Private listings: Harbinger of seller choice or threat to market equality?

Houston Agent Magazine 4/28 9:51A Emily Marek

The debate surrounding the National Association of REALTORS’® Clear Cooperation Policy raged on in April, with Compass suing Seattle-based Northwest MLS at the end of the month. Tension surrounding the anti-private listing protocol hit a fever...

Sales underway in Attwater MPC

Houston Agent Magazine 4/28 3:09A Emily Marek

Builders have begun sales for 55- and 65-foot homesites in Attwater , a 470-acre master-planned community in Waller. Three builders — Chesmar Homes, Empire Homes (formerly Empire Communities) and HistoryMaker Homes — are offering 225 homes in...

Texas castle fit for a king

Houston Agent Magazine 4/28 2:25A Emily Marek

This Texas home is a modern-day castle, complete with its own drawbridge and 3,000-square-foot ballroom. Located on Lake Whitney in Clifton, Texas, this fairytale behemoth, known as Parsons Castle, also includes 10 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a...

Matthew Gardner’s Q1 2025 market insights

Houston Agent Magazine 4/23 4:00A Seattle Agent

Anne Hartnett Hi, I m Anne Hartnett, and I m the co-founder and managing partner of Agent Publishing, and it s my pleasure to welcome Matthew Gardner for our 2025 Q1 check in. Matthew Gardner is a prominent real estate economist. His housing...

Toll Brothers to offer new floor plans at Chambers Creek active-adult community

Houston Agent Magazine 4/22 9:54A Emily Marek

Toll Brothers released the home designs for its offerings in Chambers Creek, an active-adult community in Willis for residents aged 55 and up. The project will be the builder’s first active-adult undertaking in the Houston area as part of its...

Landsea Homes taps three leaders for Texas team

Houston Agent Magazine 4/22 4:53A Emily Marek

Landsea Homes named Brandon Dickinson its vice president of operations for Texas and named Shawn Jeffcoat the region’s vice president of construction. Dickinson was formerly director of national purchasing for Homebound, a residential and...

Married Texans spend 42% of their household salary on homeownership

Houston Agent Magazine 4/18 5:23A Emily Marek

The median Texan household spends almost half of its annual income on homeownership costs, according to an analysis from This Old House . Using data from Zillow and the United States Census Bureau, the home improvement brand found that the annual...

Easthaven Collection debuts at Bridgeland

Houston Agent Magazine 4/15 4:34A Emily Marek

David Weekley Homes and Brightland Homes will offer homes in The Easthaven Collection, a new development within the Bridgeland master-planned community in Cypress. The collection is located in Easthaven, Bridgeland’s commercial district. Builders...

Toll Brothers to build at Woodhavyn

Houston Agent Magazine 4/10 8:30A Emily Marek

Toll Brothers will build a new-home neighborhood within Woodhavyn , a master-planned community in Magnolia. Offerings will include one- and two-story floor plans on 60-foot lots with four to five bedrooms and three to 4.5 bathrooms. Pricing will...

Millennial homebuyers value quality over space

Houston Agent Magazine 4/10 7:21A Elizabeth Kanzeg

A majority of millennial home buyers would choose a smaller home if it offered better amenities, according to a new report from National Association of Home Builders. Although millennials prefer homes with a median of 2,408 square feet, more...

Homeowners are remodeling for their own joy — not for resale value

Houston Agent Magazine 4/10 2:42A Emily Marek

Resale value was far from homeowners’ most important consideration when remodeling last year, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS’® 2025 Remodeling Impact Report . Based on consumer surveys and Realtor reports, the...

Joshua Ganjavi joins BHGRE Gary Greene

Houston Agent Magazine 4/9 6:15A Emily Marek

Joshua Ganjavi is now affiliated with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene’s Memorial office. Ganjavi was formerly affiliated with Compass. A native Houstonian, Ganjavi entered real estate in 2019. His previous professional experience...

LGI Homes begins sales in two Houston-area communities

Houston Agent Magazine 4/9 5:59A Emily Marek

LGI Homes recently began home sales in two Houston-area master-planned communities: Canterra Creek in Iowa Colony and Trails at Cochran Ranch in Waller. At Canterra Creek , the builder will offer three- and four-bedroom homes with one- and...

Alex Ryan named development manager for Windy Hill

Houston Agent Magazine 4/8 2:57A Emily Marek

Windy Hill Development appointed Alex Ryan its new development manager. In the role, he’ll oversee nine active developments and recommend land for future projects. “At Windy Hill Development, we remain dedicated to meeting Houston’s housing needs...

Texas REALTORS®: A century of advocacy in a divisive world

Houston Agent Magazine 4/7 3:30A Christy Gessler

In an era defined by division, political tribalism and growing distrust, Texas REALTORS® stands out as a steadfast advocate for its members, the real estate profession and Texas consumers. For over a century, this association has remained focused...