Association News
Real estate associations support brokers in a number of ways, many of which take place behind the scenes. What’s happening at your local association? How are they serving their members? This monthly feature, penned by association leaders, offers the inside scoop on how associations small and large are helping to improve the industry.
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.
According to the Houston Association of REALTORS® February 2022 Market Update, single-family home sales totaled 7,372 last month, a 22.9% jump from the previous year.
Jennifer Wauhob, 2022 Chair of the Houston Association of REALTORS®, discusses last year’s real estate market and what may lie ahead in 2022.
The average list price (ALP) for a Houston home rose to an all-time high in February, supporting ongoing concerns about housing affordability in 2022, the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) reported this week.
Houston’s new home listings began to level out during the week ended Feb. 28, following skewed readings resulting from the mid-February winter freeze in 2021.
Legislation that touched HOA rules, property taxes, eminent domain and more made for an eventful year in Texas real estate.
The ongoing commission battle has one report calling for changes the NAR says could freeze many out of the homebuying process.
Houston’s new and active single-family home listings in December fell behind 2020 levels while average listing prices reached a record high, according to a new report by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR).
“Expect strong housing demand to continue and prices to increase, although both will likely moderate over the next 12 months,” writes incoming NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith.
The holiday season is in full swing, causing slower activity in the Houston real estate market, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® weekly activity snapshot.
In 2021, our guest contributors shed light on critical topics, including property taxes, barriers to homeownership and what’s ahead for 2022.
More Texans are opting for luxurious living spaces compared to last year, according to the 2021 Texas Luxury Home Sales Report by Texas REALTORS®. The annual report examining housing statistics for homes that sold for $1 million or higher across the state showed total sales dollar volume reached $19.9 billion, a 93.3% increase from the previous year.
The number of new listings in the Houston real estate market continue to trail 2020 levels as they closed out their sixth consecutive week of declines on Dec. 20, according to the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) weekly activity snapshot.
The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has introduced a Spanish language option to its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) platform in response to the state’s growing Spanish-speaking population.
New Houston listings have fallen behind 2020 by 17%, down for the fifth straight week, according to the Houston Association of Realtors weekly activity snapshot.
The National Association of REALTORS® applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of acting Federal Housing Finance Agency director Sandra Thompson to serve in a permanent capacity.. “Her talents and experience will benefit the enterprises, homeowners and home buyers and the mortgage-financing ecosystem,” NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith said in a press release.