: Texas, Fort Worth, TX, Foreclosures

Yesterday | via Denton Record-Chronicle 

Dallas housing poised for a rebound - but how big? 10:51 PM CST on Thursday, December 17, 2009 By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News stevebrown@dallasnews.com After slogging through two years of decline, the North Texas housing market is headed for a rebound in 2010.

Related Topix: Texas, Banking, Financial Services, Home Listing, Home, Housing

Thursday | via RISMedia - Real Estate 

RISMEDIA, December 18, 2009a 'Despite significantly lower traffic and sales this month, Southern California retained pricing strength and the majority of surveyed builders expect revenues to increase in 2010, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting's December survey of home builders.

Related Topix: Texas, Housing

Wednesday Dec 9 | via The New Braunfels Herald 

The number of homeowners on the verge of losing their homes to foreclosure fell for the fourth straight month in the United States.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Texas

Tuesday Dec 15 | via Houston Chronicle 

Q: We are 75 and 69. Our financial situation is good. We live in a controlled "senior citizen environment." We have a $100,000 mortgage on a $200,000 home.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Texas, IRA, Personal Finance

9 min ago | via ABC News 

The Associated Press 1 comment Regulators on Friday shut down two big California banks, as well as banks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Illinois, bringing to 140 the number of U.S. banks brought down this year by the weak economy and mounting loan defaults.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

1 hr ago | via KIROTV 

The Obama administration is setting aside $30 billion from the financial bailout fund for a range of initiatives designed to encourage lending to small businesses to aid the economic recovery.

Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Foreclosures

12 min ago | via Examiner.com 

A 26-year-old man on the run from federal authorities for more than a year appeared in federal court in San Diego this week to answer charges related to mortgage fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

14 min ago | via WFIE-TV Evansville 

"We've been getting calls from large, industrial-type companies looking for 50,000 square feet or more," said realtor Bo Barron.

Related Topix: Real Estate

19 min ago | via The Gaston Gazette 

Realtor Shannon Smith was honored as the 2009 Realtor of the Year by the Gaston Association of Realtors.

Related Topix: Real Estate, Gastonia, NC