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Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene named top producer in Better Homes and Gardens real estate network

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, a Texas based real estate firm, has been named the top-producing independent brokerage of 2017 for both closed units and sales volume across the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network,

Agent Steven Kinne honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award

RE/MAX Fine Properties agent Steven Kinne was awarded the distinguished RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was introduced in 1992 and entails prerequisites of agent’s who have earned more than $3 million in commissions, have previously achieved the Hall

Houston named second-largest growing metro in the country

Texas is home to the two largest-growing metropolitan populations in the United States, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land was listed as the metropolitan area with the second-biggest gains in the country. The population

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Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands & Magnolia merges three offices to one new location

Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands & Magnolia recently announced that its Woodlands Parkway, Sterling Ridge and Magnolia locations will merge into one new office in The Woodlands. The Woodlands & Magnolia company began in 1992 by Mac McCoin and

This Week in Houston Real Estate: NYT covers flooding damage at Canyon Gate in Barker Reservoir

The New York Times continued its coverage of the impact of Hurricane Harvey in the area with a piece about damage at the 721-home Canyon Gate community, where the majority of homes flooded. The story details the development of the

Established Kingwood Realtors unite to form Imperato Fazzino Real Estate Group

Two long-time northeast Houston Realtors, Joan Imperato and Kim Fazzion, are merging their groups together to form the Imperato Fazzino Real Estate Group, in an effort to better serve Kingwood’s needs.  “Joan and I share similar work ethics and

Texas ranked for having one of the highest property taxes in the country

Texas was recently ranked one of the worst states in the country for property taxes.  The study was conducted by WalletHub and calculated each state’s effective real-estate tax rate by dividing the annual taxes of a median priced home

New floodplain plans could have saved nearly half of currently impacted homes

New home structure standards for floodplains set by Mayor Sylvester Turner are to be voted on soon, which include placing the homes two feet above the 500-year flood level. If this had been implemented earlier, it could have spared

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Texas adds over 16,000 jobs to the market and more

Houston is seeing a growing number of homeowners receiving notices describing the required elevation needed to be made to their homes after Hurricane Harvey, but the cost is substantially high. According to a story from Houston Public Media, elevation

RE/MAX office honored for production at annual statewide conference

RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring office was honored for its recording-breaking sales success at RE/MAX of Texas’ annual statewide conference for the 11th straight year. Despite housing obstacles in the region last year, Houston sales remained steady with home

February was an overall positive month for Houston home sales

February home sales marked a second positive month for Houston this year with single-family home sales, total property sales, average and median pricing and total dollar volume all up compared to a year ago, according to the latest Houston Association

Houston ranked as one of the best markets for first-time homebuyers

First-time homebuyers, who make up 42 percent of all buyers, might just have luck on their side without much competition in Houston, according to a Zillow’s 2018 Best Markets for First-Time Buyers Analysis. The analysis ranked the 35 largest

The Woodlands named second-best city to raise a family nationwide

The Woodlands ranked No. 2 on Niche’s 2018 list of Best Cities to Raise a Family in America, especially recognized for its public schools and jobs as an ideal place for parents to raise children. Niche, a ranking and

This Week in Houston Real Estate: Houston’s most expensive home listing has French inspiration

A chateau-style home located in Houston with a living room modeled after the Palace of Versailles is currently on sale for nearly $30 million, making it the most expensive listing in Houston, according to Mansion Global. Originally listed for

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Texas home sales mark all-time high despite Hurricane Harvey

Texas home sales and prices hit all-time highs for the third year in a row, according to the 2017 Texas Real Estate Year in Review report released this week by the Texas Association of Realtors. In 2017, 336,502 homes

Humble City Council approves new floodplain regulation

Humble City Council is the latest Houston-area city to approve changes to floodplain development regulations in response to Hurricane Harvey. According to the Houston Chronicle, the council unanimously approved a new code that requires homes and business within the

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