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Inventory Intel: Martha Turner Sotheby’s named exclusive marketing partner for The Paramount

Top producing Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty agents Hedly Karpas and Karen Gillespie will oversee sales for all 50 units in The Paramount.

Real Tech: Coldwell Banker in Texas and HomeLight launch new technology to help agents market and manage listings

Real estate technology platform HomeLight has acquired Disclosures.io, a tool to help agents manage and share listing information, while Coldwell Banker in Texas has launched Listing Concierge, a new marketing technology program.

Builder confidence reaches record high in August

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index is looking good, but could lumber prices stall the growth?

Real Estrange: Getting away from it all

Your only neighbors will be “the elk and deer and the stars at night,” according to the $1.495 million listing.

NAHB to President Trump: Skyrocketing lumber prices threaten the economy

With lumber prices through the roof, the NAHB is asking the federal government to step in and help.

Houston real estate recovery among the best in the nation

New listings back above pre-COVID-19 levels nationwide but still down from the previous year, according to realtor.com.

Houston home sales surpass 10,000 in July, setting a single-month record

Sales volume and pricing soared to new heights in July as pent-up demand from COVID-19 hit Houston housing for a second straight month

Bigger is better in coronavirus era, but buyers also want affordable

Homebuyers in Houston want bigger homes with more personal space.

Nation’s residences increase in equity in second quarter

ATTOM Data Solutions’ report of increased equity in residences across the country could be good news for the nation’s ability to absorb potential wave of foreclosures.

Real Estrange: Frank Lloyd round

This 2,553-square-foot home in Phoenix is not a piece of history solely because it was designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but also because it was designed for Wright’s own son and daughter-in-law, David and Gladys Wright.

Unemployment drops again, but long road to recovery remains

Nearly two million jobs were restored in July, as the economy struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels.

HAR releases list of 10 most expensive homes sold in July

Amid the Great Lockdown — the worst recession since the Great Depression — nine Houston agents sold homes priced between $3 million and $8 million last month.

August is the new May for peak home sales

Peak homebuying season has shifted to the end of summer, according to realtor.com.

Texas No. 3 for foreign homebuying

Foreign investors have taken pause when it comes to buying U.S. residential real estate, but better opportunities may be around the corner, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Zillow is back in Houston

Zillow has resumed its iBuyer program in Houston, reflecting the company’s confidence in the real estate market amid the pandemic.

Balmoral Crystal Lagoon takes home Texas Star Award

Balmoral’s Amenity Village took home a trophy for Best Community Amenity during the 2020 Texas Association of Builder’s Texas Star Awards on July 23.

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