housing

Experts share ideas on how the state can tackle the high cost of housing.

A Texas A&M economist says the real estate market will likely continue to cool in the coming year.

In short, no. According to state law, a landlord cannot shut off utilities without agreement from the tenant unless there is an emergency, repair or construction.

To answer that question, we need to go back to World War II and the era of federal rent control.

The program is running out of funds to disburse to tenants in need.

Housing inventories are rising, and homes are staying on the market for longer.

A federal judge certified the case as a class action, meaning thousands of home sellers in the Midwest may be eligible to recover damages if the plaintiffs prevail.

Texas school districts, cities and counties rely heavily on property taxes to pay for roads, libraries, police, firefighters and public schools. But lowering tax bills has long been a difficult endeavor.

A new data analysis from the Texas Real Estate Research Center seeks to dismiss assumptions about Texas transplants driving up residential real estate.

Twenty-five states, including California and New York, preceded Texas in getting federally backed programs up and running to help homeowners suffering financial hardship because of COVID-19.