Real voices, real results: Why client testimonials matter more than marketing
Companies spend millions each year trying to convince customers of their value. Glossy ads, clever campaigns, and polished press releases can all help build awareness. But when it comes to trust, nothing compares to the words of real clients. In fact, research proves it. According to research by BigCommerce: 92% of consumers read testimonials and […]
New-home sales fall in Houston for third straight month
Houston’s new-home market experienced sales declines for the third consecutive month in August, HomesUSA reported. Homebuyers purchased 2,125 new homes during the month, down from 2,281 in July but up from 1,970 in August 2024. Pending listings also declined annually, with 2,135 listings going under contract. The average new-home price decreased just slightly to $402,285, down from $402,741 a […]
Austin-area new home sales and prices drop: a look at the housing market trends
By Shonda Novak So what’s up in the new-home market in the Austin region? Not sales and prices, new numbers show. Of Texas’ four major metros, the Austin metro and San Antonio saw sales of newly built houses decline (15.7% and 2.37% respectively) in April compared to April 2024. Year-over-year, sales of new homes in […]
Houston new home prices fell during January sales slump
By Amber Heckler A new statewide real estate report has shown a slow decline in new home sales across Texas, including in the Houston metro area. The latest New Home Sales Index by HomesUSA.com discovered Houston saw the most new homes sold in January out of the four biggest metros in Texas, despite being in […]
Texas new home sales stable in October
DALLAS, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While Texas new home sales remained steady last month for the combined four largest markets in Texas, home sales were up 12% from a year ago, home price changes were mixed, and inventory continued to gradually increase on October, according to the newest monthly Texas New Home Sales […]
Dallas cedes No. 1 new home market designation in Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth has lost its spot as the No. 1 new home sales market in Texas, according to a new report. DFW, which led all Texas metros in sales of newly built homes for much of 2023, has been No. 2 to Houston every month in 2024, according to data from Dallas-based HomesUSA.com. A single […]
Dallas Loses Top Position To Houston For New Home Sales In Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth has lost its position as the top new home sales market in Texas, with Houston taking the lead for the entirety of 2024, according to a new report by HomesUSA.com. After dominating new home sales in 2023, DFW now ranks second behind Houston, which sold more homes each month this year. In September, […]
Ranking Houston’s top resi brokers in 2023
For Houston’s top residential brokers, 2023 saw a great divide. Top performers stood out more than ever in a year largely defined by residential decline. The backdrop was interest rate hikes and ballooning construction costs, culprits in a slowdown that started in 2022. Indeed, the metro market has now notched 19 straight months of declining […]
Texas agent Ben Caballero breaks individual home sales record
HomesUSA Chief Executive Officer Ben Caballero individually sold $3 billion in home sales in 2022. Translating to roughly $8.39 million in home sales per day, his 2022 volume of $3,060,878,784 now holds the record for the highest annual home sales volume by any individual agent. Previously, in 2015, Caballero became the first agent to break […]
Feb 2019 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index
DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The average new home price in Texas rose last month statewide, despite signs that the state’s once red-hot new home sales market is continuing to cool, according to new data released by HomesUSA.com™ for January. The new data shows the average new home price in Texas was up a […]