The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business In This Week’s “The EDGE” A FRESH Look at Houston Housing Don’t Miss HAR’s 2016 Real Estate Forecast Houston Market Movements Get Your Legal Learning On “The Edge” is a weekly tool for managers to use to inform their agents and stay current and up-to-date with important real estate industry issues. Brought to you by the HAR Communications Department.

The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business A FRESH Look at Houston Housing Here is HAR’s First Real Estate Snapshot of Houston (FRESH) report on the latest trends in the Houston housing market, as of December 31, The complete monthly MLS report for December and full-year 2015 will be distributed next Wednesday, January 13. As always, HAR will provide you with updated coverage in The EDGE.

The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Don’t Miss HAR’s 2016 Real Estate Forecast A presentation of

The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business As 2016 gets underway, we will be closely watching trend line changes. But as we've seen over the last several months, and now going on multiple years, the trends have been pretty steady. The prevailing thought by national market watchers is that 2016 will largely mirror 2015, but at a more even pace. Fed rate increases are expected to keep things in check, but just anticipating those increases tends to inspire more activity. As for the local trends… In the Houston region, for the week ending December 27, 2015: New Listings increased 24.4% to 857 Pending Sales increased 29.3% to 896 Closed Sales increased 18.3% to 1,097 Houston Market Movements

The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Lloyd’s TREC Legal Update 1 This is the new, four-hour TREC Legal Update 1 course required for all agents to renew their license. Even new agents in their first two years are now required the take this course along with all other sales agents and brokers who possess an active license. Topics included in this course are TREC Rules Update, Property Management Issues, Legislative Changes, Promulgated Forms Revisions and the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Date: Saturday, January 9 Location: HAR Central Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Investment: $30 Register at Call ext. 6www.har.com/edu Get Your Legal Learning On