Houston Market Update: Showings Up Fed Holds and a Major Appraisal Change Coming in November

Houston Market Update: Showings Up Fed Holds and a Major Appraisal Change Coming in November

Showings up 3%, Fed holds longest since 2008, appraisal form changing Nov 2. Rich Bonn breaks it all down. ...more

50 year mortgage

August 03, 20265 min read

Houston Real Estate Update: Iran Conflict Pushes Oil Up 21 Dollars as Buyer Market Conditions Hold

Houston Real Estate Update: Iran Conflict Pushes Oil Up 21 Dollars as Buyer Market Conditions Hold

HAR views down 15%, oil up $21, tariffs coming. Rich Bonn at Habayit breaks down the Houston market. ...more

monday updates

July 27, 20264 min read

Houston Real Estate Update: Iran Conflict Pushes Inflation Up as Buyer Negotiating Power Grows

Houston Real Estate Update: Iran Conflict Pushes Inflation Up as Buyer Negotiating Power Grows

Showings up 3.2%, inflation rising, rates easing slightly. Rich Bonn breaks down Houston market now. ...more

monday updates

July 20, 20265 min read

Houston Real Estate Update: Iran Conflict Pushes Rates Higher as Closings Jump 10 Percent

Houston Real Estate Update: Iran Conflict Pushes Rates Higher as Closings Jump 10 Percent

Closings up 10%, listings up 4.4%, rates rising. Rich Bonn at Habayit breaks down Houston market now. ...more

monday updates

July 13, 20264 min read

Houston Housing Market Update: What FIFA Jobs, Home Prices, and Inventory Mean for Buyers

Houston Housing Market Update: What FIFA Jobs, Home Prices, and Inventory Mean for Buyers

FIFA jobs ending soon, oil near pre-war levels. Rich Bonn at Habayit breaks down the Houston market. ...more

monday updates

July 06, 20265 min read

Houston Real Estate Market Update: Buyer Leverage Is Growing and DSCR Loans Are Opening Doors for Investors

Houston Real Estate Market Update: Buyer Leverage Is Growing and DSCR Loans Are Opening Doors for Investors

Showings down 8%, pending down 33%. Rich Bonn breaks down Houston market data and what it means now. ...more

monday updates

June 30, 20265 min read

Why National Real Estate Headlines Don't Tell the Houston Story

Why National Real Estate Headlines Don't Tell the Houston Story

If you have been doom-scrolling national real estate headlines lately, take a breath. Much of what makes the news has little to do with what is actually happening in Texas. Rich Vaughn cuts through th... ...more

monday updates

June 29, 20263 min read

How a War 7,000 Miles Away Is Shaping the Houston Housing Market

How a War 7,000 Miles Away Is Shaping the Houston Housing Market

It is a fair question. How does a conflict on the other side of the world end up affecting home prices and mortgages here in Houston? Rich Bonn of Habitat Loans breaks down a busy week of news and wha... ...more

monday updates

June 23, 20263 min read

Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Housing Market: A June 2026 Update

Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Housing Market: A June 2026 Update

It has been a wild stretch for anyone watching the economy, and Rich with Home Loans wants to cut through the noise. ...more

monday updates

June 15, 20263 min read

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