As we discussed in a recent article, making the decision to fire a client is a nuanced process. That is doubly true when you move to execute that decision. Doing the actual firing may seem like the simpler part of the

The National Association of Realtors is no stranger to advertising and unorthodox marketing methods, but the trade group took things one step further last week with perhaps America’s most famous Realtor – Phil Dunphy of ABC’s “Modern Family.” In

  The modern homebuyer wants green space. For agents in Houston, that trend is a godsend. “Green spaces in urban and suburban areas have typically been publicly provided amenities that have no set market price, but it has become increasingly

The prevalence of women in the workforce has grown tremendously over the past few decades, and as a result, working moms have gained buying power in the real estate market. However, as a recent study from WalletHub pointed out,

It was a busy week in Houston real estate, as is so often the case. But if you weren’t able to keep up with everything, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s what happened:   Houstonians are staying positive

Luxury housing markets across the U.S. have seen declines in 2016, but according to a new analysis from Redfin, few markets have slowed more than Houston. Through Q1 2016, the average sale price for luxury homes in Houston was $1.377 million,

Earlier this week, we reported on NeighborhoodScout’s new list of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S. In part two of this two-part series on crime, we’ll be counting down the top 100 “most dangerous” cities in America. The

If agents are the soldiers in the field, then managing brokers are the generals. Maybe that analogy is a little militant for real estate, but it’s not a bad way of illustrating the relationship between the two. Agents expect a lot

In June of last year, the U.S. Supreme Court saved the Fair Housing Act from being gutted, ruling that intention was a non-factor in disparate impact cases. Late last month, a Washington, D.C. district court handed a knife to

Texas is a football state. And as Houston is its biggest metro, it’s no surprise the city is home to an abnormally large number of high-end high school football stadiums – some of which cost as much as $80 million.

Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. In part one of this two-part series

This year is shaping up to be a very positive one for residential construction in Houston, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In March, residential construction spending in Houston totaled $736 million, a 20 percent decline from March

In an April 28 letter to mortgage associations and professionals across the U.S., Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray acknowledged their concerns, and hinted at what could be a rewriting of the rule. In November of last year,

The Houston area is one of the top first-time homebuyer markets in the country, according to a new study from Zillow. The analysis, which looked for housing markets where mortgage payments were more affordable than rental payments (along with the relative competitiveness

Nowhere in the nation are there more MPCs than in Houston; it’s been that way for years. But what it means to live in one is changing. In the days of yesteryear, golf courses, like the one that drew

In 1963, the median price for a new construction home in the U.S. was $18,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; in 1980 it was $64,000; in 2000 it was $169,000; and in 2015, after nearly 52 years of consecutive year-over-year