Johnson Development breaks ground on new Conroe community

Houston Agent Magazine 3/24 7:42A Emily Marek

The latest project from Johnson Development is now underway in Grand Central Park, a master-planned community in the north Houston suburb of Conroe. South Village is Johnson Development’s third neighborhood in Grand Central Park. Homesites in the...

Texas Realtor of the Year: Joanne Justice

Houston Agent Magazine 3/24 7:31A Emily Marek

Texas REALTORS® named their 2022 Realtor of the Year this week, selecting Joanne Justice of the Arlington Board of Realtors. “Being named Texas Realtor of the Year has been a humbling experience,” Justice said. “It’s a rare honor to be recognized...

New-home sales rise 1.1% in February as median-sales price surges

Houston Agent Magazine 3/23 6:57A John Yellig

New single-family home sales rose 1.1 % month over month in February to an annual rate of 6 4 0,000 homes, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported....

NAR: Existing-home sales jump in February, ending a year of declines

Houston Agent Magazine 3/21 9:42A John Yellig

Existing-home sales broke a 12-month streak of declines in February, surging 14.5% compared to January and posting the largest monthly increase since July 2020, the National Association of REALTORS®...

Realtor.com: Week of April 16 is best time to list in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 3/20 11:48A John Yellig

Homeowners thinking of putting their properties on the market need to make a decision soon because the best time of year for listing is fast approaching, according to Realtor.com.   Nationally, the week of April 16-22 is most likely to provide...

Multifamily occupancy down in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 3/20 7:30A Emily Marek

Via Colliers Multifamily construction may have exceeded demand in Houston, according to Colliers’ latest report . Demand for Class B and C units decreased considerably in 2022, which led to an overall...

How sellers can — and should — improve curb appeal

Houston Agent Magazine 3/17 8:48A Emily Mack

The vast majority of Realtors — 92% — suggest that sellers improve the “curb appeal” of a home before listing, according to new research. But how exactly should sellers go about that? A recent report from by the National Association of REALTORS®...

Rents continue to creep up for one- and two-bedroom apartments in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 3/17 7:06A Emily Marek

Via Zumper Month-over-month increases in rental costs have slowed across the country, but it’s still more expensive to rent a one- or two-bedroom apartment in Houston than it was last year. Real...

Housing starts post major gains in February

Houston Agent Magazine 3/16 10:20A John Yellig

New-home construction surged in February as builders sought to take advantage of tight existing-home inventory. Housing starts, which include construction of both new single-family and multifamily residences, rose 9.8% month over month to a...

Lappin Properties meets demand for rural properties with Round Top Springs

Houston Agent Magazine 3/16 8:42A Emily Marek

Houston-based real estate brokerage firm Lappin Properties broke ground on a new development in Round Top, Texas. Once complete, Round Top Springs will be home to 16 single-family custom builds with prices starting from $2.9 million. Houston...

New Houston-area listings increase over 2022 levels

Houston Agent Magazine 3/16 4:10A Emily Marek

New listings are up 6.9% year over year, according to the latest Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® . Realtors entered 2,883 homes into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) during the week ended March 13, compared to...

Texas REALTORS® shares plans for upcoming REALTOR® Day at the Texas Capitol

Houston Agent Magazine 3/15 9:31A Emily Marek

The biennial Texas REALTORS® advocacy event, REALTOR® Day, is set to take place on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The association shared their plans for the day in a recent news release . “Each legislative session, Realtors prove themselves as the...

Redfin: Seller concessions on the rise again

Houston Agent Magazine 3/15 8:06A Emily Marek

Nearly half of all home sales in the past three months included seller concessions, according to the latest Redfin report . These concessions include money towards repairs, mortgage rate buydowns and covering closing costs. During the same period...

Builder confidence rises again in March

Houston Agent Magazine 3/15 5:29A John Yellig

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose for the third month in a row in March, as homebuilders expressed cautious optimism that the lack of existing inventory would drive demand for new homes, despite high...

Multigenerational homebuying and mortgage-readiness fueling Latino homeownership rates

Houston Agent Magazine 3/14 10:16A Emily Marek

Via NAHREP While the Hispanic homeownership rate is still significantly lower than non-Hispanic homeownership — 48.6% compared to 74.4% — trends like multigenerational homebuying, co-borrowing and...