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Charitable Service Award: Agatha Brann

A top producer for 28 years, Agatha specializes in the executive close-in home market. The longtime Houstonian and Tanglewood resident has been described as “the ultimate professional,” not only for her business and industry knowledge, but for her care,

Best Team: The Loken Group

The Loken Group revolutionized the real estate landscape by establishing one of the industry’s first and most successful Inside Sales teams of its kind. The Loken Group’s setup is unique in that each team member focuses on their specialty.

Managing Broker of the Year: Amy Bernstein

Amy Bernstein founded Bernstein Realty in January of 1985 as a way to combine her two greatest passions – people and real estate. Bernstein holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education from The University of Texas at Austin

Developer of the Year: Surge Homes

Surge Homes® is revolutionizing Houston’s Inner Loop by building innovative developments in sought-after neighborhoods at unmatched price points. Bringing a diverse range of home types, such as condominiums, townhomes and luxurious single-family homes, Surge Homes is the fastest-selling new

Lender of the Year: AmCap Mortgage

In today’s competitive mortgage industry, it seems every company claims to be the best. They all boast having the best rates, the best products and the best tools, but the truth is these aren’t the defining factors of what

Best Brokerage Website: John Daugherty, Realtors

For 50 years John Daugherty, Realtors has been recognized as the leader in selling luxury properties and estates in the greater Houston area. Founded in 1967 by John A. Daugherty, Jr. a proud, third-generation Houstonian, the brokerage specializes in

Best Dressed: Michael O’Neal

Michael has been a top multi-million-dollar listing agent starting with the first year he entered the industry. He has proven with existing and past clients that he is true to his word and has a great work ethic. The

Best Agent Website: Jeff George

Specializing in residential and commercial real estate, with over 18 years of experience, this longevity and confidence comes from Jeff’s real estate services to a great many buyers and sellers, and their recommendations to others that result in repeat and

Greater Houston shows up big on Texas’ top 20 places to buy a home

Greater Houston’s El Lago community is one of the best places in Texas to buy a house, according to a new report from Niche. The rating website made its decision after weighing more than a dozen data points, which included

Houston named a top 10 investor market

In analyzing the country’s biggest residential real estate markets, weighing cap and rental rates, as well as median single-family home price, the online investment and management firm HomeUnion found that purchasing in Houston is a savvy move. Since last year,

Case-Shiller: Texas home prices soar above the national averages

After some strong summer months, Texas home prices remained strong as ever in the fall, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From August to September, Dallas prices were up 0.3 percent, while year-over-year, prices were up 8.0 percent, both of which blew

UBER to remain in Houston through Super Bowl

Uber Technologies Inc., the San Francisco-based transportation company, has reached an agreement with the City of Houston to keep the service in the city, for now. A source close to the agreement revealed Uber will continue to fingerprint check all drivers before

Houston’s new construction market returns to life in spectacular fashion

The Houston new construction market showed welcome signs of life last month, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In October, Houston saw more than $895 million in total residential construction spending, a most welcome 20 percent increase from Oct. 2015. However, year-to-date construction spending

2016 Houston Agents’ Choice Awards Finalists – Revealed!

We had a strong roster of Agents’ Choice nominees this year, and received thousands of votes from Houston-area real estate professionals. Below are the top two finalists from each category, selected by the number of votes received, and listed

Study: Low-income housing poses no threat to property values

It’s been heard in probably every city in America: “We can’t build low-income housing here, because it will hurt our property values.” It’s an argument from middle- and upper-class homeowners alike, and though they usually buffer the comments with

Economists say Houston has hit rock bottom…and that’s a good thing

Houston economist, Patrick Jankowski, believes that Houston’s economy has hit rock bottom, he said at the TrendLines event last week, according to RealtyNewReport. “The worst is over for Houston’s energy economy,” said Jankowski. “We are seeing a gradual improvement in

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