HAR: Houston housing market cooled in February as active listings hit 14-year high

Houston Agent Magazine 3/18 4:50A Emily Marek

Sales activity slowed across greater Houston last month, according to the February Housing Market Update from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Single-family home sales fell 3% year over year, with 6,050 closings. That marks the first...

Real estate stocks hold firm during rough week on Wall Street

Houston Agent Magazine 3/14 10:00A Patrick Regan

Some of the largest publicly traded real estate companies weathered a difficult week on Wall Street with stock fluctuations that were less dramatic than the market as a whole. Stock prices for some of the largest U.S. real estate firms — Anywhere...

New listings continue to trend above 2024 volumes

Houston Agent Magazine 3/14 9:14A Emily Marek

New listings in Houston rose 25.8%, surpassing year-ago levels, during the week ended March 10. Realtors added more than 1,000 additional properties to the market than they did during the same week in 2024, according to the Weekly Activity...

Chris Tysdal named director of land for Windy Hill Development

Houston Agent Magazine 3/13 8:24A Emily Marek

Windy Hill Development named Chris Tysdal its new director of land. In his new role, Tysdal will be responsible for strategic land acquisitions across the greater Houston area. “The Windy Hill team is thrilled to welcome Chris Tysdal as our...

Cypress Green offering ‘hometown heroes’ discount in March

Houston Agent Magazine 3/12 9:41A Emily Marek

Cypress Green, a master-planned community in Hockley , is offering a $10,000 discount to firefighters, EMTs, teachers, police officers and active-duty military personnel who purchase a home during the month of March. The developer, Starwood Land...

Preleasing underway at build-to-rent community in The Woodlands

Houston Agent Magazine 3/12 7:20A Emily Marek

Marquette Companies began pre-leasing for The Sylvan, a 300-home, build-to-rent community in The Woodlands. The first phase of development includes 71 units, with rents for single-family homes starting at $3,400 per month. Traditional one-bedroom...

Matthew Cenedella named CFO for NAR

Houston Agent Magazine 3/11 10:33A Emily Marek

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) named Matthew Cenedella its new chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces John Pierpoint, who will retire at the end of the month after nearly 40 years with the association. Cenedella is the former COO...

Texas REALTORS® report shows sales steadied in 2024 while home availability jumped

Houston Agent Magazine 3/11 10:01A Elizabeth Kanzeg

While Texas home sales remained steady year over year, buyers enjoyed more options in 2024, according to the Texas Real Estate Year in Review report from Texas REALTORS®. The report showed that home sales inched up in 14 Texas markets and dipped...

Rocket to acquire Redfin

Houston Agent Magazine 3/10 5:50A Patrick Regan

Rocket is buying Redfin in a $1.75 billion deal, the companies announced Monday. Rocket is the parent company of Rocket Mortgage and other real estate-related businesses. Its acquisition of Redfin was described as an all stock transaction. Rocket...

Nan and Company Properties named exclusive Texas sales and marketing partner for Grand Cayman...

Houston Agent Magazine 3/7 5:00A Emily Marek

Nan and Company Properties is collaborating with Skylla Group to serve as the Texas marketing and sales team for Mandarin Oriental Residences, Grand Cayman in the Caribbean. The project, developed by Melkonian Capital Management in partnership...

JD Adamson

Houston Agent Magazine 3/7 3:09A Houston Agent

What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? Circa 1999, I’m 15, working at Six Flags at the carnival games. I dealt with ridiculous personalities, caught the attention of a stalker and learned that theme parks are not as...

Houston’s Weekly Activity Snapshot: Listings outdo last year’s numbers while closings drag

Houston Agent Magazine 3/6 7:12A Elizabeth Kanzeg

As spring approaches, the number of new property listings continues to surpass those of 2024, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). Agents added 3,983 properties to the MLS during the week...

New and active listings see double-digit increases in latest FRESH Report

Houston Agent Magazine 3/6 7:06A Emily Marek

Both new and active listings increased annually in February, according to the First Real Estate Snapshot of Houston (FRESH) Report from the Houston Association of REALTORS® . Realtors added 13,366 properties to the MLS during the month, a 10.4%...

CoreLogic: Home-price growth slows in January, with further deceleration possible

Houston Agent Magazine 3/6 3:53A John Yellig

Courtesy of CoreLogic. U.S. home prices rose annually in January, and they are expected to continue to climb on a national basis this year and reach a new high in March . Ho wever , some regions are lagging others, CoreLogic said in its monthly...

Shant Banosian named president of Rate Mortgage

Houston Agent Magazine 3/5 1:00A Patrick Regan

Shant Banosian has been selected to lead Rate Mortgage as its new president, the company announced Wednesday. Rate Mortgage is one of 15 organizations that make up Rate Companies, led by CEO and President Victor Ciardelli. Banosian is one of 15...