If you’re looking to grow your real estate agent brand and, with it, your business, then understanding how to optimize your Web presence for search engines isn’t an option. It’s a requirement. SEO techniques and best practices change often, because

Houston has long been categorized by its affordability, which remained even as the city saw record price increases in 2014 and 2015 (and even still this year). But despite its attractiveness to budget-conscious buyers of eastern Texas, there are still

Home prices in Texas continue to increase in 2016. Though the Case-Shiller index does not cover Houston, the numbers reported for Dallas home prices are consistent with price growth we’ve reported on in recent Houston coverage. Dallas home prices

The average homeowner in Fort Bend County pays more than $5,137 in yearly property taxes, which is the highest in the Greater Houston area, according to a new analysis from the NAHB. Additionally, Fort Bend County homeowners pay an average tax that is 22.6 percent

It’s easy to say that top producers in real estate are a “different breed” of agents. But that assumes that top producer status is somehow predetermined. It’s not. People aren’t born to top producer status – they earn it.

Katy Independent School District is the best school district Greater Houston, according to educational rankings and review site Niche. Real estate agents should take note. Evaluating on criteria including academics, teacher performance, available resources and the quality of the schools’

Houston home sales continued to drop in March, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. However, despite the decline, the month managed record home prices. Across all property types, home sales dropped 1 percent year-over-year in March, the association

It’s strange how little we hear about Generation X, because as consumers they are a pretty important group for agents to understand. Why? For starters, Gen Xers – which represents persons currently aged 36 to 50 – accounted for

Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and multifamily closings in Greater Houston’s housing market in March. Single Family Condo Multifamily Single Family Sales Price Address Agent Brokerage $4,800,000 710 Buckingham Dr., Houston Richard Wall Richard

Often, a resale needs work. To sell homes that may need some TLC, agents and their clients must understand what home improvement projects are going to yield the biggest returns. And according to the Texas Association of Realtors’ (Texas Realtors)

One major advantage to buying and selling real estate in Houston is that it has many excellent post-secondary options. As we’ve reported in the past, education is a top (if not the top) priority for homebuyers. They want neighborhoods with educational

Good agents understand today’s market. Great agents understand tomorrow’s. In March, Houstonia released its special Best Neighborhoods 2020 issue, dissecting the city’s residential real estate market to determine what the hottest neighborhoods of the year would be, as well

Bankrate’s latest Financial Security Index offers up good news There are many studies that look into how Americans spend money, but agents should take note of a new Bankrate Financial Security Index, which measures American consumers’ confidence in the market, their net

Baseball may not enjoy the same status it had in its glory days as the country’s greatest pastime, but in many places it remains as a significant influence on real estate. Well, its stadiums do. A new report from real

Houston had the biggest population growth of all the largest metropolitan areas in the nation, according to 2015 Census population estimates. From 2014 to 2015, the Houston area’s population grew from 6.497 million to 6.656 million, which was a 2.4-percent increase. The city’s

Home prices around the country are feeling the Spring season bump. According to a new report from CoreLogic, prices rose 6.8 percent year-over-year in February. At a state level, the gains were universal. “Home prices continue to rise across