Houston new-home sales bounce back in April

Houston Agent Magazine 5/21 6:46A Emily Marek

Houston new-home sales increased month over month in April, bouncing back from a sluggish start to the spring homebuying season in March, according to the latest data from HomesUSA.com . Buyers purchased 1,958 new homes during the month, up from...

Housing starts top expectations in April

Houston Agent Magazine 5/21 6:09A John Yellig

Housing starts declined month over month in April but still topped consensus expectations in a sign that builders are cautious but remain active. Total new construction, which includes single-family...

BHGRE Gary Green named to CIH | Leads Network President’s Club

Houston Agent Magazine 5/21 4:44A Emily Marek

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene received both the Platinum Award and Presidents Club Award from the Compass International Holdings | Leads Network. The Platinum Award represents top-performing brokerages in the CIH network, while...

MRED cuts Zillow’s access to listing data

Houston Agent Magazine 5/20 6:13A Jacqui Mueller

Midwest Real Estate Data has revoked Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data for display on its consumer websites, shortly following the antitrust lawsuit Zillow filed against MRED and Compass . MRED claims that Zillow decided not to display...

Off-tilt abode in Marietta, Georgia

Houston Agent Magazine 5/20 4:55A Emily Marek

No, these aren’t crooked listing photos. This cube-shaped abode in Marietta, Georgia, just simply looks like it’s tilted about 45 degrees off its axis. 2965 Pond View Court (Photo credit: Whitney...

NAR: Pending home sales gain ground in April

Houston Agent Magazine 5/19 6:25A John Yellig

Pending home sales rose 1.4% month over month and 3.2% year over year in April, the National Association of REALTORS® said, citing its Pending Home Sales Report . Regionally, pending sales rose in the...

3 of the fastest-growing US ZIP codes are in the Houston area

Houston Agent Magazine 5/15 4:27A Emily Marek

Several of the fastest-growing ZIP codes in the country are located in the greater Houston area, according to a new study from RentCafe . The fastest-growing Texas ZIP was 77441 in Fulshear , which grew from 2,100 housing units in 2014 to over...

New, pending listings keep pace with year-ago volumes in Houston as closings decline

Houston Agent Magazine 5/15 4:19A Emily Marek

New and pending listings increased marginally over 2025 volumes during the week ending May 11, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS® — but closed home sales dropped, the association reported. Realtors...

Nancy Almodovar launches Women in PowHER mentorship platform

Houston Agent Magazine 5/13 4:16A Emily Marek

Nancy Almodovar, co-founder and CEO of Nan and Company Properties , has launched the Women in PowHER mentorship and leadership platform. Currently, the Women in PowHER platform includes mentorship courses, networking communities, live chats,...

Zillow files antitrust lawsuit against MRED, Compass

Houston Agent Magazine 5/12 10:00A Jacqui Mueller

Zillow has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass following an April agreement in which Compass said it would share its nationwide listings through MRED’s private listing network as part of an expanded MLS...

NAR: Existing-home sales flat in April

Houston Agent Magazine 5/12 9:01A John Yellig

Existing-home sales for all types of residences were roughly flat in April, rising just 0.2% month over month to a rate of 4.02 million transactions, the National Association of REALTORS® said . Year...

BHGRE Gary Greene adds compliance specialists Jade Hardy, Stazi Pena in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 5/12 5:38A Emily Marek

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene added veteran agents Jade Hardy and Stazi Pena to its Houston-area operations team. Hardy, previously with REMAX, and Pena, previously with Compass, will operate across Gary Greene’s 14...

Cotality rolls out listing-managent platform Cotality BLX; HomeServices of America, Keller Williams...

Houston Agent Magazine 5/12 5:22A John Yellig

Real estate data provider Cotality has launched Cotality Broker Listing Exchange, a new listing-management workflow tool for brokerages. HomeServices of America and Keller Williams will be the first firms to adopt the platform. Cotality BLX is...

The Truth About Agents: 2026 survey results

Houston Agent Magazine 5/11 2:00A Houston Agent

The 2026 Truth About Agents is here, straight from the front lines of greater Houston real estate. This annual report breaks down agent income, training priorities, client demographics, new...

HAR: Affordability gains in Houston as 42% of households can swing homeownership

Houston Agent Magazine 5/8 8:06A Emily Marek

Housing affordability improved across the greater Houston area during the first quarter as 42% of households could afford a median-priced home, according to a report from the Houston Association of REALTORS® . That proportion was up from 37%...