Houston new-home sales flatten in October

Houston Agent Magazine 11/27 8:38A Emily Marek

Although new-home prices decreased last month and new-home sales fell flat, HomesUSA CEO Ben Caballero says the Houston new-home market “looks strong” entering 2024. According to the latest New Home Sales Report from HomesUSA.com, new-home sales...

Existing home sales fall 14.6% annually

Houston Agent Magazine 11/27 5:43A Emily Marek

Existing home sales fell 4.1% from September to October, according to the latest report from the National Association of REALTORS® . On a year-over-year basis, the decline was even steeper at 14.6%....

As remote work continues, these hot markets are poised for growth

Houston Agent Magazine 11/27 5:41A Emily Mack

The Sun Belt is poised for the strongest residential real estate growth in the United States according to the 2024 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report , released jointly by PwC and the Urban Land Institute every year. Based on thousands of...

New listings increase as home sales lag

Houston Agent Magazine 11/27 3:57A Emily Marek

Houston inventory was revitalized by a 6.9% increase in new listings during the week ended Nov. 20. But according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® , that wasn’t enough to bring pending or closed home sales...

PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program awards 80th mortgage-free home to Houston Air Force veteran

Houston Agent Magazine 11/22 10:00A Emily Marek

PulteGroup ’s Built to Honor program delivered its 80th mortgage-free home this October. United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Jonathan Olds, as well as his wife and four children, were presented with their new home in the Mavera community in...

Houston ranks 4th in U.S. for new listings

Houston Agent Magazine 11/22 4:32A Emily Marek

Houston saw one of the largest increases in new listings in the country last month, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report . Realtors added 11,088 properties into the MLS during October, a 13% increase year over year. That’s the...

Step into a purple fairytale in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Houston Agent Magazine 11/22 1:00A Emily Marek

In Bridgeport, Connecticut, the seller transformed this one-of-a-kind, two-family home with her own artwork and renovations. And there’s no shortage of unusual features. From the ornate living room...

NAR installs 2024 leadership team

Houston Agent Magazine 11/20 12:05P Patrick Regan

Tracy Kasper was named 2024 president of the National Association of Realtors ® during the organization’s 2023 NAR NXT The Realtor Experience in Anaheim, California. Kasper stepped into the role of president in August after Kenny Parcell resigned...

The kinds of houses buyers opted for this year

Houston Agent Magazine 11/20 4:27A Emily Marek

New construction accounted for increased share of home purchases this year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Per NAR’s 2023 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, which shows insights into the types of homes buyers choose...

Single-family rental demand — and supply — is high in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 11/17 6:19A Emily Seay

More Houstonians are opting to rent, data from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) shows. Even with the rentals climbing, though, there is a surplus of homes to meet ongoing demand. Single-family home rentals rose 4.3% year over year...

NAHB: The two-car garage is king

Houston Agent Magazine 11/17 6:02A Emily Seay

Across the map, there’s a dominant parking option among new single-family homes: the two-car garage. Sixty-six percent of single-family, new construction in 2022 included two-car garages, according to the National Association of Home Builders’...

Houston residential market swings into positive territory

Houston Agent Magazine 11/17 4:53A Emily Marek

New, pending and closed listings all rose during the week ended Nov. 13, according to the latest Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). New listings saw the largest year-over-year jump, as Realtors entered 2,700...

Inside today’s real estate firms: top challenges, future outlook and more

Houston Agent Magazine 11/17 3:00A Patrick Regan

Real estate firm leaders are worried about housing affordability and inventory in the next two years, according to the 2023 Profile of Real Estate Firms by the National Association of REALTORS®. The...

Toll Brothers opens model in Teaswood Avenue

Houston Agent Magazine 11/16 7:04A Emily Marek

Nationwide homebuilder Toll Brothers officially opened a model home at Teaswood Avenue , a new single-family gated community in Montgomery County. Toll Brothers will offer one- and two-story homes on 60-foot lots within the luxury community. Six...

NAR’s latest Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers shows homebuyers’ median income is up nearly 20%

Houston Agent Magazine 11/16 3:39A Emily Mack

Today’s homebuyers are more likely to pay cash and be unmarried and childless than the typical buyer in previous years. They’re also entering their new homes with a much steeper income. Sellers,...