James Horne, J.D.

James is a dedicated Senior Executive Manager of Sales for Douglas Elliman of Texas. He works with the top agent's in Houston to ensure their business not only grows year-over-year, but streamlines the process to ensure the agent is as productive as possible. He considers his main three objectives as a Sales Manager to be:

(1) Supporting the agents and their clients.

(2) Grow the Douglas Elliman agent's business.

(3) Grow the Douglas Elliman Brand.

As a Senior Executive Manager of Sales, he wants every agent to feel like he is there to solve problems, not create them.


Previously, James worked at Compass as a Sales Manager in Houston. Responsible for the Westheimer office he helped the facilitation of over 5.2 Billion dollars in sales per year just in Houston.

As a Broker Associate with Compass in 2020, James sold over 16M in volume and completed over 50 transactions that year. Although he no longer represents clients directly, he looks forward to helping Compass agents grow their business and supporting their clients during the process.

Previously, James was the Founder / Broker / Owner of RE/MAX 1st Class. He grew the 2-year-old RE/MAX into the #1 single-office brokerage in League City (out of 61 brokerages) and #71 in the Houston metro (out of 4311 brokerages). He sold his office and moved to Compass, where he knew he could better support his client.

He brings a wealth of knowledge to Compass and their clients, having graduated from the University of North Texas with a Business Degree and from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School with his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree (Law Degree). In college, he focused on business and real estate. During law school, his concentration was in litigation and negotiations.

Contact James directly at (281) 468-5815 for referral recommendations based on your home and location! We would LOVE to help you buy or sell your home.