Listings on the rise as mortgage rates hit 24-month low

Houston Agent Magazine 10/7 2:37A Liz Hughes

More sellers are putting their homes on the market as mortgage rates fall significantly for the first time in two years, according to Realtor.com ® ’s September Housing Report. Sellers have been hesitant to list their homes for fear of losing...

5 AI techniques for generating real estate leads

Houston Agent Magazine 10/6 11:45P Wes Snow

In tough real estate markets, agents need every advantage they can get to enhance lead generation, market understanding and client engagement strategies. And by tough, I mean volatile markets with low inventory and fierce competition — the kind...

Bridging the brain divide: How agents can connect with neurodivergent clients

Houston Agent Magazine 10/6 11:45P Abigail Cruz, Ph.D.

On average, we make 35,000 decisions every day. This includes decisions about what to wear, what to eat and how to get to places we’re going. If planning and organization are your strengths, these seemingly simple decisions may feel effortless....

Testing free AI content generators for real estate

Houston Agent Magazine 10/6 11:40P Patrick Regan

There is no shortage of AI options to help craft listing copy, emails to clients, social media posts and more. Some require registration, and others will cost you, usually with tiered pricing if you want to go beyond the basics. Editors at Agent...

Survey Results: How agents are using AI tools

Houston Agent Magazine 10/6 11:30P Agent Publishing

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Hospital turned haunted house turned home for sale

Houston Agent Magazine 10/4 3:30A Emily Mack

The Katy Hospital was built in Parsons, Kansas, in 1916. Now, two buildings from the historic institution are for sale, as is, for $50,000 each. They sit on 6.64 acres of land. Over the years, the first two floors of the hospital have been used as...

Houston existing-home sales dip as inventory rises

Houston Agent Magazine 10/4 12:58A Houston Agent

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Former firehouse with fancy updates

Houston Agent Magazine 10/3 7:01A Emily Mack

Firehouse No. 7 in St. Louis may look like, well, a firehouse. But inside, there’s over 7,000 square feet of luxurious living space, including two full kitchens, four large bedroom suites and six...

NAR Chief Legal Officer Katie Johnson steps down

Houston Agent Magazine 10/1 11:16A Emily Mack

Katie Johnson , who serves as the chief legal officer and chief member experience officer for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), is stepping down. NAR let members know in an email sent Oct. 1. Her last day will be Oct. 4. Johnson has...

The One Group joins COMPASS

Houston Agent Magazine 10/1 6:14A John Yellig

The One Group, led by Shahar Zarfati and Moral Assaraf, has joined COMPASS in Houston . The brokerage , which has 13 agents, was previously affiliated with Radius. It had $19 million in sales volume in 2023, its first year of operation, and...

Homebuying just became more affordable for first time since 2020

Houston Agent Magazine 9/26 1:04A Liz Hughes

Homebuying has just become more affordable for the first time since 2020, according to a new Redfin report . The amount of money homebuyers need to earn to afford a median priced home is down 1.4% from last year, marking the first annual decline...

Rochelle Fitzgerald

Houston Agent Magazine 9/25 1:03A Houston Agent

What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? Executive assistant in communications and media for the American Heart Association Where did you grow up? Everywhere Growing up, what did you want to be? I was torn between being a...

Emblem Properties joins COMPASS

Houston Agent Magazine 9/24 2:55A John Yellig

Emblem Properties and its team of eight principal agents has joined COMPASS . Led by Broker/Owner Sherri Barrett, the brokerage focuses on The Woodlands submarket north of Houston. The firm, which was independent before joining COMPASS, sold $16...

Tricoast begins sales at Summer Place community

Houston Agent Magazine 9/23 6:06A John Yellig

Tricoast Homes has opened sales at Summer Place , its new community of 67 single-family homes in Montgomery. The project is slated to be completed later this month. The builder is offering a $25,000...

New-home sales decline in Texas’ four-largest markets in August

Houston Agent Magazine 9/23 5:13A John Yellig

New-home sales slowed in Texas four largest markets last month, according to the latest report from HomesUSA. The three-month average of home sales in Dallas-Fort Worth , Houston , Austin and San Antonio rose to 5,803 in August versus 5,977 in...