Houston Real Estate Observations
Which Houston ZIP Codes Are Gaining Sales Momentum—and Should You Buy There?
HAR's Q2 2026 ZIP Watch shows sales growth shifting toward Greater Houston's outer areas. Joyce Tang explains what the ranking reveals, what it does not prove and how buyers and investors should use it.
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Houston Is Now a Buyer's Market—So Why Aren't Buyers Rushing In? | October 5 Weekly
Houston has entered a buyer's market, but a 7.28% mortgage rate is limiting what buyers can afford. Joyce Tang explains where the leverage is and what buyers, sellers and investors should recalculate.
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Houston Retail Vacancy Is Only 5.4%. Why Are Some Shopping Centers Still Hard to Lease?
Houston does not have a broad retail-space glut, but some shopping centers are still difficult and expensive to lease. Joyce Tang explains the numbers in plain language and shows what investors should check before buying.
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U.S. Big-Box Warehouse Vacancy Is 9.6%. Does Houston Industrial Real Estate Still Offer Opportunity?
Houston industrial demand is strong, but the opportunity is no longer “buy any warehouse and wait for rent growth.” Joyce Tang explains why asset size, building utility, corridor, lease structure and exit options now matter more than the citywide headline.
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Houston Housing Weekly: Rates Top 7% While Buyers Keep Looking but Sign Fewer Contracts
Houston showings were nearly flat, but pending listings fell 26.8% as the 30-year mortgage rate reached 7.03%. Here is what buyers, sellers and investors should recalculate this week.
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Houston Open Houses Rose 5.6%, but Pending Sales Fell 26.8%. What Are Buyers Waiting For?
Houston drew more open-house activity in the week ended September 21, but far fewer homes went under contract. The gap shows that buyers are still looking—they are simply more selective about price, payment and condition.
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Houston Housing Weekly: 6.95% Mortgage Rates, Flat Rents and Higher Holding Costs
Joyce Tang reviews Houston rents, resale inventory, mortgage rates, builder incentives and the Harris County tax change for the week of September 21, 2026—with practical steps for buyers, sellers and landlords.
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The Fed Just Raised Rates. What Matters More for Houston Mortgages?
The Fed’s first rate hike in three years matters, but it does not move 30-year mortgages point for point. Here is what Houston buyers and sellers should watch now.
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Houston Inventory Hit a Record—So Why Haven’t Home Prices Fallen More?
Houston buyers have more leverage, but record inventory has not produced a broad price collapse. Here is how rates, delistings, builder incentives and submarket differences explain the standoff.
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Houston One-Bedroom Rents Fell 14.6%: Should Landlords Cut Rent or Renters Move?
Zumper’s August 2026 figures do not mean every Houston rental lost 14.6%. Joyce Tang explains lease costs, vacancy trade-offs and realistic rental assumptions.
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Zillow Says 35.2% of Houston Rental Views Come From Outside the Metro—What Does It Mean?
Outside interest in Houston rentals is rising, but page views are not completed moves. Here is what the signal means—and does not mean—for renters, landlords and investors.
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What Stayed With Me After Li Shanglong’s Talk on AI and the Flow of Money
A personal reflection on Li Shanglong’s talk about capital flows, AI infrastructure and human value—including the ideas that stayed with me and the questions I still have.
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