HAR’s weekly activity snapshot shows that for the second consecutive week, new listings continued to rise, helping alleviate some of the pressure on dwindling inventory.

The share of homes underwater in the metro Houston area was at 1.6% at the end of the first quarter of 2021, below the national rate of 2.6%, according to CoreLogic.

Experts at Builder Magazine recently came out with their Local Leaders list for 2020, which ranks the country’s 50 largest new-home markets based on closings by the end of the year.

Some cities fared better than others with the global pandemic and Houston is one of them, according to The Economist’s 2021 Livability Index’s ranking of the most livable cities in the world.

“We are providing our clients in Texas the chance to own international property that is walking distance from the beach, in a budding city with potential of significant return on investment.” – Derek Boles, broker/owner of Legacy Homes and Properties.

Rising property values had homeowners cashing out of their existing residences to buy bigger homes in less-expensive areas last year.

Houston’s inventory hits record lows and single-family home prices reach record highs as the city experiences its twelfth consecutive month of positive sales in May.

Three top Houston agents shared some tips and tricks with Houston Agent Magazine on how they help their clients win the home of their dreams.

The most expensive home sold for $10,950,000 in Memorial Oaks by Moni Bohnisch.

With half of all homes in today’s market selling above the asking price, the timing of when to list can have an impact on both time on market and sale price.

As the new senior escrow officer and branch manager for the company’s new Memorial location, Davila will oversee office operations, assist customers and uphold the company’s service standards.

The company’s new financial offerings, HomeLight Trade-In and HomeLight Cash Offer, enable top agents to make real estate transactions possible for countless individuals who otherwise wouldn’t be able to compete in today’s cutthroat market.

Home-price growth remained in double digits for the 10th straight month in May as inventory lows pushed the median listing prices up 15.2% from last year.

The company is offering a free Bronco Power Boost generator to those who buy a new home in Bridgeland or The Woodlands Hills this month.

MyHouseDeals determined Houston was one of the hottest markets for residential real estate investing after analyzing the following: wholesale real estate deals, foreclosures, motivates Multiple Listing Service (MLS) deals and motivated seller deals.

The homes will be priced from the $420,000s and centered around the 36-acre Friendswood Lake.