HAR MLS subscribers with Supra eKEYs will now be able to open Supra lockboxes in the Beaumont area.

An estate on Chevy Chase Drive listed for $13 million tops the list of the 10 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston January.

Transactions increased most in Brookshire, where sales were up 124.6% year over year and had an average sales price of $311,463.

HAR tracked the top 10 ZIP codes with the greatest year-over-year increases in home sales and found that 77484 — Waller — was the hottest in the entire Houston metro area.

Since its founding in 2006, Building Homes for Heroes has delivered almost 500 mortgage-free homes to wounded veterans.

The typical monthly homeownership cost — including mortgage payment, principal, taxes and insurance — was $2,280, down from $2,490 a year prior.

Offerings include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and one- two- and three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages.

Hale retired on Jan. 31 after 37 years as president and CEO.

A 20,000-square-foot estate with a $29.9 million price tag tops this past month’s ranking of the most expensive new listings in Texas.

The second-hottest community was Waller, which had previously been the hottest Houston community for three quarters in a row.

For the full year, renters signed 47,292 leases, up 6.2% from 2024. The total dollar value increased 6.9% to over $110 million.

Co-founders Nancy and Jose Almodovar cut the ribbon, joined by office leadership Jenny Correa and David Bernal of The Jenny Correa Team.

Investor-led purchases made up 34% of all single-family residential sales in the third quarter of 2025, up 25.5% year over year and 1% from the second quarter.

Nationwide, rents increased 1.58% from 2024 to 2025 while prices stayed flat. In Texas, rents increased 2.56% during the same time period while prices dipped 4.03%.

“The past year brought a welcome sense of balance back to the Houston housing market,” said HAR Chair Theresa Hill with Compass RE Texas.

These are the five most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in 2025, as well as the agents responsible for the transactions.