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Houston Agent magazine announces Accelerate Summit

Johnson Development will be hosting the premier event for real estate agents on Oct. 2.

Ending a hot decade, apartment construction slows in 2019

New national data on apartment construction shows activity slowing down in general, but features several cities with exceptional building activity.

Houston renters suffer higher cost burden than homeowners do

It’s no secret that monthly mortgage costs tend to be less than rent on average. But according to a new interactive map released by The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, this differential is having a dramatic

After two strong months, pending home sales slow

After two straight months of nationwide increases, the number of listings under contract by the end of July fell on a monthly basis.

Two Houston brokerage powerhouses will combine as one

Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene and Heritage Texas Properties announced Tuesday that they will be merging. Heritage Texas Properties offices will take up the branding of Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene.  The merger brings the agent count

Consumer confidence remains strong amid economic unease

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for August showed Americans shared broadly strong views of the overall economy and their own financial health near the end of the summer.

Why slowing home price growth is only part of the picture

With talk of a possible recession in the air, home prices in some parts of the country — especially the pricey West Coast cities — have begun to sink for the first time since the financial crisis.  The S&P

Builders finish summer strong but face uncertainty ahead

Economists were expecting new-home sales to finish stronger in July, aided by low mortgage rates that act as an incentive for buyers.

Existing-home sales post year-over-year gain

Sales of existing homes in July logged their first year-over-year gain in 16 months.

Why millennials need real estate agents

LendEDU released a report based on a survey of 1,000 millennials between the ages of 23 and 38 to explore the reasons why millennials are not becoming homeowners yet.  The survey found that more millennials haven’t hit the life

New York’s biggest brokerage is coming to Houston

New York-based residential brokerage Douglas Elliman announced Tuesday that it will be launching in Texas, through a joint venture partnership with Houston-based Sudhoff Companies. The new-to-town brand will be the home base of 50 brokers, Elliman’s president and chief

Why prestigious properties can be a tough sell

Perhaps contrary to popular belief, the unique homes built by architect Frank Lloyd Wright tend to remain available on the market for several years at a time.

New policies to expand access to federally backed mortgages

A final rule that goes into effect in the next two months, and another being proposed August 14, have the potential to reshape the way homebuyers access credit through programs backed by the U.S. government. The most certain of

Houston among launch cities for Keller Williams, Offerpad iBuyer partnership

Keller Williams announced Wednesday that its iBuyer program, Keller Offers, will partner with established iBuyer Offerpad to offer customers a hybrid of the services the two companies provide. The new arrangement will allow consumers to work with a Keller

Single-family home sales in Houston reach record high levels

Single-family home sales in Houston totaled 8,953 last month, marking the greatest volume to date of single-family homes sold in one month. A press release from the Houston Association of Realtors shows this number is up 11.6 percent over

Why a recession could be near and what it means for housing

A constellation of factors point to a possible recession in the coming months or years, but the housing market will be neither the cause of it, nor the hardest-hit part of the economy. That was the take-home message in

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