Despite year-over-year declines, Houston ranks third in U.S. for home sales

Houston Agent Magazine 4/23 8:34A Emily Marek

Home sales declined 8.3% in Houston last month, with 7,163 closings — however, that was the third-highest sales volume in the country, trailing behind only Chicago and New York. According to the latest RE/MAX National Sales Report , Houston is...

New-home sales stagnant in Houston

Houston Agent Magazine 4/23 6:52A Emily Marek

New-home sales increased marginally across the Lone Star State last month, according to the latest New-Home Sales Report from HomesUSA CEO Ben Caballero. In Houston, however, sales remained relatively flat: new-home sales increased from 1,827 in...

CoStar Group acquires 3D capture company Matterport

Houston Agent Magazine 4/23 6:45A Emily Mack

CoStar Group Inc., a global real estate information marketplace, will acquire Matterport , which pioneered the development of “digital twins”: the 3D capture method which can deliver photorealistic, virtual home tours. Founded in 2011,...

Legend Homes announces plans for new-home community in Montgomery County

Houston Agent Magazine 4/22 8:29A Emily Marek

Legend Homes unveiled plans for Ridgeland Hills, its seventh new-home community in Montgomery County. Located in Willis, Ridgeland Hills will include 127 lots with 36- and 40-foot homesites. Prices will start in the $227,000s. “Ridgeland Hills is...

As temperatures heat up, so does the Houston rental market

Houston Agent Magazine 4/22 7:41A Emily Marek

Available rental properties rose in March, providing a bountiful supply of single-family homes for Houston renters . According to the Houston Association of REALTORS®’ (HAR) latest Rental Market Update , new listings of single-family rentals rose...

D.R. Horton to develop Silverthorne in Conroe

Houston Agent Magazine 4/19 9:14A Emily Marek

D.R. Horton unveiled plans for Silverthorne, a new community in Conroe. Located at FM 1484 and Wally Wilkerson Parkway, the 1,341-acre development will include approximately 2,500 homes upon completion. “We are excited about our newest flagship...

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...