More sellers are putting their homes on the market as mortgage rates fall significantly for the first time in two years.

The priciest home sold in greater Houston last month was a 10,468-square-foot house in the River Oaks Tall Timbers subdivision, which was listed and sold by COMPASS agents. 

The low number of active single-family home listings in December was yet another reflection of the record-setting pace of home-buying in Houston leading up to the holidays.

The world’s wealthiest dog is about to get a little richer. Worth nearly half a billion dollars, the German shepherd named Gunther VI recently listed the former Miami estate of Madonna for $31.75 million, according to a press release.