WHILE THE REST OF THE WORLD WAS GOING UP IN FLAMES IN 2020, Houston real estate managed to have one of its best years in recent history.
Home sales broke 2019 records—even though there are about 30 percent fewer homes on the market than in an average year.
Lumberyards and homebuilders alike have delayed buying lumber from sawmills in hopes the price of the sky-high commodity would finally come back down to earth. It hasn’t budged, and now the buying rush is on ahead of spring and summer projects.