The chief economist of the Honolulu Board of Realtors says the recent run-up in interest rates, with home prices at or near historic highs, does not mean it's a good time to hold off on buying a home.
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The national housing boom may be coming to an end, but Houston's is soaring, thanks to record energy prices.
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When the City of Austin hires a consultant to create a new plan for the future of downtown later this summer, at least one group wants that plan to address some hard questions on residential development.
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Workers have broken ground on about 2,500 new homes in the Birmingham metro area so far in 2006, indicating that builders are confident in the market despite price appreciation, rising interest rates and growing inventory that, in some cases, outpaces demand.
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Whether you're looking at sky-high California or the desert dwellings of Phoenix, the signs are of a slowdown in the West, business journals in the region report.
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