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10 most expensive Houston homes sold in May

The most expensive home sold for $10,950,000 in Memorial Oaks by Moni Bohnisch.

Thursday is the most popular day to list a home in Houston

With half of all homes in today’s market selling above the asking price, the timing of when to list can have an impact on both time on market and sale price.

Taking contemporary to a new level

This ultramodern $3 million home in Potomac, Maryland, is all drama from exterior to interior, with a drop-level dining room, slanted floor-to-ceiling windows, multiple kitchens and intricately tiled, geometric-shaped rooms.

Memorial: Patten Title Company announces new senior escrow officer to open new location

As the new senior escrow officer and branch manager for the company’s new Memorial location, Davila will oversee office operations, assist customers and uphold the company’s service standards.

HomeLight launches new tools to help agents win bidding wars and sell homes

The company’s new financial offerings, HomeLight Trade-In and HomeLight Cash Offer, enable top agents to make real estate transactions possible for countless individuals who otherwise wouldn’t be able to compete in today’s cutthroat market.

Houston home prices reach new highs in May

Home-price growth remained in double digits for the 10th straight month in May as inventory lows pushed the median listing prices up 15.2% from last year.

Howard Hughes Corp. offering free generators with new home purchases

The company is offering a free Bronco Power Boost generator to those who buy a new home in Bridgeland or The Woodlands Hills this month.

Houston named one of the top five hottest markets for real estate investing

MyHouseDeals determined Houston was one of the hottest markets for residential real estate investing after analyzing the following: wholesale real estate deals, foreclosures, motivates Multiple Listing Service (MLS) deals and motivated seller deals.

COVID and a booming housing market have fueled a record number of Realtors

The COVID pandemic has caused a shakeup in where, and how, many people work. That has helped propel a thriving housing market.

Friendswood: Taylor Morrison breaks ground on new Avalon development

The homes will be priced from the $420,000s and centered around the 36-acre Friendswood Lake.

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NAHB: Shortest-commute locations see fastest homebuilding pace in Q1

Longer-commute areas continued to claim the largest market share in single-family home building, but the construction growth rate was strongest in places with shorter commuting times, the National Association of Home Builders said, citing its quarterly Home Building Geography Index.

RE/MAX joins The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance

The new corporate sponsorship makes certain training, resources and networking opportunities available to RE/MAX agents.

Zombie foreclosures up 21% across the country

Of the 99 million residential properties in the U.S., approximately 1.4 million (or 1.4%) are vacant this quarter, with “zombie” home rates increasing both quarterly (21%) and annually (5.6%).

Builders report historic, broad-based levels of materials shortages

Special questions added to the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly builder survey found 90% or more of respondents had experienced shortages of plywood, oriented strand board, framing lumber and appliances, with most other materials also hard to come by.

Asian-American homeownership grows but shows disparities between different ethnic groups

The number of Asian-headed households grew 83% in the past two decades, but economic inequality and inequity between different Asian ethnic regions is still an issue.

NAR: Pending home sales slide in April on tight inventory

Year over year, however, pending home sales were up 57.1%, the NAR said, citing its monthly Pending Home Sales Index.

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