BHGRE Gary Greene opens new office at Sugar Creek Center in Sugar Land

Houston Agent Magazine 6/16 10:21A Emily Marek

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene has opened a new office in Sugar Land at Sugar Creek Center, moving from its prior Sugar Land location. Located at 1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd., the new...

Judge rejects CoStar’s brief opposing Zillow’s motion in MRED legal battle

Houston Agent Magazine 6/16 8:49A Jacqui Mueller

A judge has rejected an amicus curiae brief filed on June 10 by CoStar Group , the operator of Homes.com, which opposed Zillow’s motion in its legal battle between MRED . The filing came shortly after a federal judge granted Zillow a preliminary...

Zillow: These paint colors could raise home values by up to $2,000

Houston Agent Magazine 6/16 6:51A Elizabeth Kanzeg Rowland

Smart sellers can maximize their home’s sale value with something as simple as a coat of paint in a strategic color, according to a new report from Zillow . Buyers may be willing to pay up to $2,277 more for homes painted in trendy interior...

StoneManor Homes opens models at Grand Magnolia MPC

Houston Agent Magazine 6/15 3:52A Emily Marek

StoneManor Homes officially opened models at its Grand Magnolia master-planned community in Magnolia. The model home at Grand Magnolia (via StoneManor Homes) The builder will celebrate the milestone...

Houston pending-home sales hit highest level since 2022

Houston Agent Magazine 6/11 3:03A Emily Marek

Pending-home sales hit their highest volume in four years in May. (via HAR) Pending-home sales hit their highest volume in four years in May, according to the latest Housing Market Update from the...

Housing market activity dampens in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 6/8 2:32A Emily Marek

New, pending and closed listings all declined in Houston during the week ending June 1, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® . Realtors helped new sellers add 4,036 properties to the MLS, a 2.1%...

It takes 6.3 years to break even on homeownership in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 6/5 3:23A Emily Marek

Nationwide, it takes six years to break even on homeownership, down from an all-time high of 8.4 years in 2023. However, that timeline is slightly longer in Houston at 6.3 years, according to new data from Zillow . In its new Rent vs. Buy...

First America Homes expands into DFW market

Houston Agent Magazine 6/4 6:35A Emily Marek

Houston-based First America Homes , the homebuilding arm of The Signorelli Company, expanded into the Dallas-Fort Worth market with the acquisition of 81 homesites at the Leonard Trails community in Anna . “Our expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth...

Realtor.com: Buyers ‘rewarding’ sellers for adjusted listing price expectations

Houston Agent Magazine 6/3 7:27A Emily Marek

Median list prices declined 2.4% nationwide to $429,500 in May, representing the seventh-straight month of year-over-year decreases and the largest annual drop since 2017, according to the latest...

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for $8.5B

Houston Agent Magazine 6/2 7:37A Jacqui Mueller

Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for approximately $8.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Taylor Morrison is a national community developer and homebuilder with over 350...

Who’s Who in Houston Residential Real Estate 2026

Houston Agent Magazine 6/1 2:00A Houston Agent

Welcome to the 13th annual Who’s Who in Houston Residential Real Estate. This special edition showcases the top professionals in the residential real estate market — the agents and loan officers who...

Why authenticity is the currency of the future

Houston Agent Magazine 6/1 1:30A Tim Brigham

Technology is the assistant. Authenticity is the advantage. In today’s market, it is very easy to get caught up in automation. AI is everywhere. CRMs are smarter. Bots can write emails, create captions, draft scripts, build workflows and respond...

Your voice is four times faster than your fingers. Are you using it?

Houston Agent Magazine 6/1 12:30A Marki Lemons-Ryhal

You are leaving time on the table every single day. Not because you are not working hard enough. Because you are typing when you could be talking. The average person speaks at 150 words per minute (National Center for Voice and Speech). Keyboard...

Market for new homes outperforms that of existing ones in April

Houston Agent Magazine 5/29 3:41A John Yellig

The market for new homes outperformed the one for existing homes in April despite a slowdown in the pace of sales. New homes sold at a seasonally adjusted an nual rate of 622,000, which represents a...

How real estate agents can help clients finance Airbnb properties

Houston Agent Magazine 5/28 12:00A Houston Agent

Short-term rental investing has become one of the most active segments of the Houston-area investment market, and many real estate agents are working with buyers who need clear guidance on how Airbnb financing actually works. Most investors...