Houston Real Estate Agents

To say that Joni Haines knows what it takes to successfully buy or sell a home would be a gross understatement. In fact, one could say she “wrote the book.” Besides being a seasoned agent and broker for over three decades, her father worked for an oil company and her mother was a Realtor. Joni went to 19 different schools before even entering the ninth grade. She and her parents have redone and resold 40-50 homes, re-built two dozen in the Houston Heights area, and built new in Memorial as well as in Alto, New Mexico.

Joni will work harder to make everyone feel satisfied because she has “lived” the experience and moved so many times, she knows how disruptive it can be. Her goal is to make it easy and fun. The only part of her working style that trumps her organizational skills is her enthusiasm! Utilizing her unprecedented expertise in finding clients a home, or selling their existing home, leading them through the process, and making sure everyone feels satisfied, is her great joy.

She feels that all successful agents must work hard at keeping the objectives and needs of their clients upmost in their minds, and she particularly loves the creative process of seeing houses and imagining what they could become.

A former volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House of Houston, she credits that experience with helping put any perceived problems in perspective. She says it was there that she learned to have an attitude of gratitude. She has also volunteered with Meals on Wheels, Washington, D.C. and is a member of the Junior League of Houston.

Hi, my name is Estela, a native Houstonian. I've been a licensed real estate agent for over 20 years and specialize helping buyers, especially first time home buyers. Helping them find their home and referring them to an experienced mortgage lender.  I will do my best to make the sale of your existing home or purchase of your first, second or third home an easier experience. Hola, mi nombre es Estela y quisiera ofrecerles mi experencia cuando piensen vender or comprar su casa.

Emelie Mavligit brings a native Houstonian's outlook and understanding of the city and its residents to her career in real estate sales with Compass Real Estate. Growing up in West University, Emelie has a close attachment to the neighborhood and the neighborhoods of Houston proper.


Graced with an outgoing personality, Emelie is a go-getter who is at the same time extremely meticulous and organized. A previous, 10-year career in marketing, public relations and event planning honed her communications skills and gives her excellent marketing savvy and an enviable list of resources to call upon. "I am very service oriented and enjoy being a concierge for my clients," Emelie says. "I have also worked in the oil and gas industry for several years and have an excellent grasp of the economic impact any change in that sector has on the city and how it translates to the housing market."


While juggling a full work schedule, Emelie finds time to give back to the community. She volunteers for HOPE, Houston's Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor, the American Cancer Society, and the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center.


Emelie attended the High School for Performing and Visual Arts for dance as well as Mirabeau B. Lamar High School. She received a BA in communications, with an emphasis in public relations and marketing, from the University of Houston.