Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene will be merging its operations with ERA Bogany Properties, effective September 1, 2012. As a result of the merger, Bogany’s office at 4710 Bellaire Boulevard will become the new home of

All three composites of the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices ended 2012’s second quarter with positive annual growth rates, the first time that’s happened since the summer of 2010, according to the latest data from Standard & Poor’s. Though S&P does not track

By Stephanie Sims Home sales in Houston continue to rise while existing housing inventory has fallen to its lowest level since February 2007 – 5.3 months supply. Across the area, according to the Houston Chronicle, agents sold 6,324 single-family

By Carlo Calma The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has announced the results of their annual board of directors election, according to its website. The 2013 batch of executive committee members and officers will be installed at a ceremony

By Peter Ricci Houston’s single-family home sales roared on ahead in July, increasing 27 percent from last year according to the latest data from the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR). In addition, both average and median prices were up

Capitalizing on the success of their smartphone app, Sotheby’s International Realty has recently released a version of their popular luxury property listing site for iPad users. With an extensive search engine detailing all of Sotheby’s local and international listings,

By Peter Ricci According to analysis of government documents, the three big government housing institutes – Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – have decreased their REO housing inventory by more than

By Peter Ricci Real estate website Trulia is reporting that, boosted by fewer housing vacancies and relatively impressive job growth, asking prices have risen in its Trulia Price Monitor for the sixth straight month. A leading indicator on home

By Stephanie Sims Home mortgage rates are hovering near a record low. And home prices are still lower than a few years ago. But that doesn’t mean Texans are getting a break when it comes to some of the

Marci Sepulveda and Anne Hartnett, the founders and publishers of Agent Publishing, appeared on Tastytrade’s “Bootstrapping in America” program for an in-depth interview on their professional experiences, the founding of Agent Publishing, and, of course, the current state of

Marci Sepulveda and Anne Hartnett, the founders and publishers of Agent Publishing, appeared on Tastytrade’s “Bootstrapping in America” program for an in-depth interview on their professional experiences, the founding of Agent Publishing, and, of course, the current state of

The shadow knows – that his inventory is severely down! According to researchers at Morgan Stanley, the shadow inventory has fallen 35 percent from its 2010 peak, yet more evidence of stabilizing inventories in housing. The researchers estimate there

National home prices in rose by 2.2 percent from April to May in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s, with 17 of the 20 metropolitan areas surveyed seeing their annual returns increase. Though S&P does not

Standard & Poor’s will release its latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices tomorrow, and analysts and journalists alike are eagerly awaiting its findings – and what they will suggest for housing prices across the country. So far, the narrative has

By Peter Ricci Pending home sales rose year-over-year for the 14th consecutive month in June, according to the latest Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors. A forward-looking index based on contract signings, the Pending Home Sales

After changing franchises and a high-profile addition, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene has announced another merger with a former Prudential Affiliate located on Lake Conroe. The Lake Conroe office, which also serves Conroe, Willis and Montgomery,