Real estate Home Edition
BY AUBREY HOWELL
2026
Welcome to Community Impact ’s annual Home Edition!
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This guide highlights the upcoming population growth of Fort Bend County, which is expected to hit 1 million residents by 2030 with the possibility to double to 2 million in 2050. The edition also covers home insurance costs, a look at a local interior designer business and features a Q&A with René Galvan, who serves as the new CEO and president for the Houston Association of Realtors.
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Learn more about Texas home insurance costs (Page 21)
Find out about how the county can prepare for growth (Page 24)
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UH report nds housing instability drives poor mental health
Fort Bend housing vs. mental health
A report from the University of Houston shows housing instability is a consistent predictor of poor health incomes among Fort Bend County residents. The report, titled Housing Instability and Mental Health, was authored by Jeronimo Cortina, a professor in the department of political science at UH, in partnership with Fort Bend County Health & Human Services and PolicyMap, accord- ing to a May 1 news release. The details Following a countywide survey, the study shows that a ordability pressures, unstable occupancy and unsafe or substandard conditions raise residents’ risk of stress, depression and anxiety, per the release. However, the risks are not evenly distributed, with some ZIP codes seeing higher levels of housing instability and mental health crossover.
Notable quote “Housing isn’t just shelter—it’s the platform on which the rest of life is built,” Cortina said. “When that platform is shaky, everything else gets harder: holding a job, raising children, managing a chronic illness, staying connected to neighbors. What we’re seeing in Fort Bend County is that instability shows up in residents’ mental health long before it shows up in any single eviction or foreclosure number.” Looking ahead Report authors say improving mental health in Fort Bend will require coordination between hous- ing stability and conditions that make stability meaningful. Recommendations include treating housing as a front-line health investment.
Cinco Ranch High housing instability and high health utility index
High average health utility index
High housing instability
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33% of residents surveyed experienced moderate perceived stress
17% experienced mild to moderate depression
60% experienced mild anxiety
SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY IMPACT
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