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HAR in the News

The Houston Association of REALTORS® is making headlines. Here is a roundup of the coverage the organization has received from local, regional and national media outlets.



Home sales up for second straight month
Houston Chronicle
November 20, 2009

HAR: Homebuyer tax credit prompts jump in Houston-area home sales
KHOU-TV/11 News
November 19, 2009

Houston home sales rise in October
Houston Business Journal
November 19, 2009

Home sales rise for second month
Prime Property Blog/Houston Chronicle
November 19, 2009

Condos in the sky on a descent:
Houston-area high-rise market slow, but some see hope

Houston Chronicle
November 15, 2009

Expanded tax credit could boost Houston housing market
Houston Chronicle
November 14, 2009

MLSCloud.com looms larger:
Network of MLS sites represents 600,000-plus Realtors
Inman News
November 13, 2009

Residents fighting HOA changes
KTRK-TV/13 Eyewitness News
November 12, 2009

Full of Energy:
Houston has welcomed a million newcomers in the past decade. It's easy to see why

Continental (Continental Airlines' in-flight magazine)
November 2009

Voters confused by tax initiatives
KTRK-TV/13 Eyewitness News
October 28, 2009

Ike aftermath skews home sales figures
Houston Chronicle
October 21, 2009

Single-family home sales up 32 percent compared to year ago, around time of Hurricane Ike
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
October 20, 2009

Ike effect causes surge in Houston home sales
Houston Business Journal
October 20, 2009

Houston home sales soar (but there's a caveat)
Prime Property Blog/Houston Chronicle
October 20, 2009

About face:
Real estate numbers seem to be turning around locally

The Sun
September 25, 2009

Housing Tax Credit Deadline Nears
KRIV-TV/FOX 26 News
September 22, 2009

Holding steady:
Although county home sales decline, prices show demand still there
The Woodlands Villager
September 20, 2009

Safety tips when looking at real estate
KIAH-TV/39 News
September 19, 2009

Houston home sales lag just 10 percent behind same month last year
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
September 15, 2009

HAR: August home sales down 10 percent
Houston Business Journal
September 15, 2009

Houston area home sales drop further in August
Houston Chronicle
September 15, 2009

HAR shines as top local Realtor board in nation
Houston Chronicle
September 13, 2009

Time is running out to take advantage of the first-time home buyer tax credit
KTRK-TV/Eyewitness News
September 8, 2009

MLSCloud growing fast
Inman News
September 3, 2009

Dorrance to chair 2010 HAR board
Houston Business Journal
September 2, 2009

HAR Becomes Nation's Largest Local Realtor Organization
RISMedia
August 26, 2009

HAR now largest Realtor organization in U.S.
Houston Business Journal
August 25, 2009


HAR: Big in Texas ... and U.S.
Inman News
August 25, 2009

HAR becomes nation's largest local Realtor board
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
August 24, 2009

Optimistic about Houston Home Sales
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
August 18, 2009

July home sales highest for a year
Houston Business Journal
August 18, 2009

Houston home sales decline again, but rate slowing
Houston Chronicle
August 18, 2009

HAR enters into partnership with Trulia, Inc.
Houston Chronicle
August 16, 2009

Houston 8: Reactions to a Mortgage Crisis
KUHT-TV/Houston PBS
August 14, 2009

Trulia gets Houston listings
Inman News
August 4, 2009

Houston Association of Realtors Syndicates Listings to Trulia
RISMedia
August 4, 2009

Houston home builders planned ahead
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
July 28, 2009

Houston’s home sales are still stronger than the rest of the nation
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
July 21, 2009

Houston home prices hit record high
Houston Chronicle
July 21, 2009

Houston median home price hits all-time high
Houston Business Journal
July 21, 2009

Report the sales price, or else
Houston Chronicle
July 19, 2009

Perry signs appraisal bills in Houston
Memorial Examiner
July 15, 2009

Re-appraising appraisals
Bellaire Examiner
July 11, 2009

Perry signs appraisal district reform bills
Eastex Advocate News
July 10, 2009

Red tape is strangling closings on homes:
Mortgage firms' increased scrutiny is killing deals, delaying the sales process

Houston Chronicle
July 10, 2009

HAR highlights homes marked down on sales block
Houston Business Journal
July 10, 2009

Bills Will Cap Property Appraisals
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
July 9, 2009

A Rarity For Home Builders: Toll Heads To Houston
The Wall Street Journal
July 2, 2009

HAR storms Capitol Hill
Houston Chronicle
June 28, 2009

The Experts: Social media in real estate

KIKK Radio (CNN 650)
June 19, 2009

Further price appreciation reported in Houston market
Houston Business Journal
June 19, 2009

Steady housing market attracting builders:
Toll Brothers prepares to enter Houston after several years on sidelines

Houston Business Journal
June 19, 2009


There's more encouraging news for Houston's housing market
KUHF/Houston Public Radio
June 17, 2009

A RAY OF SUNSHINE:
Houston home prices edge upward

Houston Chronicle
June 17, 2009


The Woodlands lures the biggest luxury home builder

Houston Chronicle

June 7, 2009


Houston Realtor group doles out blogs

Inman News

June 2, 2009

The Experts: An in-depth look at HAR.com’s new consumer innovations

KIKK Radio (CNN 650)

May 29, 2009

Two cents: What should transferees know before relocating to Houston?

Houston Business Journal

May 29, 2009

Foreclosure sales tapering off, home prices at 7-month high
Houston Business Journal
May 29, 2009

Some home scammers using Craigslist
Houston Chronicle
May 17, 2009 


HAR warns of real estate scams
Houston Business Journal
May 15, 2009

‘For Rent’ scam hits Houston
KTRK-TV (ABC 13)
May 13, 2009

Real Estate Scams on Craigslist
KPRC-TV (Local 2)
May 13, 2009 

Craigslist Faces Scrutiny
KRIV-TV (Fox 26 News)
May 13, 2009

MLSCloud - HAR Launching National MLS Directory?
Agentgenius.com
May 7, 2009

002 Profile: HAR.COM
002 Houston
April 2009

Media Contacts
David Mendel
Public Relations Manager
3693 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX. 77027
Phone: 713-629-1900 x258
E-mail: david.mendel@har.com

Matt Burrus

Chief Communications Officer
3693 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX. 77027
Phone: 713-629-1900 x155
E-mail: matt@har.com