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Neda Navab named president of Compass

The change comes as Robert Reffkin takes the role of chairman and CEO of the newly formed Compass International Holdings.

Home sales are heating up in these greater Houston ZIP codes

HAR tracked the top 10 ZIP codes with the greatest year-over-year increases in home sales and found that 77484 — Waller — was the hottest in the entire Houston metro area.

Hillwood, David Weekley to gift mortgage-free home to US Navy veteran at Pomona in Manvel

Since its founding in 2006, Building Homes for Heroes has delivered almost 500 mortgage-free homes to wounded veterans.

Judge denies Compass request for ‘Zillow ban’ injunction

“Today’s ruling is a clear victory not just for Zillow, but for consumers, agents, brokerages and the real estate industry at large,” a Zillow spokesperson told Agent Publishing.

Affordability improves in Houston as 44% of households can afford homeownership

The typical monthly homeownership cost — including mortgage payment, principal, taxes and insurance — was $2,280, down from $2,490 a year prior.

Anywhere CEO Ryan Schneider departs as part of Compass merger

Ryan Schneider, former CEO of Anywhere Real Estate, has left the company following its acquisition by Compass, a representative from Anywhere confirmed. 

Fein starts pre-leasing for Echo Lake multifamily community at City Place

Offerings include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and one- two- and three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages.

Keller Williams settles Batton class action for $20M

The brokerage is the first defendant in the lawsuit that alleges that it, RE/MAX, Anywhere Real Estate and the National Association of REALTORS® conspired to fix agent commissions and inflate home prices. 

Advocus National Title Insurance Co. expands leadership team to scale underwriting platform nationwide

Advocus National Title Insurance Company, a Rate-acquired company, has appointed Kelli Fogarty as executive vice president, business development and Stan Czaja as executive vice president and general manager as part of a strategic effort to scale its underwriting platform nationwide. 

Super Bowl LX: The ‘Big Game’ could mean big home-value boosts for Boston and Seattle

Zillow’s Home Value Index shows that in 13 of the past 20 years, home values in the metro area of the Super Bowl champion grew faster than the national average.

René Galvan succeeds Bob Hale as president, CEO of HAR

Hale retired on Jan. 31 after 37 years as president and CEO.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

A 20,000-square-foot estate with a $29.9 million price tag tops this past month’s ranking of the most expensive new listings in Texas.

Fed holds interest rates steady

The Fed said that while economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace, job growth has remained low, and inflation is “somewhat elevated.”  

Home sales leap 198% in Houston’s hottest community

The second-hottest community was Waller, which had previously been the hottest Houston community for three quarters in a row.

‘Bottle House’ made with 20,000 glass bottles

On the market for the first time in 70 years, this Detroit-area home was constructed using over 20,000 glass bottles.

HAR: Strong rental demand likely to persist in 2026, despite easing affordability for homebuyers

For the full year, renters signed 47,292 leases, up 6.2% from 2024. The total dollar value increased 6.9% to over $110 million.

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