HAR: New listings maintain lead over year-ago levels

Houston Agent Magazine 4/19 2:51A Emily Marek

New listings are “maintaining their lead over year-ago levels,” according to the latest Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Realtors added 3,554 properties into the MLS during the week ended April 15, a 16.6%...

Preleasing begins at UNITi Montrose

Houston Agent Magazine 4/18 4:24A Emily Marek

Preleasing is underway at UNITi Montrose , a rental development from Civitas Capital Group and The Shelter Companies. The development offers a mix of co-living spaces, micro-units and traditional apartments. “We are thrilled to introduce UNITi...

Lennar acquires 336 acres in Esperanza, joining Rausch Coleman Homes

Houston Agent Magazine 4/17 9:24A Emily Marek

Windy Hill Development recently sold 336 acres of land in Esperanza, a master-planned community in Needville, to Lennar. Lennar joins Rausch Coleman Homes , which acquired 112 acres in the community in early 2023. “Windy Hill Development is...

Kristin Stevens

Houston Agent Magazine 4/17 3:31A Houston Agent

What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? Being in law enforcement and in human resources. Where did you grow up? Houston Growing up, what did you want to be? I wanted to be a paleontologist or an FBI agent to follow my...

Warehouse District midrise apartments to open downtown

Houston Agent Magazine 4/16 8:20A Emily Marek

Urban Genesis announced the opening of the Warehouse District, a series of three midrise apartments consisting of over 500 units in downtown Houston. The first building, Artist, opened in February, while the remaining two buildings, Muse and...

After four months of growth, builder confidence remains flat in April

Houston Agent Magazine 4/16 8:20A Patrick Regan

Builder confidence remained flat in April compared to March, ending a four-month streak of growing positive sentiment, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported Tuesday. The builder confidence score for newly built single-family...

Hailed as a win for NAR, Supreme Court rules against large development fees

Houston Agent Magazine 4/16 7:10A Agent Publishing

The government cannot charge large development fees from property owners in exchange for building permits, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week. The ruling was praised by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) as a win in the fight to...

The Kriss Weiss Team joins Nan and Company Properties

Houston Agent Magazine 4/16 5:03A Emily Marek

The Kriss Weiss Team is now affiliated with Nan and Company’s office in The Woodlands . The team was formerly associated with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene. The six-person team had a total sales volume of over $25 million in...

Highland Homes adding AEDs to all Texas models

Houston Agent Magazine 4/15 3:00A Emily Marek

Highland Homes is in the process of adding automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to all of its model homes throughout Texas. The builder purchased more than 150 AEDs at a cost of more than $225,000. “Last year one of our beloved employee...

New listings rise 42.5% in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 4/12 7:43A Emily Marek

Following a week of year-over-year declines , new listings skyrocketed over 2023 volumes in Houston, according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) Weekly Activity Snapshot for the week ended April 8. Realtors entered 3,813 properties...

HAR: Inventory builds amid decreased closings

Houston Agent Magazine 4/12 5:00A Emily Marek

Although home sales dipped in March, the Houston housing market is ready for spring and summer activity thanks to a “robust inventory,” according to the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Data from the association’s March 2024 Market Update...

Monthly home payments set new record in March

Houston Agent Magazine 4/11 10:16A Liz Hughes

Monthly home payments hit new records last month reaching an all-time high of $2,747, an 11% increase from last year, according to a new Redfin report. Redfin attributed the rise in housing payments to increasing home prices and continued high...

Nan and Company’s office in The Woodlands adds four new agents

Houston Agent Magazine 4/11 6:16A Emily Marek

Nan and Company’s new office in The Woodlands recently added four new agents to its team: Susan Edwards, Liz Flores, Kim Palomino and Nancy Seale. Edwards, a Certified Relocation Specialist (CRS), Certified Multiple Offer Expert (CMOE) and...

The Dinerstein Companies announces changes in leadership team

Houston Agent Magazine 4/11 4:15A Emily Marek

Houston-based real estate and development company The Dinerstein Companies (TDC) announced a number of changes to its leadership team, including the promotion of Clay Hicks to the role of chief administrative officer. Hicks first joined TDC in...

The vast majority of Texas buyers use agents for their real estate transactions

Houston Agent Magazine 4/10 7:20A Emily Marek

Over 70% of Texas homebuyers who used a real estate agent last year said they’d do so again in the future, according to the Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report from Texas REALTORS® . Furthermore, 89% of buyers used an agent to purchase their...