Builders selected for Jubilee expansion with large lots

Houston Agent Magazine 9/9 10:25A Emily Marek

Johnson Development will offer 70- and 80-foot homesites in the next phase of development at Jubilee , a master-planned community in Hockley. Over 175 lots will be delivered to builders Highland Homes, Newmark Homes, Perry Homes and J. Patrick...

Zaynah Khan

Houston Agent Magazine 9/4 4:08A Houston Agent

What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? I once worked for Jobsparx Magazine. I was the youngest person they’d ever hired but I was fired in 30 days because I couldn’t understand the concept of what we were actually...

M/I Homes closes on Montgomery County land for Berryknoll community

Houston Agent Magazine 9/3 6:18A Emily Marek

M/I Homes will self-develop a new-home community called Berryknoll on a recently acquired plot of land in Montgomery. The 200-acre community includes 250 homesites, the largest of which are one acre. M/I will serve as the exclusive homebuilder....

A decade of impact: AREAA Houston leads with diversity, advocacy and education

Houston Agent Magazine 9/1 2:50A Eriko Ishii

The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) is a national nonprofit trade organization with more than 17,000 members across 45 chapters. Our mission is to promote sustainable homeownership for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and...

Housing market strong in Houston as summer draws to a close

Houston Agent Magazine 9/1 2:00A Houston Agent

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How agents can make the most of working with homebuilders and developers

Houston Agent Magazine 8/31 11:30P Jeff Benach

A lot has changed in new-construction sales since I first started in the homebuilding industry more than 40 years ago, but one thing that hasn’t is the important role the brokerage community plays in connecting our sales team with prospective...

James Turner promoted to director of growth for BHGRE Gary Greene

Houston Agent Magazine 8/29 3:26A Emily Marek

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene promoted James Turner to its director of growth. Turner’s career began in his hometown of London, where he developed real estate businesses and trained agents for over a decade. He relocated to...

Survey Results: How can new construction better serve homebuyers?

Houston Agent Magazine 8/28 6:02A Houston Agent

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Former Masonic lodge for sale in New York

Houston Agent Magazine 8/28 3:00A Emily Marek

This former Masonic lodge in Little Falls, New York, was once a meeting place for a local chapter of the Freemasons. 5 & 9 Prospect St. (Dana Nimey-Olney Photography) Built in 1914, the property features French Gothic architecture, timber and...

Sales begin at Everly in Hockley

Houston Agent Magazine 8/27 10:42A Emily Marek

Homebuilders have begun sales at Everly , a Hockley master-planned community from Johnson Land Ventures. Three builders will build 308 homes in the first phase of development: Drees Custom Homes, Perry Homes and Westin Homes. “It’s always exciting...

Houston is building more new apartments than almost any other metro

Houston Agent Magazine 8/27 5:48A Emily Marek

Houston is the No. 8 metro area in the country for new apartment construction in 2025, according to data from RentCafe . The metro will add 14,439 units by the end of the year. While that’s a 37.6% year-over-year decrease in Houston, the metro is...

Retrofit retreat in New Hampshire

Houston Agent Magazine 8/21 6:29A Elizabeth Kanzeg Rowland

What gives this modern home a unique metallic look? It’s been carefully constructed out of retrofitted steel shipping containers using alternative construction methods. Fifteen shipping containers reinforced with anchors make up the home’s walls...

NAR: High inventory puts homebuyers in their ‘best position’ since pandemic lockdown

Houston Agent Magazine 8/21 5:41A John Yellig

Courtesy of the National Association of REALTORS®. Near-zero growth in home prices and housing inventory at its highest level since the COVID lockdown have put homebuyers in their best position in more than five years, the National Association of...

Green Brick Partners breaks ground on Riviera Pines

Houston Agent Magazine 8/21 4:50A Emily Marek

Green Brick Partners broke ground on Riviera Pines , a new-home community in Huffman, on Aug. 1. The project is the developer’s first in the Houston area. Trophy Signature Homes , Green Brick’s homebuilding subsidiary, will open model homes this...

Jeb Kolby named president of EMBER

Houston Agent Magazine 8/20 6:48A Emily Marek

EMBER promoted Jeb Kolby to the role of president. Kolby previously served as the real estate investment and development firm’s vice president of acquisitions and development, facilitating the launch of The Grand Prairie master-planned community...