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Supreme Lending brings on $100M Lasso Lending team

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Branch manager Austin Baker and his Houston-based team, Lasso Lending, have joined Supreme Lending, bringing more than $100 million in annual loan production to Supreme’s platform. The move deepens Supreme Lending’s presence in the Houston metropolitan area, one of the nation’s most active and competitive housing markets, according to the company’s announcement. Baker entered the […]

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Inventory is rising, but homes are selling faster

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Rising inventory has often meant homes are taking longer to sell. That may be starting to shift in 2026. New HousingWire data suggests the 2026 housing market is becoming more capable of processing available inventory, even as more homes come online nationally. National inventory was up 2.3% year over year in the latest weekly data,

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The housing market is fragmenting as local trends diverge

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The housing market update still looks relatively stable on the surface. Inventory rose to 723,460 single-family homes in the week ending April 3, while 34.44% of listings had price cuts and the weekly absorption rate came in at 10.49%. At the national level, the baseline is still holding. As HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami noted

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Northeast gains leverage as Sun Belt markets slow

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The U.S. housing market is entering spring with improving demand and rising supply, but the balance of power is shifting at the metro level. Weekly pending home sales returned to year-over-year growth at 59,283, up from 56,693 during the same week last year. New listings increased to 60,428, compared to 53,861 a year ago. Active

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Bachman Realty Group joins The Real Brokerage

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The Real Brokerage has added Bachman Realty Group — a 65-agent team serving the Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston metro areas. Led by Tiffany and Greg Bachman, the team closed 650 transactions in 2025 totaling $245 million in sales volume, according to the company. The group joins Real from Fathom Realty. For the Bachmans, Real’s technology

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Chris Planto returns to Rate as VP of mortgage lending

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Top-producing mortgage originator Chris Planto has rejoined Rate as vice president of mortgage lending in the Houston market. Planto returns to Rate from CrossCountry Mortgage, where he most recently served as a senior loan officer. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome back Chris Planto to our Rate family,” said Todd Heaton, an executive vice president

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New Western acquires Big State Home Buyers to expand investment pipeline

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New Western, a real estate investment marketplace and the nation’s largest homebuyer, has acquired Big State Home Buyers — a company specializing in sourcing vacant and distressed homes. The acquisition is intended to expand New Western’s supply pipeline and advance its mission to return underutilized properties to the market as affordable, move-in-ready homes, leaders said.

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Houston MLS enters data share agreement with DFW counterpart

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Transacting business across the Lone Star State just got a bit easier for Texas real estate professionals and consumers. Houston Realtors Information Service, Inc., which is perhaps better known as HAR.com, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS) have entered into a data sharing agreement, according to an announcement on Tuesday.  Through this

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Sun Belt leads sales volume but posts nation’s lowest absorption rate

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The Sun Belt region continues to dominate the U.S. housing market in raw transaction volume, recording 25,857 weekly home sales across its metropolitan areas, nearly six times the Northeast’s 4,452 sales and more than double the West’s 11,061 transactions. However, this sales advantage masks a market efficiency gap. The Sun Belt’s inventory of 353,916 properties

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Houston Home Values Provide Competitive Edge in Texas

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Houston’s housing market maintains a competitive edge in affordability while still showing a slight seller’s advantage, according to the latest HW Data. With a median listing price of $351,900, Houston presents a value opportunity for buyers priced out of Dallas and Austin markets. Inventory and pricing vary significantly across Texas metros The Houston metro area

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