Nationwide residential real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman Realty has announced the opening of a second office in Houston.

Many luxury home sales were closed in September, the most expensive being a 12,907-square-foot mansion on W. Friar Tuck Lane that sold for $7,990,000.

After 250 days on the market, Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee’s home’s listing price has been cut 27.7% to $20 million.

The Houston Association of REALTORS® was featured on the game show Jeopardy! this week. The episode, which aired Oct. 11, included a Daily Double that referenced HAR’s decision to eliminate the term “master bedroom” from listings.

The developers currently have 19 active communities — 15 of them in the Houston area — many of which contain open lots that will roll out to builders beginning in October and extending through the end of the year.

Landmark Properties broke ground on a build-to-rent community in the Houston suburb of Spring. The development is expected to be completed in 2024 and is part of a Landmark partnership with Principal Real Estate Investors.

The Greater Houston Builders Association honored the best in the business at the annual Houston’s Best PRISM Awards on Oct. 1.

Shea Homes has closed on a 300-acre property in Montgomery County for its newest master-planned community, Woodhavyn.

Civitas Capital Group and residential development subsidiary The Shelter Companies are bringing a 238-unit, 381-bed multifamily community to Houston’s Montrose district.

In Houston, 36.7% of Redfin offers faced competition in August

O’Neill will now oversee The NRP Group’s expansion efforts in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, as well as new western markets like Arizona and Colorado.

Civicap Partners has purchased Metro Midtown, a 419-unit luxury complex in downtown Houston, according to Multi-Housing News.

Three of the most expensive homes listed in the past 30 days were listed by Compass RE Texas, LLC agent Jonathan Rosen, the priciest of these being a 10,577-square-foot home in Dallas listed for nearly $16,000,000.

New home sales and prices in Houston have hit a “peak,” according to HomesUSA.com CEO Ben Caballero.

New listings are finally up in August, according to HAR’s Weekly Activity Snapshot.

Among the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States, Houston ranks 2nd when it comes to cities with the lowest cost of living.