A FRESH Look at Houston Housing

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A FRESH Look at Houston Housing

• Here is HARs First Real Estate
• Snapshot of Houston (FRESH)
• report on the latest trends in the
• Houston housing market as
• Of January 31, 2015. The
• complete monthly MLS
• report for January will be
• distributed next Wednesday,
• February 11. As always, HAR
• will provide you with updated
• coverage in The EDGE.

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HAR Second Annual Family Fun Run

• The event is a 5K Fun Run. You can run, walk or
  stroll.
• There are several parking lots around the
  vicinity of the park as well as street parking. A
  parking map is now available online and will be
  sent out with a reminder e-mail just before the
  event.
• Bring your families including children and dogs. 
  Strollers will be allowed in the run and children
  under 13 are free.
• The event will continue rain or shine.
• No cancellations or refunds will be given.
• All registration fees will count toward the 2015
  TREPAC investment of the individual who
  registers.
• If you have more questions, please contact HAR
  Director of TREPAC Karen Driscoll at
  karen_at_har.com or 713-629-1900 ext. 271.

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HAR.com Goes Larger Than Life

• HAR officially announced its new HAR.com INRIX
  Drive Time tool last week, and as media outlets
  in Houston and around the country started to pick
  up the story, it grabbed eyeballs in New Yorks
  Times Square when the press release was posted on
  a huge electronic screen (see below).
• In case youre not familiar with it, the tool
  currently on the sites beta version at
  beta.har.com is designed to let real estate
  consumers conduct a home search based on commute
  time, which is especially valuable with Houston
  as one of the nations most congested cities.
• Users simply enter the address of their office or
  other frequently traveled destination along with
  optimal commute time, and a map appears
  displaying property listings that fall within
  that time window.

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Houston Market Movements

• Up, down and all around, mortgage rates and
  regulations will likely be hot topics this year.
  Rates should stay low through 2015, but consumers
  and finance experts believe we're at or near rate
  bottoms. The implication of low rates should be
  that more people will be able to reach
  homeownership status in the coming year, but it
  will be interesting to see if regulatory
  standards loosen up or tighten further based on
  buyer demand.
• In the Houston region, for the week ending
  January 25
• New Listings increased 10.3 to 2,176
• Pending Sales increased 17.5 to 1,680
• Closed Sales decreased 6.9 to 826

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Supercharge Your Real Estate Career

• HAR REALTOR Launch Your Path to Success
• HAR announces a new initiative to assist
  REALTORS in their career path to success! This
  intensive three-day class offers insights into
  how to handle your transaction from contract to
  closing. The program will include tools such as
• Prospecting - How to Create Business
• Buyer and Seller Expectations - Understanding
  your role before, during and after the
  transaction
• Insight into the ancillary roles by subject
  matter experts such as appraisers, inspectors,
  lenders, title companies, home warranty reps and
  much more.
• You will have hands-on, interactive experience to
  help you with your business before you even have
  business. A light breakfast and lunch are
  included in the program.
• Date Wed. - Fri., February
  18, 19 20
  Time 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Location HAR Central
• Investment 129
• Register at www.har.com/edu

Questions? 713-629-1900 ext. 6