MBA: Mortgage applications tick higher despite ‘more hawkish’ Fed tone

Houston Agent Magazine 6/24 9:39A John Yellig

Mortgage applications inched higher in the week ended June 19, as mortgage rates remained flat and the Federal Reserve indicated it could raise rates in the face of rising inflation, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The MBA’s Market...

New REMAX program connects agents to golf-focused buyers and sellers

Houston Agent Magazine 6/24 9:10A Chayil Dozier

REMAX has announced the launch of REMAX Golf Lifestyles , a program designed to help agents cater to buyers and sellers interested in the golf lifestyle. Golf Life Navigators, a recently acquired platform by REMAX, connects golf-focused buyers...

Home sales surge in Houston during May

Houston Agent Magazine 6/24 6:53A Elizabeth Kanzeg Rowland

May brought a flurry of activity to the Houston market as new-home sales surged to 2,169, up from 1,958 the month prior, according to the latest data from HomesUSA.com . At 109 days, the time homes spent on the market dipped from 111 in April....

Architecture from Frank Lloyd Wright’s apprentice

Houston Agent Magazine 6/24 4:34A Emily Marek

This nautilus-shaped home in Portland, Oregon, is the brainchild of Robert Oshatz, the apprentice of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright . The property is part of a five-home collection designed by Oshatz, located within a 90,000-square-foot...

Shveta Sharma

Houston Agent Magazine 6/18 6:37A Houston Agent

What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? Before real estate, I spent 17-plus years in corporate tax and tax technology. It might not sound glamorous, but I analyzed complex financial data, researched tax laws, solved...

NAR: Existing-home sales, median home price projected to rise 4% in 2026

Houston Agent Magazine 6/18 4:57A Jacqui Mueller

Existing-home sales and the median home price are forecast to rise 4% this year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun . Rates, jobs and long-term outlook Yun said mortgage rates are projected to average...

JPAR founder JP Piccinini joins Real as growth leader

Houston Agent Magazine 6/18 4:00A Emily Marek

JP Piccinini is now a part of The Real Brokerage , joining the company as a growth leader. Piccinini is the founder of JP Associates, REALTORS, or JPAR . The Texas-based agent has 20 years of residential real experience. Under his leadership,...

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...