New listings continue gaining traction in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 12/8 9:00A Emily Marek

New listings continue to surpass 2022 volumes, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® Weekly Activity Snapshot for the week ended Dec. 4. Realtors entered 2,782 properties into the MLS during the week, a 23.4% increase year over year....

Deck the halls: Unwrapping 2023’s Christmas decorating stats

Houston Agent Magazine 12/8 7:57A Emily Seay

With the holidays arriving, 83% of Americans are decorating for the festivities, according to Lombardo Homes . The new-construction company is unwrapping all the stats surrounding Americans’ and their holiday cheer. Lombardo Homes conducted two...

First America Homes builds eight duplexes for at-risk youth in Conroe

Houston Agent Magazine 12/7 7:02A Emily Marek

First America Homes, the homebuilding division of The Signorelli Company, celebrated a ribbon-cutting for eight duplexes in Angel Reach Village, a Conroe development to house youth at risk for homelessness. The ceremony took place on Dec. 4....

Alan Mueller named director of development at Windy Hill

Houston Agent Magazine 12/7 6:29A Emily Marek

Windy Hill Development announced that Alan Mueller joined the company as the director of development. A 30-year veteran of the land development industry, Mueller will oversee city planning and zoning for the company’s projects, including...

11 pieces of advice from elite real estate coaches

Houston Agent Magazine 12/7 1:00A Chicago Agent

Each month, we feature a real estate coach as a Top Coach columnist, offering a forum for them to share tips and advice to help real estate professionals do their jobs better. So, as we enter December, we’re taking a look back at 2023’s 11 Top...

2024 real estate predictions for Greater Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 12/6 2:33A Houston Agent

Real estate in 2023 has been marked by low inventory, rising prices, challenging mortgage rates and industry-shifting lawsuits. That’s a lot of change in one year, so how can we anticipate what’s...

2024 Houston real estate sales predictions

Houston Agent Magazine 12/6 2:32A Houston Agent

Featuring the perspectives of local brokerage executives: Nancy Almodovar President and CEO, Nan and Company Properties Charles El-Moussa Texas President, Coldwell Banker Realty Matthew Gardner Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate Catherine...

2024 Houston lending predictions

Houston Agent Magazine 12/6 2:31A Houston Agent

Featuring the perspectives of local lending executives: Jeremy Collette Executive Director of Capital Markets, Guaranteed Rate Matt Kiker President, Network Funding, L.P. President, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Jeremy Luke Senior Lending...

2024 Houston construction predictions

Houston Agent Magazine 12/6 2:30A Houston Agent

Featuring the perspective of local construction executive: Joe Mandola Division President, Tri Pointe Homes Houston Will you add inventory in 2024? Can you tell us about your plans? Joe Mandola : Tri Pointe Homes opened several new communities...

Houston residential market sees annual increase in listings in November

Houston Agent Magazine 12/5 8:11A Emily Marek

Both new and active listings increased on a year-over-year basis in Houston, according to the latest First Real Estate Snapshot of Houston (FRESH) Report from the Houston Association of REALTORS® . New listings increased by 13.3% year over year,...

Is it time to change the Texas real estate license requirements?

Houston Agent Magazine 12/4 7:05A Houston Agent

Should the requirements to get a real estate license in Texas change? Take our survey and let us know. The post Is it time to change the Texas real estate license requirements? appeared first on Houston Agent Magazine .

Survey Results: 2024 Predictions

Houston Agent Magazine 12/4 7:00A Houston Agent

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2023: A respectable year for Houston real estate

Houston Agent Magazine 12/3 11:16P Cathy Treviño

Despite the fact that sales were down every month of the year, the Houston housing market performed respectably in 2023. After defying sales expectations throughout the pandemic – when we quickly learned that people needed housing just as much as...

Houston Housing Scorecard: Homes are spending more time on the market

Houston Agent Magazine 12/3 11:00P Houston Agent

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In-home cameras are changing the way real estate agents do their jobs

Houston Agent Magazine 12/3 10:55P Patrick Regan

Matt Laricy was showing a home with a remodeled kitchen, and, as he talked about the upgrades, his phone buzzed. It was a text from the sellers, who were watching Laricy live through their in-home cameras, reminding him of the year the remodel...