Posts by Emily Marek

Oxland acquires land for Montgomery master-planned community

Texas-based residential developer Oxland Group announced its acquisition of 1,860 acres in Montgomery County for the development of a master-planned...

Property showings increase in Houston as new and closed listings drop

New listings are down again in Houston, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® Weekly Activity Snapshot for the week ended July...

Houston leading the way in adaptive reuse

When it comes to repurposing old buildings into residential communities, Houston is poised to become one of the top cities in the...

How the Texas real estate market is shifting

As closings decreased across the Lone Star State, the average home spent 87 days on the market during the second quarter, up 20 days year over...

HAR: Houston rental market strong in June

Leases of single-family rental homes increased by 16% year over year, with the average lease price inching up 2.9% to...

Only 1% of U.S. houses changed hands this year

Back in 2018, Freddie Mac stated that the country still needed about 2.5 million extra homes in order to meet demand. Then the pandemic homebuying boom depleted already-low inventory levels and high mortgage rates in the second half of 2022...

Mark McLaughlin rejoins Compass as chief strategist

Two years after his original departure from the company, Mark McLaughlin is returning to Compass as the company’s chief real estate...

NAR to host virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit

The National Association of REALTORS will hold a virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit on Wednesday, Aug....

Shea Homes names fourth Houston-area community

Shea Homes has decided on a name for its fourth self-developed Houston-area community:...

Texas Made Realty joins Compass in Houston

Team Principal Suzy Pittman said Compass’s tools will help Texas Made Realty grow its business efficiently while maintaining “the personal touch” that its clients...

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