NAR: Pending-home sales fall 7.1% on high interest rates

Houston Agent Magazine 9/28 9:14A John Yellig

Pending-home sales dropped 7.1% from July to August as mortgage rates topped 7%, sapping homebuyer demand, the National Association of REALTORS® said, citing its Pending Home Sales Index. Pending...

New mixed-use development The White Oak puts the style in lifestyle living

Houston Agent Magazine 9/27 11:18A Melanie Kalmar

Jaxon Hill’s newest mixed-use development, The White Oak, brings the look and feel of a chic, boutique Miami hotel to Houston. Young professionals, empty-nesters, buyers seeking a second home or those relocating from outside of the country will...

New listings rise after two straight weeks of decline

Houston Agent Magazine 9/27 9:37A Emily Marek

New listings rose annually in Houston during the week ended Sept. 25, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® latest Weekly Activity Snapshot. Realtors entered 2,868 properties into the Multiple Listing Service, a 4.7% increase year...

Homeowners are willing to spend big money for these bathroom trends

Houston Agent Magazine 9/27 6:36A Emily Marek

via Houzz Remodelers are spending about 50% more on bathrooms this year than they did last year. A new report from the U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study shows how homeowners are willing to shell out...

Nan and Company Properties adds two Houston brokers to team

Houston Agent Magazine 9/27 3:00A Emily Marek

Nan and Company Properties has added to its growing team with two new brokers: Bob Jones and Maribel Juarez. Bob Jones, a 20-year veteran of the industry, has amassed a sales volume of over $56 million across over 2,500 transactions. The longtime...

Houston’s housing market is more valuable than it was last year

Houston Agent Magazine 9/26 9:10A Emily Marek

The value of Houston real estate increased over the last year, placing the metro among the top 20 most valuable housing markets in the nation, according to a new report from Zillow . The total value of the U.S. housing market jumped to $52...

Audubon announces slate of builders for new district

Houston Agent Magazine 9/26 4:00A Emily Marek

Audubon , a master-planned community in Magnolia, will soon begin construction on Creekside South. This new district in the community will include 232 homesites featuring the work of three prominent Houston-area builders: Sitterle Homes , Newmark...

Real estate organizations back John Whitmire for Houston mayor

Houston Agent Magazine 9/25 8:14A Emily Marek

Several prominent real estate organizations, including the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), the Houston Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the Greater Houston Homebuilders Association (GHBA), have stated their support for...

This futuristic home looks equally avant-garde on the inside

Houston Agent Magazine 9/25 5:47A Emily Marek

This other-worldly home may look like it’s about to get up and walk into the sunset — but for $2 million, it could be yours. Known as the Robert Bruno Steel House, the geometric abode offers stunning...

Cross Creek Ranch and Cross Creek West to host fall home tours

Houston Agent Magazine 9/25 3:27A Emily Marek

Two Fulshear master-planned communities from Johnson Development will host fall home tours throughout October. Both Cross Creek Ranch and Cross Creek West are opening their doors to visitors from Oct. 1 – 31 for the event, nicknamed the “All...

New-home numbers stabilizing in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 9/22 7:44A Emily Marek

Houston’s new-home market is “finding its footing,” according to the New Home Sales Report from HomesUSA CEO Ben Caballero. New-home sales dropped from 1,875 closings in July to 1,760 closings in August, with pending sales down month over month...

HAR: Pending, closed listings fall in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 9/22 4:00A Emily Marek

New listings fell flat during the 37th week of the year, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®. Realtors entered 2,964 new listings into the Multiple Listing Service during the week ended Sept. 18 — a...

NAR: Existing-home price rises again as sales continue to slide

Houston Agent Magazine 9/21 10:01A John Yellig

Existing-home sales slowed again in August as the median sales price stayed above $400,000 for the third month in a row, the National Association of REALTORS® announced. Specifically, the median...

Custom home neighborhood coming to Harvest Green

Houston Agent Magazine 9/21 5:46A Emily Marek

Harvest Green , a master-planned community in Richmond, is continuing expansion with a new neighborhood of custom-built homes. Partners in Building will serve as the exclusive builder of the neighborhood, which will offer homes on 90-foot lots...

Houston single-family rental pace slows in August

Houston Agent Magazine 9/21 5:43A Emily Marek

Single-family rental activity in Houston decelerated from July to August, according to the latest Rental Market Update from the Houston Association of REALTORS®. However, leases still increased on a year-over-year basis. Leases of single-family...