This is the first time in more than 3 years that the Fresh Report has been published where we are seeing an average sale price SLIGHTLY DECLINE from the previous year.

I will say, this day arriving is not a "surprise". The total housing inventory has been growing consistently …

After spending most of my adult life in corporate sales, I went into Real Estate 10+ years ago.

In 10+ years of selling real estate, the thing that bothers me most is Other Agents Lying...

I tabulated my numbers for the last 5 of those 10 years:

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Every Realtor in Houston claims to be a "Top Producer," but the statistical truth is that 71% of all license holders nationwide did NOT sell even ONE house in 2024.

A couple more crazy stats:

Only 2% of all agents managed to sell between 11-20 homes.

A …

The property inspection is a key piece of the escrow process where the buyer conducts their due diligence about the property they're considering purchasing.

The inspector is a licensed professional that typically comes out to the house in the first 3-5 days of the contract period and checks out every …

HAR just released the Fresh Report detailing the high points of the Houston Market at the close of February!

Right off the bat we see property values still holding at 3.5% higher than last year. March through May are always the highest volume selling quarter of the year so …

JP Morgan released their report for the National Real Estate market outlook for 2025 and it is a FANTASTIC summary of all the market forces at work right now in the USA. Read the article here.

Here's a few things that stood out to me:

#1 - They …

Recently I applied for a loan and my phone started ringing off the hook! I don't know if you have noticed this, but in the last 5 years or so, any time you have your credit pulled your phone seems to immediately start ringing with countless credit providers trying to …

We'd like to share a recent encounter that can perhaps help someone else.

After her home didn't sell with another agent, I called this seller and she agreed to interview me.

I'll spare you every detail but the short message here is that when I looked at her …

The Full July numbers for the Houston Market have been published by HAR. 

Sales were slightly up Year over Year for July with 7,635 properties sold and July average sales price is up across Houston almost 5%. 

This has been the most fascinating phenomenon to watch over the …

On August 17th, a new practice will be going into effect across the country. As of that day, buyer agent compensation will no longer be published on any listing that is active in the HAR MLS.

Currently you will find a buyer's agent compensation being published. The way the …