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A look at the neighborhoods and communities that make Greater Houston such an exciting and enjoyable place to call home, including the Inner Loop’s vibrant urban living scene.

Apartment Hunting Simplified

Apartment Hunting Simplified

Houston, the heart of Texas, is a city brimming with energy, diversity, and opportunity. Its thriving job market, world-class medical center, and vibrant cultural scene...

Discover The Groves in Humble, Texas

Discover The Groves in Humble, Texas

The Groves is a leading master-planned community in Houston, setting the bar high for those moving to Houston, relocating to Houston, or moving within Houston to find a...

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE

for an easier relocation to Houston, simplified by our research

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YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE

for an easier relocation to Houston, simplified by our research

Spring

Spring

Spring is ideally located with schools, restaurants, entertainment venues, and medical facilities all close by. The Spring Independent School District serves the educational needs of area children.

Montrose

Montrose

Houston’s original hip urban neighborhood, Montrose, has added to its persona as home to many of the city’s GLBT residents and businesses, and now increasingly includes...

High-Rise and Mid-Rise Living

High-Rise and Mid-Rise Living

Today, the local landscape for high-rise and mid-rise living is changing fast, with a growing population and rising land values again making Central Houston a hotspot for new construction.

Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park

Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park

The Texas Medical Center has played a major role in the booming growth of the suburban Highway 288 Corridor, which includes Pearland, and in recent years it has spurred a residential resurgence in its own backyard.

Kingwood Area

Kingwood Area

Kingwood, known as the “Livable Forest,” exists in harmony with pines, magnolias and many other species of shade trees. Hike and bike trails weave throughout the woods and lakes of the neighborhoods, providing ample opportunity for folks to exercise, relax and socialize.

Woodforest in Montgomery Texas

Woodforest in Montgomery Texas

It’s been 10 years of home sales for Woodforest in Montgomery, today one of the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities, but in the beginning, Woodforest was more vision than reality.

Brazosport Area

Brazosport Area

With 44 miles of beach and two merging rivers, the Brazosport area offers a wide range of recreational opportunities to newcomers, tourists and long-time residents.

Best-Selling Houston Area Communities

Best-Selling Houston Area Communities

Johnson Development once again has the highest number of best-selling Houston area communities that are ranked among the nation’s best-selling, with six included on lists released Jan. 3 by John Burns Real Estate Consulting and Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO).

PLAN YOUR MOVE

You've made the decision to move to Greater Houston, congrats! Dive deeper and find out why Houston is so great.