2009 HAR Chair Vicki Fullerton spoke to the Women's Council of REALTORS about the Houston real estate market and what new tools and services HAR has been developing.

1. Vicki Fullerton Houston Association of REALTORS ® 2009 Chair of the Board Women’s Council of REALTORS ®

2. No Place Like Home…Greater Houston

3. Steady Growth in Prices

4. Houston Home Sales Have Declined

5. Sales Began Dropping in Early 2007

6. But Months Inventory is Showing Signs of Improvement

7. And Active Listings are Decreasing

8. Prices Have Held Up But are Tapering Off Content

9. New Homes Sold Through the MLS Have Skyrocketed

10. Permits Show Depressed New Construction Market

11. For All the Talk About Foreclosures… Less Than Half the 1980s

12. More mortgage workouts

14. What has HAR been doing lately?

15. TAR/NAR Hill Visits

16. Houston Named Ambassador City

18. Timely Advertising

20. Free Member Blogs

21. 713-REALTOR

22. Client Experience Rating

23. Newly Redesigned Free Member Web Sites

24. Member and Listing Videos

26. Thank you! [email_address] http://www.slideshare.net/HARCommunications