Archive for Houston Real Estate

Green homes face a red light

Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.

Polly want thousands in damages! Parrot scooped up by repo man

The lawsuit says she eventually regained possession of the bird, named Luke, after repeated phone calls to the bank.


General Growth gets offer of $3.93B investment

Two major investors in General Growth Properties are joining Brookfield Asset Management in offering to inject a combined $6.5 billion in fresh funds into the shopping mall operator to help it emerge from bankruptcy protection.


Can’t make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan

Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home … until they lost their jobs.

Cashing in on the condo bust

Great bargains abound, but you have to shop carefully.

Real estate transactions


A plan to save commercial real estate

Economists have long been predicting commercial real estate could be the next day of reckoning for the financial markets, with a wave of defaults looming as billions of dollars in troubled loans come due in the coming months.

America’s 25 Richest Counties

The country’s fattest paychecks are brought home to these high-end suburbs.

Pending U.S. home sales fall 7.6 pct. in January

The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern states.


Listed: Early 20th-Century Hybrid

This unusual vintage home has unique features as well as some modern updates.