Real Estate
Texas Housing Insight: February 2018
April 3, 2018
Texas Housing Insight: February 2018
Supply-side obstacles menaced the Texas housing market as homebuilders, faced with rising input and labor costs, failed to keep pace…
Investors Lose Their Appetite: How Mortgage Rates Benefited
April 2, 2018
Investors Lose Their Appetite: How Mortgage Rates Benefited
Positive economic news is known to bring negative bond prices. Bond prices will fall and yields will rise on positive…
Wilshire Homes Closes On First Lot In La Cima Development
March 30, 2018
Wilshire Homes Closes On First Lot In La Cima Development
“You’ve got three master-planned developments attacking different price points in San Marcos, and it’s going to be a really good…
AG Paxton Urges Texas Appeals Court To Declare Austin’s Short-Term Rental Ordinance Unconstitutional
March 30, 2018
AG Paxton Urges Texas Appeals Court To Declare Austin’s Short-Term Rental Ordinance Unconstitutional
“City governments do not have the authority to trample Texas constitutional rights and protections for property owners and their guests,”…
Mortgage Rates React To The Expected
March 26, 2018
Mortgage Rates React To The Expected
Nevertheless, a small tremor occurred when the Fed announced the increase. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note spiked…
Campus Advantage Takes Over Two San Marcos Student Housing Properties
March 21, 2018
Campus Advantage Takes Over Two San Marcos Student Housing Properties
Located close to Texas State University, The Edge and The Lodge bring 1,249 beds to Campus Advantage’s portfolio of managed…
AG Paxton Protects Texas Property Owners In Settlement With Federal Government Over Obama-Era Land Grab
March 20, 2018
AG Paxton Protects Texas Property Owners In Settlement With Federal Government Over Obama-Era Land Grab
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that the federal government agreed to reconsider Obama-era rules that restrict property owners’…
The 5 Percent Rate Quote: Sooner Or Later?
March 19, 2018
The 5 Percent Rate Quote: Sooner Or Later?
Inflation influences the long end of the yield curve more than the short end. We’ve seen the yield on the…
Texas AG Prevails In Lawsuit To Protect Tax Cuts For Carson County Homeowners
March 17, 2018
Texas AG Prevails In Lawsuit To Protect Tax Cuts For Carson County Homeowners
“White Deer ISD was taking homeowners’ hard-earned money in violation of the Texas Constitution and state law. This lawsuit was…
Another Good Year Ahead For Texas, Especially For Housing
February 28, 2018
Another Good Year Ahead For Texas, Especially For Housing
There are two primary speed bumps... First, there isn't much developed lot inventory. The cost to develop a lot suitable…