Interest rates still present an affordability hurdle for Houston buyers

Houston Agent Magazine 5/14 9:39A Emily Marek

Interest rates remain a barrier to housing affordability in Houston, according to the latest Housing and Rental Affordability Report from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Only 40% of households in the Houston area could afford a...

COMPASS agent Rylie Schroeder honored on NAR’s 30 Under 30

Houston Agent Magazine 5/14 5:05A Emily Marek

Compass agent Rylie Schroeder was recognized as one of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 30 Under 30 class for 2024 . Schroeder was the only Houston agent on the list. Leader of Schroeder & Co. Real Estate, Schroeder closed more than...

Johnson Development names builders for Grange

Houston Agent Magazine 5/13 7:33A Emily Marek

Builders have been named for the first phase of development in Grange , a master-planned community in Katy from Johnson Development. David Weekley Homes and Newmark Homes will build on 45-foot lots, with homes priced from the low $400,000s. David...

Four Houston-area cities have the most move-ins in Texas

Houston Agent Magazine 5/10 8:48A Emily Marek

Texas is the No. 1 state for move-ins in 2024, according to a new report from moveBuddha — and four Houston-area cities registered the highest number of move-ins so far this year. The moving analysis company’s report shows that domestic migration...

Anywhere Real Estate, Keller Williams and RE/MAX commissions settlements receive final court...

Houston Agent Magazine 5/10 5:03A Patrick Regan

A judge on Thursday gave final approval to settlements for Anywhere Real Estate, Keller Williams and RE/MAX in the Sitzer-Burnett commissions lawsuit in Missouri. RE/MAX ($55 million) and Anywhere ($83 million) reached settlement agreements...

Nearly half of all adults would buy their childhood home if they could afford it

Houston Agent Magazine 5/9 11:00A Emily Marek

Forty-four percent of adults would buy their childhood home if it was financially feasible, according to a new survey from Zillow — and that number is even higher among millennials and Gen Z adults. Zillow attributes this trend to a growing sense...

New listings continue to track above 2023 levels

Houston Agent Magazine 5/9 10:00A Emily Marek

New listings rose above 2023 volumes for the fifth consecutive week in Houston, according to the latest Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Realtors entered 3,736 properties into the MLS during the week ended...

Survey: How do Houston agents maximize their social media?

Houston Agent Magazine 5/9 8:31A Houston Agent

What’s the best social media platform to market a home or reach potential clients? Take our survey and let us know. The post Survey: How do Houston agents maximize their social media? appeared first on Houston Agent Magazine .

Houston home sales rebound in April

Houston Agent Magazine 5/9 6:32A Emily Marek

Home sales rebounded in April amid pre-pandemic inventory volumes, according to the latest Market Update from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Single-family home sales rose 9.2% last month, with 7,926 homes sold compared to 7,256 in...

City of Houston partners with Cityside Homes for affordable housing initiative

Houston Agent Magazine 5/8 6:25A Emily Marek

The city of Houston is partnering with Cityside Homes for an affordable housing initiative targeted at Houston residents. Under the Affordable Homes Program, Cityside Homes built 40 affordable, new-homes in two different gated communities in the...

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun optimistic about real estate industry this year and beyond

Houston Agent Magazine 5/8 3:51A Patrick Regan

The chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) expects interest rates to drop and home sales to pick up during the rest of the year and into 2025. Lawrence Yun shared his outlook this week during NAR’s REALTORS® Legislative...

Survey results: What defines luxury real estate in Houston?

Houston Agent Magazine 5/6 4:00A Houston Agent

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Navigating the real estate landscape post-NAR settlement

Houston Agent Magazine 5/5 11:55P Jef Conn

The National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) legal settlement of antitrust lawsuits regarding broker compensation will impact how Realtors operate and interact with clients in Texas and across the country. As we prepare for these changes, it’s...

Hey, agents, what’s your value?

Houston Agent Magazine 5/5 11:45P Madeline Mordarski

If you’ve paid any attention to the news cycle this past month, you’ve likely seen inflammatory articles on the NAR settlement and subsequent think pieces on what this means for the industry. And if you’ve seen these articles, you may be...

What’s next for crypto real estate transactions?

Houston Agent Magazine 5/5 11:35P Rose Morrison

The marriage between cryptocurrency and real estate is still in the honeymoon phase, and it remains unclear whether this is a union that will stand the test of time. Bitcoin’s value has gone through numerous peaks and valleys, but wild price...