Harris Benson

Houston Agent Magazine 2/4 3:06A Houston Agent

What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? Working as a counselor at a sleep away summer camp for two summers at the end of high school and beginning of college. Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Louisville,...

Healthy home trends agents need to know

Houston Agent Magazine 2/2 10:45P Ali Al-Asady

In today’s competitive real estate market, standing out as an agent is more challenging than ever. Buyers and sellers are looking for expertise but also for added value that resonates with their lifestyle and priorities. One emerging trend...

Gothic Revival, bayou charm

Houston Agent Magazine 1/30 5:58A Emily Mack

A designated landmark, this New Orleans structure is a prime example of the South’s famous Gothic Revival architecture. The former church , built in 1903, served the Grace United Methodist congregation for almost 90 years. More recently, it’s...

Texas leads the pack for BTR construction

Houston Agent Magazine 1/28 5:48A Emily Marek

There are nearly 22,000 build-to-rent (BTR) units in Texas’ construction pipeline — that’s the highest number in any state in the country, according to Point2Homes . A majority of those BTR units are in Dallas, which has 8,470 single-family...

NAR: Existing-home sales rise for third month in a row in December

Houston Agent Magazine 1/24 8:17A John Yellig

Existing-home sales rose for the third month in a row in December, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) said. Specifically, sales rose 2.2% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...

Home prices rose in all major cities in 2024, including Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 1/24 7:41A Liz Hughes

For the first time in two years, home prices are on the rise in every major metro and Houston is one of them, according to a new Redfin report. In December, home prices increased year over year in all 50 of the country’s most populous...

Luxe Living Group joins Compass in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 1/21 5:25A Emily Marek

The Luxe Living Group is now affiliated with Compass. The team of 26 agents, led by Bea Flores, was previously independent. “We are thrilled to join Compass and leverage the industry’s best support and proven technology,” Flores said in a press...

Development underway for Sunterra Lakes

Houston Agent Magazine 1/21 5:04A Emily Marek

via Starwood Land Development has begun for Sunterra Lakes, the ninth Houston-area master-planned community (MPC) from Starwood Land . Located minutes from Starwood’s top-selling MPC Sunterra ,...

73% of owners have regrets about their home purchase, survey finds

Houston Agent Magazine 1/17 4:36A Patrick Regan

Nearly three-fourths of homeowners said they have at least one regret about their home purchase, according to a new survey from insurance provider Hippo . The survey, conducted in November, found 73% of homeowners expressed regrets about their...

Shae Cottar and HAR’s 2025 leadership team sworn in

Houston Agent Magazine 1/14 6:04A Emily Marek

The Houston Association of REALTORS’® (HAR) 2025 leadership team was sworn in at its annual Realtor Celebration last month. Former HAR chair Cindy Hamann administered the oath of office for new board members, while Natalie Cox, an agent with LPT...

Houston makes list of 2025 hottest real estate markets

Houston Agent Magazine 1/13 3:46A Liz Hughes

Zillow has released its list of the hottest real estate markets predicted in 2025 and Houston has made the rankings. Zillow analyzed predicted home-value growth, current housing market trends and anticipated shifts in the labor market, home...

Red Tag is HERE! Don’t miss D.R. Horton’s new-home sales event across North Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 1/12 11:00P Houston Agent

Help your buyers find their dream home! The D.R. Horton Red Tag Event is happening now until Jan. 19! Offering unbeatable deals on MOVE-IN READY HOMES across the North Houston area – conveniently located north of I-10. Choose from a variety of...

Houston’s Weekly Activity Snapshot: Closings start the year off strong

Houston Agent Magazine 1/10 7:50A Emily Marek

Closings, Week 1, 2025 (via HAR) Closed home sales were 7.6% higher during the first week of 2025 than they were in the first week of 2024, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston...

HAR: Modest home sale growth in December; steady sales for 2024

Houston Agent Magazine 1/10 6:18A Emily Marek

The Houston housing market experienced annual growth in December, despite year-over-year decreases in sales during the same month in 2023 and 2022. According to the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), single-family home sales increased 16.3%...

‘Seeing momentum’: How top real estate executives view the 2025 market

Houston Agent Magazine 1/5 11:00P Jason Porterfield

Inventory and interest rates top the list of factors that will need to improve for a robust residential real estate market to emerge in 2025, in the wake of another challenging year for agents and brokers, as well as their clients. While 2024 was...