Category: Real Estate
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Real Estate CRM solutions: Staying in front of your Sphere of Influence
Historically low interest rates and a lack of inventory has created the perfect storm for agents. Bidding wars on a single property, with dozens of prospective buyers who can afford to pay above list price, are taking those who can’t out of the market. Sellers aren’t immune to the fallout either. Low inventory is leaving…
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Interest in tiny homes grows as popularity rises – Houston Agent Magazine
While pandemic headlines had many leaving cities and moving to the suburbs or looking for additional space in their current home, interest in tiny homes was little remarked upon. Nevertheless, interest in tiny homes, which are typically 400 square feet or less and can be built on wheels, has only grown, despite the focus on…
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Sotheby’s Houston hires new president – Houston Agent Magazine
Robin Conner Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty has announced that Robin Conner will take over as president and leader of company operations following the departure of Marilyn Thompson, who is retiring after 30 years with the company. “Robin Conner was a natural choice to assume the role of president and will be an invaluable asset…
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NAR: ‘Don’t panic, keep contracting’ – Houston Agent Magazine
The National Association of Realtors is urging calm among Realtors over the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which is making its way through Congress and many worry it jeopardizes their status as independent contractors. Not so, according to NAR, which released a statement on March 19 telling members not to panic, despite recent…
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New home sales slide nationwide – Houston Agent Magazine
Sales of new single-family homes in the U.S. fell 18.2% between January and February on a seasonally adjusted basis to an annual rate of 775,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. Year over year, sales were 8.2% higher than February 2020. The median sales price for new houses…
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Ending 1031s hurts land conservation, farmers – Houston Agent Magazine
By Dan Wagner, senior vice president of government relations at the Inland Real Estate Group and member of the board of directors of the Conservation Foundation We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. –Native American proverb As the proverb suggests, land conservation and farming are inextricably connected, because…
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Houston home sales not cooling, despite arctic blast – Houston Agent Magazine
The Houston Association of Realtors reports this month that despite the winter storm that left many without power, February home sales didn’t slow the sale of single-family homes in the metro area, making it the ninth straight month of improved sales. Home sales were up 1.2% from a year ago in February, with a total…