Hello Houston: where Houston talks!Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!

On today’s Hello Houston, Noel Collier, a Houston real estate agent and host of HGTV’s Extreme Buyers Club, helps us understand what rising mortgage rates mean for homebuyers and sellers in the Houston market and the city’s housing market.

Then, in this week’s edition of On the Marquee, Ernie talks with actor Craig Allen Smith, who’s playing the titular role of “Mrs. Doubtfire” in the national tour of the 1993 film’s musical adaptation, which is running at the Hobby Center through October 25.

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In the second hour of the show, we turn to literature and talk with the New York Times best-selling author of the Divergent series, Veronica Roth, who discusses her latest book, The Sixth Faction, which serves as an alternate-universe reimagining of Divergent.

Plus, Houston-based mixed-media artist Romeo Robinson joins us to tell us about his artistic process, how the city of Houston has influenced his work, and what to expect from the collection he’ll be showcasing at the Affordable Art Fair this weekend.

And, as always, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Ernie Manouse talk about the top stories of the day at the top of each hour, including Kroger saying it will cut 3,000 corporate jobs as it expands its use of artificial intelligence and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare saying the ICE agent who struck a man with a federal vehicle did so intentionally.