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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Going Down

This Houston suburb saw top-20 biggest drop in housing prices in U.S.

Photo courtesy of City of Katy

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Good news for potential Houston-area homebuyers: Housing prices in the metro have come down as much as $12,000 since last year.

Typical home values in one particular suburb, Katy, have fallen 3.44 percent since February 2025. That's the 15th biggest drop in housing prices nationwide, according to a new report.

The new housing study from SmartAsset analyzed home values across the 100 biggest metro areas using Zillow’s Home Value Index tool for single-family homes, condos, and co-ops. Home value data was sourced for the month of February in 2021, 2025, and 2026.

The findings revealed housing prices in Katy are now standing at $335,844, down from $347,801 last year. In Houston, prices have fallen from $270,036 to $261,976 this year.

Here's how much cheaper housing prices are Spring:

One year change: -0.69 percent
Typical home value in 2025: $363,916
Typical home value in 2026: $361,396

Housing prices in the Houston area have been on the decline since 2024, a separate study found, but SmartAsset said they're still about 23 percent higher than they were in 2021. And compared to Houston's pre-pandemic housing market in 2019, prices have ballooned by 38.5 percent.

Houston homeowners are now entering the best time of the year to sell their houses, which could add a sudden sense of competitiveness for buyers.

Home prices elsewhere around the U.S. have seen varying changes, according to the report.

"Between 2025 and 2026, the typical home value in large U.S. cities actually declined by 1.04 percent, with values dropping in 70 percent of cities," the report's author wrote. "But the full range of changes from market to market ran the gamut from -9.1 percent to +5.01 percent, putting both hopeful buyers and homeowners in starkly different environments across the nation."

The top three U.S. cities where home prices increased the most since 2025 are Toledo, Ohio (No. 2); Lincoln, Nebraska (No. 2); and San Francisco (No. 3).

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