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Apparently it takes more than a pandemic to slow down Texas home sales. Despite the global spread of COVID-19 and the disease’s tragic effects, the real estate industry in the

Forbearances, the vehicle by which many of the country’s unemployed have been able to delay their mortgage payments during the pandemic, are now dropping big time. According to Black Knight

While home buyers may not be as pleased these days, sellers have smiles on their faces. The news (statistics always lag behind a bit) is that national home prices notched

Starbucks. We search for them on freeways as if they are ports in a storm, use them as an oasis when shopping to rest our weary feet, meet business people

In the award-winning academy film LadyBird, set in Sacramento, CA, a mother-daughter duo who verbally spar with one another throughout the movie suddenly stop their bickering when they decide to

In today’s Mortgage Market Update, we’ll look at how COVID-19 has affected economic systems, the housing market and the mortgage industry. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick refresher

As more people go back to work and can pay their bills during the COVID-19 shutdowns, mortgage holders’ requests for loan forbearance has slowed considerably as well, according to Housing

The number of home sales increased in the first quarter of 2020, along with median home prices, according to a report released by Texas REALTORS® in April. Although this bodes

As summer approaches, home buyers are getting more active. Of those looking to buy a home, nearly half have moved beyond the planning phase and are actively engaged in the

When industries begin speaking of a “new normal,” it can be difficult to discern how many of its old practices are on track to permanently change and which ones are