The National Association of REALTORS® named Houston Association of REALTORS® member Courtney Johnson Rose among three Fair Housing Champion Award winners.

The 2026 Ellie Awards recognized Shannon Sullivan and Laura Mudd as the top Houston-area Douglas Elliman agents by volume and gross commission income.

Newmark Homes was the first builder to win two Grand Awards in one year and the first to win that highest honor four years in a row.

Over 150 people were in attendance, including Regional Vice President Lisa Fleming and Midwest and Texas Regional President Ayoub Rabah.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene earned the Gold Award from Anywhere Leads, the lead generation arm of Anywhere Real Estate.

The Dinerstein Companies and Harrison Street won Build-to-Rent Deal of the Year at the IMN Single-Family Rental Industry Awards for Inspire Homes Missouri City: their BTR community about 20 miles from downtown Houston.

Among the top Houston-area award winners was Highland Homes, which won Best Single-Family Detached Home for The Marcello at Fields Brookside in Frisco.

Schroeder was the only Houston agent on the list.

Among the honorees was Shadrick Bogany, a broker associate with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene.

Keep Texas Beautiful honored two Houston-area towns with its 2024 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards for outstanding community improvement.

One of the top-producing Texas agents was Renay Cohen, who ranked as the No. 1 agent in the state by gross commission income (GCI) and sales transactions.

NAHB previously named Bridgeland a Master Planned Community of the Year in 2009.

Both awards were related to Chrysalis Lake, a 65-acre habitat in the community’s Prairieland Village, designed to improve stormwater management and air quality and serve as a safe haven for local pollinators.

Among the award recipients was Mario Arriaga, former chairman of the board for the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), who was named the 2023 Texas Realtor of the Year.

Among them: Mike Totten of The Mike & Mike Team Real Estate, who was named REALTOR® of the Year, and The Franklin Team at eXp Realty, named Team of the Year.

The Wilcox Group is led by Emily Wilcox, who told Houston Agent that the foundation of her team is a deep passion for real estate and a relentless enthusiasm for helping people find their dream homes.