PARADISE AT HOME

Bring tropical vacation vibes home at a new master-planned community in Cypress

A new master-planned community near Houston is bringing a tropical paradise to your backyard. The glorious, 856-acre Marvida neighborhood in Cypress provides its residents with an unparalleled outdoor lifestyle and resort-style influences all around.

Marvida focuses on creating a tight-knit community, with lush amenities to support get-togethers and many family-friendly activities.

Residents are encouraged to get social at any of the three clubhouses, the shaded pavilion, or gather around the fire pit or the event lawn with fellow families and friendly neighbors.

Those looking to catch some rays outside will find the perfect opportunity at any of the four community playgrounds.

And when you need to relax and beat the brutal Texas summer heat, look no further than the three resort-style pools, water playground, and splash pad.

Keep your swimsuit out for Labor Day this year, because that’s when the brand-new lazy river will open.

Plus, improving your basketball or tennis game has never been easier or more accessible. Marvida provides three sport courts and two workout facilities for residents to stay fit and healthy — without venturing out to a faraway gym.

And speaking of staying active, residents can take advantage of the dog park to keep their furry friends active and healthy.

The neighborhood is also zoned for the highly coveted Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District — Cy-Park High School is less than ten minutes away.

Future Marvida homeowners are bound to find their perfect home with unique features that fit their lifestyle thanks to the 15 new homebuilders in the neighborhood. Every nationally recognized builder was chosen for their state-of-the-art design, floorplans, and superior customer service.

These innovative home builders include:

Ashton Woods Homes
Brightland Homes
Clay Residential
CastleRock Communities
Centex
Chesmar Homes
Devon Street Homes
Hamilton Thomas Homes
KB Home
K. Hovnanian Homes
Long Lake
M/I Homes
Perry Homes
Tricoast Homes
Westin Homes

Can you see yourself living in this resort-style neighborhood? Find your future tropical paradise home by visiting marvidahouston.com.

The video below offers a sneak peek of the lazy river that's coming in September:

Photo courtesy of Marvida

The lazy river opens Labor Day weekend.

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Houston nails down No. 8 spot among fastest-moving luxury home markets

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11095 Memorial Drive is for sale for $8.8 million.

For-sale signs on the lawns of luxury homes in Houston-area communities like Bellaire, River Oaks, West University Place, and The Woodlands are disappearing faster than in most U.S. markets.

November’s Realtor.com Luxury Housing Report shows luxury homes in the Houston metro area spent a median 61 days on the market in November, up 3.4 percent from last November. That puts the Houston metro in eighth place among the country’s fastest-moving luxury home markets.

Asking prices for Houston-area listings among top-tier luxury homes started at $794,576 in November, according to the Realtor.com report.

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) says stepped-up activity in the luxury home market helped boost the average single-family home price in the area to $422,552 in November. The luxury market — homes priced at $1 million and above — was the region’s top-performing home category in November, according to HAR, with sales up 23.4 percent compared with the same time in 2024.

The Realtor.com report ranks San Jose, California, as the fastest-moving metro for luxury home sales in November. There, luxury homes spent a median 56 days on the market, down 6.7 percent from last November.

“Luxury home dynamics are increasingly driven by local factors rather than national trends,” Antony Smith, senior economist at Realtor.com, says in a release. “Some high-cost metros are experiencing brisk demand and fast turnover, while others face slower sales even at elevated price points. Understanding these local dynamics is key for both buyers and sellers in today's luxury market.”

Roughly 200 miles west of Houston, the San Antonio metro lands on Realtor.com’s list of the country’s slowest-moving markets for luxury homes. San Antonio-area luxury homes lingered on the market for 99 days in November, up seven percent from the same time last year. That gave San Antonio eighth place on the list of the country’s slowest-moving luxury home markets.

Asking prices for San Antonio-area listings among top-tier luxury homes started at $766,548 in November, according to the report.

In November, 5.6 percent of home prices fell into the $750,000-and-above category, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR).

Bend, Oregon, tops Realtor.com’s list of the slow-moving markets for luxury homes. In the Bend metro area, luxury homes were stuck on the market for a median 146 days in November, up 14.1 percent from the same period in 2024.

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