NAHB: U.S. in a “housing recession,” single-family starts will decline in 2022

Houston Agent Magazine 8/15 5:25A John Yellig

The Federal Reserve’s continued efforts to curb inflation by raising interest rates and higher construction costs have resulted in a housing recession, the National Association Home Builders reported, noting that homebuilder confidence in August...

Homeowner equity rises again across Texas, nation

Houston Agent Magazine 8/15 12:02A Lindsey Wells

Nearly half (48.1%) of mortgaged U.S. residential properties were considered equity-rich in the second quarter of 2022, meaning that the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than 50% of their...

Houston real estate market struggles to maintain momentum

Houston Agent Magazine 8/15 12:00A Lindsey Wells

The frenetic pace of home sales that dominated the Houston housing market throughout most of the pandemic continues to slow its roll, according to a new report by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Some consumers, facing record pricing,...

10 most-expensive Houston homes sold in July

Houston Agent Magazine 8/12 8:43A Lindsey Wells

Greater Houston s luxury real estate market saw high activity levels in July, with 10 of Houston s priciest homes selling for a combined total of $54,388,000. Among the homes removed from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last month was a...

Stars at night are big and bright at this stunning $18.5M Texas ranch

Culturemap Houston Real Estate 8/11 10:29A Hannah J. Frías

A gorgeous riverfront property northwest of Uvalde just flowed onto the market. Listed for $18.5 million by Foster Farm & Ranch, a Texas-based team of land specialists and real estate agents led by...

Tips for getting the best home loan from a top Houston Realtor

Culturemap Houston Real Estate 8/11 9:24A CultureMap Create

Talk to any real estate professional about the home buying process, and the first thing they will tell you to do is talk with a lender so you can figure out what you can afford and get a pre-approval...

Keller Williams launches new business-development programs for agents

Houston Agent Magazine 8/11 5:08A John Yellig

Keller Williams has unveiled three new business-development programs, or communities, for its agents, to provide them with specialized training, technology, coaching and referral opportunities. The communities — KW Wealth, KW Relocation and KW...

New listings struggle to maintain positive momentum

Houston Agent Magazine 8/11 12:00A Lindsey Wells

The volume of new Houston listings remained steady last week as they struggled to keep up with their 2021 pace, according to a recent Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) report. According to HAR s most recent weekly activity snapshot, Realtors...

Retro Hill Country drive-in theater premieres on the market at $4M

Culturemap Houston Real Estate 8/10 8:41A John Egan

Picture this: You could be the owner of a retro-style drive-in movie theater in Central Texas. Doc's Drive-In Theatre, located in the Austin suburb of Buda, recently debuted on the market at a list...

Contemporary 'treehouse' masterpiece in Piney Point lists for $2.8M

Culturemap Houston Real Estate 8/9 1:09P Holly Beretto

Imagine a treehouse. Not some cobbled-together, DIY backyard affair, a few two-by-fours, maybe a blanket thrown up for a door. Think more upscale and in this case, stunning. Think 11686 Arrowwood Cir....

Mortgage rates fall to four-month low as buyers return to market

Houston Agent Magazine 8/9 4:57A Liz Hughes

As mortgage rates fall to a four-month low, more buyers are returning to the market, according to a new Redfin report . Despite the increased demand and more sellers dropping prices, home sales have yet to reap the benefits of the market changes....

Community amenities honor longtime Woodforest staffers

Houston Agent Magazine 8/9 12:00A Lindsey Wells

Community leaders, engineers, planners and members of the Woodforest development team gathered in the community on July 29 to dedicate two amenities named in honor of two men who have been integral in...

Zillow brings Opendoor offers to its platform

Houston Agent Magazine 8/8 8:41A John Yellig

Zillow and Opendoor entered a multi-year partnership that will allow home sellers on Zillow s online platform to seek offers from the iBuyer. Sellers may request and view an offer directly from Opendoor and compare it to an open-market sale with...

New listings fall to four-week low

Houston Agent Magazine 8/7 7:05P Lindsey Wells

New listings saw their most significant drop of the year in week 30, marking the fourth week of declines, according to the latest Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) report. HAR s weekly activity snapshot shows that Realtors entered 2,949...

Houston ranked among most popular Airbnb destinations

Houston Agent Magazine 8/7 12:00A Lindsey Wells

When millions of Americans shifted to working remotely in early 2020, many took advantage of the flexibility by hitting the open roads to travel. Since the trend of living and working from anywhere became the norm, traveling remote workers...