Sizing up from a condo to a house in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 3/31 8:47A Emily Marek

Condominium owners looking for more space, access to outdoor areas and increased distance from neighbors often consider a detached home to be a natural upgrade. But are these upsizing dreams actually attainable? Using data from Yardi Matrix and...

HAR: New listings on a ‘rollercoaster ride’

Houston Agent Magazine 3/29 8:25A Emily Marek

Via HAR New listings have proven difficult to predict in the first 12 weeks of the year, according to the Houston Association of Realtors® latest Weekly Activity Snapshot. Realtors added 2,651...

Optimism for spring selling season grows with third monthly rise in pending sales

Houston Agent Magazine 3/29 7:52A John Yellig

Pending-home sales rose for the third consecutive month in February in a hopeful sign that observers said could bode well for the spring selling season. Specifically, the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index ticked up 0.8%...

Houston new home sales slow as homes stay on market for longer

Houston Agent Magazine 3/29 7:26A Emily Marek

Demand for new homes remains strong throughout Houston, according to HomesUSA ’s latest New Residential Sales Report. Despite this, overall sales as measured by days on the market continue to trend downward. The 3-month moving average of days on...

NAR Generational Trends Report: Millennials fall back while Gen Z doubles its market share

Houston Agent Magazine 3/29 6:39A Emily Mack

What does the new generation of homebuyers and sellers look like? How old are they and how are they doing business? Every year, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) gathers new answers with its...

Garcia Real Estate Group joins Keller Williams

Houston Agent Magazine 3/29 5:48A Emily Marek

Houston-area luxury real estate team the Garcia Real Estate Group has joined Keller Williams . The group was previously affiliated with Compass. “As a leader in luxury real estate, the partnerships Keller Williams offers with the Wall Street...

Pace of annual home-price gains slows again in latest Case-Shiller

Houston Agent Magazine 3/29 5:48A John Yellig

The pace of annual home price gains slowed again in most U.S. cities in January, while San Diego, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco saw negative price growth, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index.   At a...

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

Houston Agent Magazine 3/28 9:19A Emily Marek

The most expensive new listing in Texas over the last month is a record-breaking property. The opulently decorated mansion on Carnarvon Drive in Houston has an asking price of $36 million, making it...

Nan and Company adds Houston broker Nicole Brende to team

Houston Agent Magazine 3/27 7:12A Emily Marek

Houston top producer Nicole Brende has teamed up with luxury brokerage Nan and Company Properties , departing from Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty after more than a decade. “We are excited to have Nicole join our leading brokerage,”...

Johnson Development breaks ground on new Conroe community

Houston Agent Magazine 3/24 7:42A Emily Marek

The latest project from Johnson Development is now underway in Grand Central Park, a master-planned community in the north Houston suburb of Conroe. South Village is Johnson Development’s third neighborhood in Grand Central Park. Homesites in the...

Texas Realtor of the Year: Joanne Justice

Houston Agent Magazine 3/24 7:31A Emily Marek

Texas REALTORS® named their 2022 Realtor of the Year this week, selecting Joanne Justice of the Arlington Board of Realtors. “Being named Texas Realtor of the Year has been a humbling experience,” Justice said. “It’s a rare honor to be recognized...

New-home sales rise 1.1% in February as median-sales price surges

Houston Agent Magazine 3/23 6:57A John Yellig

New single-family home sales rose 1.1 % month over month in February to an annual rate of 6 4 0,000 homes, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported....

NAR: Existing-home sales jump in February, ending a year of declines

Houston Agent Magazine 3/21 9:42A John Yellig

Existing-home sales broke a 12-month streak of declines in February, surging 14.5% compared to January and posting the largest monthly increase since July 2020, the National Association of REALTORS®...

Realtor.com: Week of April 16 is best time to list in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 3/20 11:48A John Yellig

Homeowners thinking of putting their properties on the market need to make a decision soon because the best time of year for listing is fast approaching, according to Realtor.com.   Nationally, the week of April 16-22 is most likely to provide...

Multifamily occupancy down in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 3/20 7:30A Emily Marek

Via Colliers Multifamily construction may have exceeded demand in Houston, according to Colliers’ latest report . Demand for Class B and C units decreased considerably in 2022, which led to an overall...