The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has introduced a Spanish language option to its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) platform in response to the state’s growing Spanish-speaking population.

“The market is roaring along, with only half the seasonal slowdown we typically see from October to November.” — RE/MAX LLC President Nick Bailey

ERA Real Estate has affiliated with ERA Legacy Living, making Legacy Living the 19th Texas brokerage in the ERA network, according to a press release.

New Houston listings have fallen behind 2020 by 17%, down for the fifth straight week, according to the Houston Association of Realtors weekly activity snapshot. 

The partnership will help potential homeowners find down-payment assistance programs to make homeownership more attainable, especially for first-time buyers.

The pandemic and work-from-home orders have changed where, when and why people buy homes. As a result, housing prices hit the highest median of all time in 2021, as the number of homes for sale fell to an all-time low and the demand for second homes surged, according to a new Redfin report. 

The National Association of REALTORS®  applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of acting Federal Housing Finance Agency director Sandra Thompson to serve in a permanent capacity.. “Her talents and experience will benefit the enterprises, homeowners and home buyers and the mortgage-financing ecosystem,” NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith said in a press release.

LoanSnap said it used  its innovative AI technology, affectionately called Nell, to close the loan in the record-breaking amount of time.

“November’s housing starts report signals strength for the housing market.”  — First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi

In unveiling its predictions, the National Association of Realtors also released its top 10 housing-market “hidden gems” for 2022.

The listing also shows Santa’s North Pole estate’s value has skyrocketed this year.

Three of the 10 fastest-growing counties in Texas are in the Houston metropolitan area, according to a recent Stacker report.

“While 2021 single-family starts are expected to end the year 24% higher than the pre-Covid 2019 level, we expect higher interest rates in 2022 will put a damper on housing affordability.” — NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz

Louie the Sheep is a local legend in Australia — and his rainbow-hued, modern farmhouse is up for sale.

As part of an ongoing relationship with the Food Recovery Network (FRN), the National Association of Realtors provided roughly 3,475 meals to Americans in the past six months, according to a press release. 

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