April is National Fair Housing Month — that’s why the Houston-Galveston Area Council is reminding all area renters and buyers of their rights under the Texas Fair Housing Act and the Federal Fair Housing Act.

HAR, BOMA and GHBA have stated their support for Texas Sen. John Whitmire in his run for mayor of Houston.

A new Texas law passed with bipartisan support aims to prevent Homeowners’ Associations from discriminating against low-income renters.

Gov. Greg Abbott called it the “largest property tax cut” in state history.

The Livable Places action committee was created by the Houston Planning and Development Department with the goal of making the city more walkable, affordable and equitable.

Mortgage insurance premiums on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration will drop from 0.85% to 0.55% beginning March 20. 

“We can’t keep our power on. We’re unable to save children in school shootings. And yet we want to dabble in national security.”

The Justice Department’s original complaint against the National Association of Realtors, filed Nov. 19, 2020, alleges that the association enforced rules and policies that illegally hampered competition in residential real estate services.

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

Brokers may use their cell phones to make marketing calls and send marketing texts, if the cell phone does not have an app that will automate the dialing system.