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 July 2024 MLS Market Update reported on inventory heating up while home sales cooled. The report generated media coverage from mid- to late August in the following news outlets:

  • Bellaire Essentials
  • Community Impact Newspaper
  • CultureMap Houston
  • Examiner Newspapers
  • 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 CityBook cited HAR’s latest report on the Hottest Communities in the Houston Area in an article on August 19 that looked at where people are moving to as the city’s population continues to grow.

HAR Chair Thomas Mouton was interviewed by Great Day Houston host Deborah Duncan about the MLS rule changes and how the rules impact home buyers and sellers. The segment aired on August 22.

Yahoo! Lifestyle entertainment reporter Lachlan Guertin cited HAR in an article about The Block, a home renovation show in Australia, no longer using the term ‘master bedroom.’ The reporter referenced HAR’s move to no longer use the term in 2020 in an article published on September 1.

KPRC-TV/Local 2 reporter Deven Clarke interviewed HAR Immediate Past Chair Cathy Treviño about the importance of home insurance for his story about one insurance giant no longer offering new home insurance policies in Texas. The story aired on September 5.

The Dallas Morning News cited HAR’s 10 Most Expensive Listings in Texas report in an article about Tarrant County being home to some of the state’s most expensive homes on the market in August. The article was published on September 9.

KUHF/Houston Public Media executive producer Jack Williams interviewed HAR Vice Chair Kat Robinson about there being more choices for Houston-area homebuyers in August. The interview aired on September 11.

KTRK-TV/ABC 13 anchor Jeff Ehling interviewed HAR Chair Thomas Mouton live on September 13 about a slight cooldown in home sales in August. They also discussed current inventory levels which reached the highest level in nearly a decade.

Houston Business Journal reporter Jeff Jeffrey interviewed HAR Chair Thomas Mouton about the impact interest rate cuts will have on the local housing market. The article was published on September 18.

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These stories and more are available in the HAR Online Newsroom at www.har.com/newsroom as well as in HARConnect.