July 2008

Houston Area Home Prices Soar In July As Property Sales Record Another Monthly Drop The average price of a single-family home sees its biggest increase in more than two years; median single-family home pricing hits a record high   HOUSTON — (Aug. 19, 2008) — Declining property sales tempered by strong single-family home average and [...]

University of Houston Satellite Campus at Cinco Ranch

The neighborhood of Cinco Ranch in Katy Texas is home to a satellite campus of the University of Houston. It provides a full spectrum of junior, senior and graduate courses, which can lead to one of more than thirty bachelors’ or masters degrees, which are available from the University of Houston, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown and [...]

Skin in the Game

On July 30, 2008 President Bush signed into law H.R. 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 which bolstered the financial position of FNMA and FHLMC, which is essential to the housing industry. Also included in that legislation was the elimination of seller funded down payment assistance programs (Nehemiah, Genesis, etc.) effective September [...]