West University Place was named the best city to live in, according to a recently published study by 24/7 Wall Street and USAToday. But city officials already knew that tweeting, “Per @USATODAY – West U is the best city

John Smaby was installed as 2019 president of NAR during the 2018 Realtors Conference & Expo. Smaby was the 2018 president-elect and the 2017 first vice president. Smaby has also held numerous positions nationally and with Minnesota Realtors, where

Housing, regardless if you rent or buy, can be a pricey expenditure. But for renters, missing monthly payments may lead to severe consequences like damaged credit scores to being evicted. For some renters, these monthly payments put pressure on

Zillow announced that it will be expanding its Zillow Offers program to Houston in early 2019, making it the seventh market in the country where the service is available and the first in Texas. Through its Offers program, Zillow

Engel & Völkers partnered with Researchscape in a study surveying over millennials on their definitions of luxury, examining factors that impact their purchasing habits and how brands and real estate professionals can appeal to this demographic of wealthy youth. The report was titled “Meet HENRY: Influencing The Next

The National Association of Realtors hosted its annual Realtors Conference and Expo in Boston last weekend, packed with four days full of keynote addresses by the likes of Mark Wahlberg, panel discussions, workshops and much more. For those who

Everything is done at a higher level at Pomona, an approximately 1,000-acre, master-planned community of single-family homes off of Highway 288, south of Pearland in Manvel. The list of builders that developer Hillwood Communities, a Perot Company, has partnered

Opendoor recently launched in Houston and now another iBuyer program will be coming to the area soon. Offerpad is now available in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and announced that it will be bringing its services to Houston on January

Leading up to the November midterm elections, the Texas Association of Realtors has released its list of TREPAC-supported candidates. At the top of the list is Governor Greg Abbott who, TREPAC Chairman David Alan Cox says, has helped strengthen

The amount of third quarter spending on political lobbying is at a record high since 2010 with $2.6 billion spent and the National Association of Realtors is one of the top spenders. The total amount of money expended is up by approximately

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index grew 5.8 percent in August, slowing slightly from the 6.0 percent gain seen in July. The 10-City composite is up 5.1 percent, while the 20-city composite grew 5.5 percent. On a

Renting or leasing a home can be expensive, let alone buying one. While home price growth has slowed, many are still unable to afford to buy a home in some of America’s biggest cities. But Realtor.com may have a

 The home-trading startup Opendoor has made several changes of approach when attracting homebuyers in the Pheonix and Dallas- Fort Worth markets. The company has featured a bonus $1,000 credit to buyers who purchase Opendoor’s for sale homes in these markets; whether through an Opendoor “partner agent” or through a direct purchase on their own.

The votes are in! Thank you to the many members of our real estate community, who submitted thousands of votes and shared their enthusiasm for this year’s Agents’ Choice Awards. We’ve tallied up the votes and determined the finalists

The city of Boston is getting ready for the National Association of Realtors 2018 Realtors Conference and Expo, which will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on November 2-5. More than 20,000 Realtors, experts and guests

Although it consistently makes lists for its affordable living situation, Houston has still seen tremendous growth in housing costs over the years. In fact, Houston made Forbes’ recent list of cities where the cost of living rose the fastest.