Pending home sales rose 8.3% month over month, the National Association of REALTORS® said, marking the largest monthly jump since 2020. 

Agents from Allie Beth Allman & Associates are responsible for three of the top 10 most expensive new listings in Dallas this past month.

Declining interest rates spurred the increase. 

Steve Sarkisian, head football coach at the University of Texas, and his wife, Loreal, have listed their Austin home for $5,880,000.

Meridiana, a master-planned community in Iowa Colony, has expanded its lineup of homebuilders with the addition of Tricoast Homes and Westin Homes.

Formerly rented by Jeff Bezos in the 1990s, this Bellevue abode is the true birthplace of Amazon.

At the same time, the median sales price rose 4.4% to $382,600. 

Texas REALTORS® Executive Vice President Mike Barnett administered the oath of office for new board members, while Mike Miedler swore in 2024 Chair Thomas Mouton.

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose seven points to 44, its second monthly increase in a row. 

Eastham Capital partnered with Mosaic Residential to acquire Sola Westchase, a 318-unit residential community in the Westchase submarket of Houston.

The priciest Houston home sold in December was a nearly $12 million mansion in River Oaks Country Club Estates.

Home listings grew in December as housing prices stabilized, closing out an interesting 2023 for the real estate market.

Bob Hale, president and CEO of the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), was the highest-ranking Texas leader on the list.

Sunterra, a Katy community developed by Land Tejas and Starwood Land, maintained its spot as the third-most popular community in the country based on 2023 sales.

NAR President-elect Kevin Sears will move into the role of president, effective immediately.

The growth in November housing starts was seen across all United States regions, including a notable jump of 16.3% in the South; starts were up 1.4% in the Midwest.