Houston Housing Scorecard: Housing starts, inventory show improvement

Houston Agent Magazine 7/4 12:00A Lindsey Wells

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Decoupling broker commissions could be coming

Houston Agent Magazine 7/3 11:52P Timothy Inklebarger

Agent commissions of the future could look much different than they do today, as a Department of Justice investigation into the issue of decoupling buyer and broker commissions continues, class-action lawsuits are advancing and associations and...

Stand out in any market

Houston Agent Magazine 7/3 11:50P Krista Mashore

The real estate industry is beyond crowded — it seems like agents are popping up everywhere and taking aim at your clients. So, how can you cut through all that noise to stand out? You’ve got to become an expert marketer. Marketing equals...

How to get started with video marketing

Houston Agent Magazine 7/3 11:40P Anne Ewasko

Video-enhanced real estate listings generate 403% more interest than those without, and while video marketing is extremely powerful for agents, it remains highly underutilized. According to the NAR Research Group’s 2021 Technology Survey, 37% of...

Hole up in your very own hobbit house

Houston Agent Magazine 7/3 11:00P Emily Mack

More than 1,000 square feet are tucked away inside this real-life, hillside Hobbit house! The Baggs Inn Cottage is inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and looks straight out of Middle Earth. The Vermont home operates as a popular AirBnb for...

Rock out in a geological masterpiece

Houston Agent Magazine 7/3 10:55P Emily Mack

The Peterson Rock Garden and Museum in central Oregon is officially for sale. For decades, it has stood as a beloved local attraction, filled with rock-based architecture. Grottos, stone paths, bridges, ponds — and even live peacocks — decorate...

10 markets where buyers retain an edge

Houston Agent Magazine 7/1 5:41A Emily Mack

Since inventory plummeted around the start of the pandemic, it’s been a seller’s market. The average number of days homes stay on the market has shrunk, steadily, in most major metro areas. (The national median is now 31.) However, Realor.com has...

Development begins on new Fort Bend community

Houston Agent Magazine 6/30 9:12P Lindsey Wells

Starwood Land, a nationwide developer of residential master-planned communities , has entered the development phase for Starbridge, a 933-acre community in Fort Bend County that will include more than...

Homeowner equity surges in Houston amid rising housing prices

Houston Agent Magazine 6/30 12:01P Lindsey Wells

Housing prices nationwide have skyrocketed since the onset of the pandemic and continue rising today. While this is bad news for prospective buyers, rising home prices equal a surge in home equity, leading to a much more stable financial future...

RE/MAX Around Atlanta hires two Houston-area agents

Houston Agent Magazine 6/30 9:51A John Yellig

RE/MAX Around Atlanta recently brought on two Houston-area agents, bringing the firm s total number of new hires since 2020 to more than 25. The agents, Greta Jordan Williams and Kay Harris, will continue to serve clients at Sugar Land,...

Housing inventory rebounds at record rate in largest metros, and Houston is on trend, Realtor.com...

Houston Agent Magazine 6/30 6:41A Patrick Regan

The number of homes available to buyers climbed 18.7% in June, the sharpest year-over-year increase in the history of the Realtor.com Monthly Housing Trends Report. While active listings increased, so did prices. The median home price in the...

New master-planned community coming to wealthy Houston suburb

Culturemap Houston Real Estate 6/29 3:20P Steven Devadanam

One of the richest counties in Texas, as well as one of the healthiest, will soon see a massive new community. Florida-based, national real estate developer Starwood Land has announced Starbridge, a...

French-style home in River Oaks listed for $17.9M

Houston Agent Magazine 6/29 8:34A Lindsey Wells

A French provincial estate spanning 11,248 square feet on 1.7 acres in Houston s River Oaks subdivision recently hit the market for $17,995,000 . Located at 3920 Inverness Dr., the listing is...

New listings maintain steady momentum as buyer interest remains high

Houston Agent Magazine 6/29 7:51A Lindsey Wells

Interest in the residential housing market is strong as listing activity across Greater Houston remains steady, albeit slower-paced than last year, according to a new report by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). According to HAR’s latest...

The South shows strongest price, according to new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index

Houston Agent Magazine 6/28 10:56A Emily Mack

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices , released today, reveal continued home price growth during April 2022. Notably, the price increases seen that month rank in the top quintile for the history of all 20 cities included. The 10- and...