The BIG e is Fast Approaching Time is running out to register for HAR’s hottest one-day real estate and technology conference, The BIG e, happening on Thursday, October 24 at the Norris Conference Center at CityCentre from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The theme of this year’s conference is “Embracing Today’s Consumer” and learning the best ways to work with and for your clients in today’s market. This event is intended to Educate our members through Exceptional speakers, Empowering workshops and Enlightening lab sessions. General admission is $69. See for more information and to register.

Real Estate Consumer Loyalty As part of its research into consumers’ relationships with their REALTORS ®, the HAR.com Consumer Research Panel recently examined the likelihood of repeat business. That is among numerous findings that HAR members can access 24/7 at and put to use.

HAR Tool of the Week HAR Appointment Manager The HAR Appointment Manager is a leading appointment scheduling system available to real estate brokerages and professionals. This proven system has processed more than 1.6 million appointments and is currently used by some of the leading firms in Houston real estate. The HAR Appointment Manager recently underwent a major overhaul to continue providing an excellent scheduling system with new and enhanced features, including: Sleek, modern user-friendly interface; ‘Listing Agent Calendar’ to easily view an agent’s currently scheduled appointments; All reports can be downloaded as a PDF or Excel spreadsheet. This tool offers much, much more. For additional information, go to

Weekly HAR Market Stat Home prices are still rising and rates have increased incrementally. As the cement of market balance hardens, it has become more dependent on move-up and first-time home buyers. Even with tightened lending regulations, seller activity has broadened. The government shutdown should not have a major impact on national and local market housing recovery. But as we get deeper into the “-ber” months, it will be interesting to see if the year-over-year trends hold true, simply lessen in drama or give reason for pause. In the Houston region, for the week ending September 29: New Listings increased 3.8% to 1,924 Pending Sales increased 19.6% to 1,617 Closed Sales decreased 13.9% to 1,701

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