The total number of homes sold in six Katy- and Fulshear-area ZIP codes increased year over year in March.

What you need to know: There were 599 homes sold in six local ZIP codes in March compared to 588 homes for the same month in 2025.

Four of the six local ZIP codes saw the number of homes sold grow year over year, with ZIP code 77423 seeing the largest increase at 64.29%. Home sales in ZIP code 77493 were the highest, with 231 homes sold.

Diving in: The median home sales price decreased in three of six ZIP codes year over year. ZIP code 77094 saw the largest year-over-year decrease at 31.96% and saw the largest median home sale price at $530,000.

What else: The average number of days homes spent on the market increased in all six ZIP codes.

Homes sold quickest in ZIP code 77094, with an average of 71 days on the market. Homes spent the longest on the market in ZIP code 77423, an average of 100 days.

Pure Barre is slated to open a new location in Jordan Ranch this summer, officials confirmed. 

What they offer: The studio offers full-body, low-impact group workouts that target strength, cardio and flexibility for people of all fitness levels, according to its website.

• 29911 Jordan Crossing Blvd., Ste. 200, Katy

The March Housing Market Update from the Houston Association of Realtors, released April 8, shows signs of stability and growth in the Houston housing market. Factors behind this stability include slowly falling house prices and sales gains in single-family homes and townhomes/condominiums.

The conditions: According to HAR, single-family home sales rose by 3.7% with 7,644 homes sold in March compared to the 7,369 sold last March. Home prices fell slightly as well by 1.5%, leveling to a median price of $333,000. Houses saw a slight increase in days on the market, rising to 67 days compared to 62 days last year.

Total property sales across the Houston area grew by 3.6%, with 9,001 properties sold, and the number of active property listings rose by 8.8%, equaling 55,611.

What the experts say: HAR Chief Economist Ted C. Jones said the current state of the global economy has led to some instability in interest rates; however, the market has stabilized in comparison to last year.

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Some Texas families began learning April 22 if they were accepted to the state’s education savings account program for the 2026-27 school year, officials said.

The big picture: Over 42,600 students will receive funding notices through April 24, the state comptroller’s office announced April 22. The first awardees include low- and middle-income students with disabilities and their eligible siblings.

Families accepted to the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program will receive state funds to send their children to private school or homeschool them.

The details: The first round of awardees is set to receive about $400 million of the $1 billion allocated for the program. Up to 100,000 students are expected to qualify for the program's first year.

The comptroller's office will run a lottery the week of April 27 to determine which low-income students will be accepted based on a prioritization system.

Stay tuned: Families that do not qualify for funding will also be notified through April 24. Additional students will receive funding awards in the coming weeks, a program spokesperson said.