Student loan payments resumed on Oct. 1 after a three-year forbearance. With debt payments resuming, local real estate experts said first-time homebuyers in the Houston area are facing challenges alongside rising home prices and interest rates and limited housing inventory.
Texas must invest in water to meet population growth, state demographer says
Texas’ population surpassed 31 million in 2024, state demographer Lloyd Potter told attendees of the Water for Texas conference Jan.