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Your source for news and information about the Houston Association of REALTORS®, including monthly reports on the real estate market for the greater Houston area.
Recent News Releases:



HOUSTON REAL ESTATE MARKET ENJOYS SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF POSITIVE SALES VOLUME AND PRICING IN OCTOBER
Comparison to hurricane-battered market and 2009 homebuyer tax credit are factors
November 19, 2009

LATEST MAJOR MARKET REALTOR® ASSOCIATION PUSHES MLSCLOUD PARTICIPATION TO MORE THAN 600,000 REALTORS®
Online network of public MLS Web sites has nearly doubled in size since going live last May
November 12, 2009

HOUSTON PROPERTY SALES SHOW EXPECTED STRENGTH IN SEPTEMBER COMPARED TO THE MONTH OF HURRICANE IKE
Year-over-year single-family home sales soar 32 percent and median price edges up further
October 20, 2009

SEASONAL SUMMER HOME SHOPPING, FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS BUOY HOUSTON REAL ESTATE MARKET IN AUGUST
Single-family home median price rises for the fourth straight month
September 15, 2009

MLSCLOUD, A NETWORK OF PUBLIC MLS WEB SITES, NOW REPRESENTS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION REALTORS®
New online resource connects consumers to a growing number of real estate professionals, providing valuable information about dozens of U.S. housing markets
September 2, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCES 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION RESULTS
September 2, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® BECOMES NATION’S LARGEST  LOCAL REALTOR® ORGANIZATION
Membership growth enables Houston group to surpass Long Island, N.Y. for top spot
August 24, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR OLIVER PENNINGTON FOR HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT G, IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
August 24, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MIKE LASTER FOR HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT F, IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
August 24, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BRENDA STARDIG FOR HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT A, IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
August 24, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR STEPHEN COSTELLO AND NOEL FREEMAN FOR HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE POSITIONS
August 20, 2009

JULY MARKS HOUSTON'S HIGHEST HOME SALES VOLUME IN A YEAR
Month also brings second highest median price of a single-family home; foreclosures recede
August 18, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR GENE LOCKE IN NOVEMBER 3 HOUSTON ELECTION
August 18, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® SYNDICATES LISTINGS TO TRULIA
HAR becomes the largest consumer facing MLS site to provide direct feeds of property listings to Trulia.com
August 3, 2009

HOUSTON HOME SALES SHOW CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IN JUNE

Median price of a single-family home reaches all-time high
July 21, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® HOSTS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY FOR APPRAISAL REFORM BILL SIGNING

Hundreds watch event live on HAR.com via streaming video feed
July 9, 2009

MAY BRINGS FURTHER PRICE APPRECIATION TO HOUSTON’S HOUSING MARKET
Single-family home sales reach the highest volume of 2009
June 16, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® CREATES EASY BLOGGING PLATFORM FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP
HAR Member Blogs is the association’s latest free tool to establish REALTORS® as industry thought leaders and facilitate consumer interaction
June 1, 2009

HOUSTON HOME PRICES REACH A SEVEN-MONTH HIGH IN APRIL
Single family home sales volume is second highest of 2009
May 19, 2009

MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE PUBLIC WEB SITES JOIN FORCES ONLINE TO PROMOTE THE VALUE OF THE REALTOR® TO CONSUMERS
Real estate associations and MLSs around the country that operate public MLS Web sites have formed www.MLSCloud.com.
May 19, 2009

CRAIGSLIST REAL ESTATE SCAMS PLAGUE HOUSTON MARKET
House and apartment hunters are advised to beware of deals that sound too good to be true
May 13, 2009

SEASONAL HOMEBUYING INTEREST TRANSLATES TO INCREASED HOUSTON HOME SALES IN MARCH
Single-family home prices reach highest levels of 2009
April 21, 2009

HOUSTON REALTORS® INVITE CONSUMERS TO RATE THEIR EXPERIENCE
More than 1,000 REALTORS® quickly embrace the new Client Experience Rating program and find themselves earning high marks
April 20, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® AND CITY OF HOUSTON TO BE HONORED FOR COLLABORATING ON ‘HOUSTON HOPE’ PROJECT
Local groups are among five national recipients of the 2009 Ambassador City designation for promoting affordable housing initiatives
April 16, 2009

NEW HOTLINE SIMPLIFIES THE PROPERTY SEARCH PROCESS FOR PROSPECTIVE HOUSTON HOMEBUYERS
Calls to 713-REALTOR yield instant property listing information
April 7, 2009

HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INTRODUCES MEMBER VIDEOS
Free online tool lets REALTORS® promote listings and themselves through video
March 26, 2009

FORECLOSURES PULL HOUSTON HOME PRICES DOWN AGAIN IN FEBRUARY
Month brings declining sales volume and continued demand for rental properties
March 17, 2009

THE HOUSTON REAL ESTATE MARKET OPENS 2009 WITH WEAKENED PERFORMANCE AS THE U.S. RECESSION DRAGS ON
Foreclosures weigh January home prices down; rental demand grows
February 17, 2009

HOUSTON-AREA REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVES COLLABORATE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES AND BEYOND
Leaders welcome 2009 HAR Chair Vicki Fullerton during annual reception
February 3, 2009

HOUSTON’S REAL ESTATE MARKET CLOSES THE BOOKS ON 2008 WITH CONTINUED SLUGGISH SALES AND LOWER PRICING
Demand for rental properties soars as consumers await economic relief from Uncle Sam
January 20, 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