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HAR: Strong rental demand likely to persist in 2026, despite easing affordability for homebuyers

For the full year, renters signed 47,292 leases, up 6.2% from 2024. The total dollar value increased 6.9% to over $110 million.

Grand opening of Nan and Company Properties’ Cypress office

Co-founders Nancy and Jose Almodovar cut the ribbon, joined by office leadership Jenny Correa and David Bernal of The Jenny Correa Team.

Investors drawn to Southern home market as Trump calls for ban on large firms

Investor-led purchases made up 34% of all single-family residential sales in the third quarter of 2025, up 25.5% year over year and 1% from the second quarter.

Investors are buying up Texas’ attached single-family homes

Nationwide, rents increased 1.58% from 2024 to 2025 while prices stayed flat. In Texas, rents increased 2.56% during the same time period while prices dipped 4.03%.

HAR: Houston housing market balanced, ‘back to normal’ in 2025

“The past year brought a welcome sense of balance back to the Houston housing market,” said HAR Chair Theresa Hill with Compass RE Texas.

The top 5 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in 2025

These are the five most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in 2025, as well as the agents responsible for the transactions.

The 10 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in December

A 20,000-square-foot estate within the Royal Oaks Country Club tops December’s list of the 10 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston.

What Texas Realtors need to know about SB 1968

The bill amends the Texas Real Estate License Act, modernizing real estate agency law and clarifying the broker-buyer relationship, and adds new continuing education requirements for brokers.

Texas sets new state record for $1M home sales

Furthermore, despite only making up 4.3% of statewide sales in 2025, $1 million-plus homes made up 17.2% of the state’s total dollar volume.

Sunterra remains Houston’s top-selling MPC

Based on total new-home sales closed last year, the community from Land Tejas and Starwood Land ranked No. 5 in the United States, with 1,024 sales.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

A Southlake mansion priced at $12.995 million tops this past month’s ranking of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas.

Nan and Company named exclusive Texas brokerage for 2 New Orleans developers

The partnership means that Nan and Company’s clientele in Houston and Texas will gain direct access to the second-home market in New Orleans.

Houston is one of the top large US cities for startups

The Bayou City ranked as the No. 7 big city — defined as those with populations over one million — thanks to factors like startup density and business growth.

The 10 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in November

Greater Houston’s priciest home sale in November was a $15.995 million estate in the River Oaks neighborhood.

HAR: November offers ‘breathing room’ for Houston homebuyers

Given the rate of sales, Houston had a five-month inventory. That’s up from 4.3 months a year prior, and about 0.6 months higher than the national average.

Howard Hughes opens The Woodlands’ first high-rise

Located along The Woodlands Waterway, the 268-unit project features 49 floor plans, including studios, three-bedroom apartments, two-story townhomes and penthouses.

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