HAR is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Houston real estate icon Martha Turner who was a pioneer of the industry and mentored thousands of real estate professionals during her career. HAR extends heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and colleagues at this time.
In case you missed it, watch now to hear from the Houston Police Department's newly sworn in, Chief Troy Finner! He will discuss new initiatives and goals for the department, and the many ways Realtors® can get involved to help shape Houston communities.
This Valentine's Day we shared our love for our City with Mayor Sylvester Turner! Mayor Turner discussed new education and crime prevention initiatives, home affordability, flood resilience and much more! Watch the replay at
#MemberFocusMonday
Congratulations to HAR President & CEO Bob Hale, for being ranked
#29
on the Swanepoel Power 200 List! The list ranks the most powerful and influential executives in the real estate industry. See the complete list of leaders here-
#SP200
In case you missed it, this week we were joined by Julia Parenteau, Director of Public Policy for Texas Realtors! She gave a recap of the 2021 Legislative Session and shared what new laws will impact Texas real estate. Watch now at
#MemberFocusMonday
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of 1991 HAR President John Nichols, who remained actively involved with the Association until his death. An online memorial service is being planned and we will share those details once they are available.
Congratulations to HAR President & CEO Bob Hale and HAR Member Mark Woodroof on ranking in the Swanepoel Power 200 list! The SP200 is the industry’s leading ranking of real estate leaders. See the complete list at .
#SP200
Congratulations to HAR President and CEO,
@B0bHale
on being ranked as the 27th most powerful and influential leader in real estate in 2019!
#SP200
@Swanepoel
In case you missed it, watch now to hear Gabe Cazares, Director of the
@MoPD_Houston
, share initiatives, tools and resources for Realtors® to better prepare you to serve the disability community.
#MemberFocusMonday
After interviewing the group of highly-qualified candidates for Houston Mayor, the Houston Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors has voted to support Texas State Sen. John Whitmire for Mayor of Houston.
Congratulations to our President & CEO Bob Hale for once again being named one of the most powerful people in real estate in the annual
@Swanepoel
Power 200 List!
#HAR
#HoustonRealtors
#SP200
Our market Update about the October rebound in Houston home sales, generated prominent coverage in Thursday's edition of the Houston Chronicle:
#realestate
#HAR
#MarketUpdate
This morning, HAR CEO
@B0bHale
addressed the Harris County Commissioners Court and encouraged them to include residential and commercial sales/leasing and related services among essential businesses in the Stay Home-Work Safe order. Read the statement here
📣 Breaking News! 📣 We will soon offer listings for homes, automobiles, and rentals! will become the "one-stop shop" for your clients. Look for this exciting new change to happen soon!
#HAR
#HomesAutosRentals
Congratulations to HAR President and CEO,
@B0bHale
awarded Most Admired CEO at the Houston Business Journal Awards luncheon. Thank you, Bob for your continued innovation and leadership!
#HAR
#HBJCEO
@johnlegend
Agreed. We are trying to do our part by educating REALTORS and consumers about the real issues surrounding race. This is just what everyone has chosen to focus on out of everything else we are trying to do to enact positive change.
#RacismHasNoHomeHere
Houston REALTOR®, Violet Mackrizz is reported missing and HAR is urging all members to help spread the word so she can be returned home safely. If you have any information whatsoever, please call HCSO at 713-221-6000. More information available here-
We are on track for another record-breaking year! Hear the details from HAR Chair Kenya Burrell-VanWormer in the November Houston Housing Minute.
#HAR
#RealEstate
Congratulations to the new TREC appointees, including HAR Members Leslie Lerner & Mark Woodroof! HAR Member, Delora Wilkinson, will continue to serve on the Commission and we thank HAR Member, Rayito Stephens for her past service, as her term has expired.
@jswesey
We have not patted ourselves on the back nor put out a press release. It’s a shame that this 1 small step has eclipsed all the work HAR & our 39,000 members are doing & will continue to do to combat racism in real estate. The day racism is eliminated will be the day to celebrate.
The Houston Real Estate market rose to record territory in June, as we saw the greatest one-month sales volume of all time and sent average and median prices to new highs.
#RealEstate
#MarketUpdate
In case you missed it, watch now to hear from the Honorable Tiffany D. Thomas, Chair of the Housing and Community Affairs Committee for the Houston City Council, as she discusses crime, affordable housing initiatives and much more!
There are numerous entities collecting items or money to help with the recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ida. We are highlighting a few should you feel the desire to do something here-
#HurricaneIda
Dr. Ted C. Jones takes the stage at our first event of the year, the 2020 Economic Forecast! Tune in to the HAR On The Move Podcast Friday to hear the recap. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
@DrTCJ
Congratulations to HAR President & CEO Bob Hale, HAR Board Member Mark Woodroof & HAR Member Tiffany Curry on being included in the Swanepoel Power 200 list! The SP200 is the industry’s leading ranking of real estate leaders. See the full list at .
#SP200
Harris County voters, through August 21st early voting is going on for Prop A. The HAR Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Prop A to help fund flood control projects. To find your voting location, visit
#HarrisVotes
#HCFCD
The HAR report about Houston's record year for home sales in 2017 despite the wrath of Hurricane Harvey garnered prime "real estate" in today's Houston Chronicle- the front page! Read the complete story here:
#RealEstate
#HoustonStrong
#HAR
As we "March" into a new month, it's time for FRESH data! Be on the lookout for HAR's comprehensive February 2023 Market Update on Wednesday, March 8.
#FRESHreport
Congratulations to the HAR Professional Department- Winners of the Texas Realtors Marketing Program of the Year Award for their Webinar Series! Have you attended one of our webinars yet? Take a look at the wide variety of topics offered today!
2020 Texas REALTORS® Winter Meeting awards: Congratulations to the Houston Association of REALTORS® on winning Marketing Program of the Year in the Education Program Awards.
@HARMembers
#ShapingTexas
#TXRealtors
Last week, over 350 HAR Members attended REALTOR® Day at the Texas Capitol and met with legislators to advocate for private property rights and issues impacting the real estate industry in Texas. Thank you to all who attended, and let their voice be heard!
#PurpleSolution
#TXLege
Even as the supply of homes across the greater Houston area continues to shrink, homebuyers were out in force in January, snapping up properties that were still on the market. Read our complete home sales report here- .
As summer temperatures soared to record highs in June, Houston’s sizzling housing market began a long-anticipated cooldown. Read our complete home sales report here- .
"Houston’s housing market is poised for another record year as low mortgage rates and a relatively healthy economy have fueled home sales throughout the region."
@nsarnoff
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by sharing our love for our City with Mayor
@SylvesterTurner
! Mayor Turner will discuss new education and crime prevention initiatives, home affordability, flood resilience and much more!
#MemberFocusMonday
Can't make it to San Fran for Inman Connect this year? Not to worry, HAR Members can watch the livestream for free! Over the next 4 days, see 112 speakers tackling top issues in
#realestate
and setting a vision for the future of our industry. .
#TuesdayTips
Due to low interest rates and growing housing inventory, home buyers kept the greater Houston real estate market in positive territory for a fourth straight month in May. Read the full market update here- .
#HoustonRealEstate
#HomeSales
Today is the day! Over 2,500
@TXRealtors
and over 250 Houston Realtors will have 181 meetings with their Senators and State Representatives championing ONE Realtor voice.
#RealtorDay
#HARinAustin
Houston real estate held to record territory in June with buyers continuing to seize upon historically low interest rates as they purchased homes from among a limited supply. Read our complete home sales report here- .
Hot off the press! First Real Estate Snapshot of Houston (
#FRESHReport
) just came out for March 2018. Check back for the full report on April 11th!
#RealEstate
#HomeSales
Continued low interest rates kept consumers in a buying mood in October! Hear the recap from HAR Chair Shannon Cobb Evans in the October Houston Housing Minute.
#Houston
#HomeSales
Do you love HAR? Submit a video telling us what you love most to win a free session in the HARTV Studio and a $500 Visa Gift Card! Details in the replies.
Did you miss our “Racism in Real Estate” panel discussion? Watch now to hear this open and honest dialogue with Danny Garcia President of NAHREP Houston, LaDonna Parker President of HBREA and Mike Wong President of AAREA.
This is no joke, just some FRESH housing data! Be on the lookout for our comprehensive March 2022 housing market report on Wednesday, April 13.
#FRESHreport
April Fools! 🤣 While offering automobile listings might sound fun, we will instead remain dedicated to our REALTOR® members and the real estate industry.
#HAR
#HoustonAssociationofREALTORS
Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember his dream to empower individuals, strengthen communities and bridge barriers.
#MLKDay
Take the time to celebrate the lifesaving impact of donating blood! This event is open to all, not just HAR Young Professionals! Join us by securing your donor appointment time here- .
#HARYPN
#CommitForLife
The Houston real estate market completed its second month of the new year in positive territory, despite soaring prices and evaporating inventory. Read our complete home sales report here- .
June is National
#HomeownershipMonth
, when we promote the benefits of
#homeownership
and recommit to creating opportunities for future homeowners. Read what REALTORS® are doing to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to achieve homeownership here-
In case you missed it, watch now to hear HAR Strategic Architect, Jeremy Conaway, explain what we need to know about "the new normal" and how it will affect our businesses and our clients.
#MemberFocusMonday
HAR urges members to always exercise caution while interacting with clients, prospective clients, or working at a property. Here is a quick tip to remember while you are out. For more information and REALTOR® safety resources, visit .
Consumers kept the high end of the Houston housing market humming in September even as the market collectively continued transitioning to more normal, pre-pandemic levels. Read our complete home sales report here- .
Congratulations to the newly-installed 2022 Chair of the Board, Jennifer Wauhob, the HAR Executive Committee, Board of Directors and to the Award winners- Jennifer Vickers, Realtor® of the Year and John E. Wolf Community Service Award Winner, Agatha Brann.
“Real Estate Matters” host Bill Knapik interviews HAR Chair Cathy Trevino about her role with the association, the current housing climate and how the industry has changed. The interview will air on KPRC/950 AM today, Sunday, July 30, at 5 p.m. Central. Make sure to tune in!
Houstonians are feeling the sting of rising home and rental prices. Slightly more than a third of all Houston-area households could afford to buy a median-priced home during Q2 2022, rentals pose their own challenges. Read more here:
#HARHAI
#HARRAI
A new month calls for some FRESH market data! Be on the lookout for HAR’s July 2023 Market Update, which will be distributed Wednesday, August 9.
#FRESHreport
As we "Spring" into a new month, it's time for FRESH data! Be on the lookout for HAR's comprehensive March 2023 Market Update on Wednesday, April 12.
#FRESHreport
This Monday, we're welcoming the Honorable Tiffany D. Thomas, Chair of the Housing and Community Affairs Committee for the Houston City Council! We will discuss crime, affordable housing initiatives and much more!
#MemberFocusMonday
It’s the beginning of a new month and a new quarter. That being said, we’re happy to introduce the NEW logo! We hope everyone loves this exciting new look! You’ll see it on billboards and our website very soon.
In case you missed it, Rob Cook, Past Chair of the TREC Education Standards Committee and Past Chair of the Board for HAR, joined us to share the contract mistakes you don't know you're making. Watch now to hear this important update!
#MemberFocusMonday
In case you missed it, watch the replay of
#MemberFocusMonday
where Ryan Weyandt, CEO of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance shared how REALTORS® can empower the LGBTQ+ community on their path towards and enjoyment of homeownership.
The Greater Houston rental market showed significant growth in February amid evolving economic conditions. Read our complete home rental report here - .
Houston real estate shows further movement toward normalcy in July with a slight decline in sales, prices stabilizing, and inventory growth. Read our complete sales report here -
HAR Offices will be closed Monday, September 5 in observance of Labor Day. ShowingSmart will be available to help schedule showings from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. From all of us at HAR, we hope you have a safe and happy Labor Day!
Consumers kept up their demand for single-family rental homes in March as uncertainty about interest rates and inflation continued to weigh on the resale segment of the Houston housing market. Read our complete home sales report here-
A first look at how we rounded out 2017 in Houston Real Estate. Be on the lookout for the full Market Report due out next Wednesday, January 10th!
#RealEstate
#HoustonStrong
#WednesdayWisdom
Over 350 HAR Members attended REALTOR® Day at the Texas Capitol and met with legislators to advocate for private property rights and issues impacting the real estate industry in Texas. Thank you to all who attended, and let their voice be heard!
#PurpleSolution
#TXLege
Houston area home sales set new records in May, resulting in a nearly 50 percent year-over-year jump in sales volume compared to the same month last year. Read our complete home sales report here- .
Home sales were down for a 16th straight month in July. Despite that and some other negative readings, the Houston housing market continues on its path slow path back to normalcy. Hear about it in this month Houston housing market video!
2019 HAR Chair Shannon Cobb Evans delivers opening remarks at the Houston Business Journal’s 2019 Residential Real Estate Awards.
#HBJRRE
@HOUBizJournal
Today, November 7, is Election Day! Don't forget to head to the polls and cast your vote. For everything that you need to know before voting, visit .
#VoteTexas