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Tech brokerage launches in Houston with real estate veterans

California-based real estate startup Radius has expanded into Houston, with brokers Sharon Seline Wright and Kelly McQuerry Henderson joining the brokerage as founding members, according to a press release.

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ERA Legacy Living announces merger, expansion

ERA Legacy Living has joined forces with ERA Benes Realty to offer greater growth opportunities in the Houston real estate market.

Coldwell Banker Realty announces leading Houston agents

Oksana Bogott, Lisa Gregory Real Estate Group and Ruchti Realty Group were named the No. 1 agents in the region across the individual, large team and small team categories, respectively.

11 most-expensive Houston homes sold in April

The Houston Association of REALTORS® has released Houston real estate’s most-expensive home sales in April.

Houston real estate icon Martha Turner dies at 81

Martha Turner, a longtime fixture in Houston’s real estate community, has died at age 81.

10 most-expensive Houston homes sold in March

Among the homes sold last month was a River Oaks mansion once owned by the late Baron Ricky di Portanova and Baroness Alessandra di Portanova.

Residential Real Estate Council to provide MoxiWorks HR tools through Broker Solutions

The tools include MoxiEngage, a CRM specifically designed for real estate agents; MoxiPresent, a comparative market-analysis presentation tool; and MoxiHub, a brokerage intranet. 

11 most-expensive Houston homes sold in February

Houston’s luxury market (homes priced above $1 million) saw higher-than-normal activity in February, with 33.5% more sales than during the same month in 2021. The most-expensive home sold in Houston last month was an 11,108-square-foot single-family home in the River Oaks Tall Timbers subdivision.

First week of March uneventful for Houston real estate

Despite the slight uptick in new listings from last week, Houston’s numbers during the first week of March remained statistically flat compared to the same week in 2021. 

RE/MAX celebrates 2 million transaction sides at annual convention in Las Vegas

The real estate franchisor’s 140,000 agents closed more than two million transaction sides in 2021 to become the first real estate brand to do so in a single calendar year, according to the company.

NAR donated nearly 3,500 meals to Americans in last six months

As part of an ongoing relationship with the Food Recovery Network (FRN), the National Association of Realtors provided roughly 3,475 meals to Americans in the past six months, according to a press release. 

New home listings gained traction after Thanksgiving, still down from 2020

While Houston saw an increase in new home listings after Thanksgiving, numbers for the week ended Dec. 6 are still trailing behind the same time period last year, down 6% compared to 2020.

CoreLogic: Could 2021 be the first multi-trillion dollar real estate market?

As more money is being spent on real estate than ever before, the booming market is on pace to shatter records this year, according to a recent CoreLogic report.

FHFA announces conforming loan limits for Fannie and Freddie mortgages

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced its 2022 conforming loan limits (CLL) for conventional loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Are investors to blame for low housing inventory?

Investors across the country are looking to cash in on skyrocketing house prices and rents, putting them in competition with new buyers trying to work their way to homeownership. Real estate investors bought a record 18% of the homes sold in the third quarter, according to a new Redfin report.

Houston’s suburban, rural areas seeing heightened activity

New Houston listings gained momentum in suburban and rural areas in November while remaining sluggish in urban areas, according to the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

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