The Houston Association of REALTORS® is making headlines! Here’s a look at some of the media coverage our organization has received over the past few weeks.
HAR’s September 2024 MLS Market Update reported on hitting its highest level in a decade as home sales slowed. The report generated media coverage from mid- to late October in the following news outlets:
- Bellaire Essentials
- Community Impact Newspaper
- CultureMap Houston
- Examiner Newspapers
- Fort Bend Star
- Houston Agent Magazine
- Houston Business Journal
(online and print editions) - Houston Chronicle (online and print editions)
- Houston Community Newspapers
- Houston Public Media/KUHF 88.7 FM
- KHOU-TV/11 News
- KPRC-TV/Local 2
- KRIV-TV/FOX 26 News
- KTRH/NewsRadio 740
- KTRK-TV/ABC 13
- PaperCity
- Realty News Report (RNR)
- The Leader
- The Real Deal
Houston Business Journal real estate reporter Jeff Jeffrey interviewed HRIS Director Bill Baldwin about adding climate risk data to home listings and how it can create opportunities for the Houston housing market. The story was published on November 1.
Houston Chronicle reporter Katherine Feser cited HAR’s latest Hottest Communities in the Houston Area Report for a story about the top 10 communities in Houston’s suburbs. The article was published on November 3.
Chron.com reporter Janet Miranda cited HAR’s latest Housing and Rental Affordability Report for a story about Houston housing easts easing for the first time since 2020. The article was published on November 8.
WFAA-TV/News 8 in Dallas featured a home from HAR’s latest list of the Most Expensive Listings in Texas in an article on November 9. The $13 million estate in South Lake features a million-dollar pool. The Dallas Business Journal also published a story about this property.
KTRK-TV/ABC 13 reporter Lileana Pearson interviewed HAR Chair Thomas Mouton about how the Federal Reserve’s rate cut could impact homebuyers in Houston. The story aired on November 12.
HAR board member Rick Treviño was interviewed by KXLN-TV/Univision 45 about HAR’s October 2024 Housing Market Update and discussed how mortgage rates are impacting home sales. The segment aired on November 13.
HAR board member Ricky Gonzalez and HAR members Rosaura Arango and Jenniffer Burnley participated in Telemundo Houston’s En Tu Defensa phone bank on November 13 and November 20. They answered more than 40 viewer questions regarding renters’ rights.
These stories and more are available in the HAR Online Newsroom at www.har.com/newsroom as well as in HARConnect.
