housing

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.

The contract for deed option is marketed as a way for people who can’t get a conventional mortgage to realize the dream of owning a home. But more often than not, buyers do not end up as homeowners. And, most Midwestern states provide little, if any, consumer protection to prevent abuse.

Las leyes de 'Quiet Title' en todo el Medio Oeste pueden afectar desproporcionadamente a los propietarios que no hablan inglés, como Natalia Esteban, que emigró de México hace más de 20 años.

Statewide housing shortages continue to lock middle class Kansans out of homeownership and threaten the state’s economic growth. A new study highlights some solutions.

Lack of home inventory and extreme high prices are among the factors keeping demand for homes down right now.

On any given night, an estimated 943 people in rural Kansas are homeless. But the actual numbers are likely far greater.

Research from Wichita State University's Center for Real Estate says the housing market will continue to favor sellers, but increases in construction are a sign more supply is on the way.