Leslie Rouda Smith

Women’s Homeownership: We’ve Come a Long Way, But There’s Still Room For Improvement

By Brenda Masse / April 5, 2023 /

As a woman who grew up in Dallas in the 1980s and ’90s, I’ve experienced some of the inequities of womanhood. But I know that I stand on the shoulders of generations of women before me when I say that I’ve never had to worry about needing a man to purchase or own real estate.…

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Homebuyers Rush to Lock in Rates, Existing-Home Sales Up 1.9 Percent in November

By Candy's Dirt / December 23, 2021 /

From Staff Reports With supply chain issues plaguing home builders and rates forecasted to increase throughout 2022, more buyers than ever rushed to the market to buy an existing home. The statistics, which come from the November existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors, show that existing home sales increased by 1.9…

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This Is New NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith’s Journey to the Top

By Candy's Dirt / November 6, 2021 /

The path of Dallas Realtor Leslie Rouda Smith to today was seemingly determined long ago, as the daughter of an Ohio residential real estate brokerage owner and one-time National Association of Realtors (NAR) president. On November 11, Smith will follow in the footsteps of her father, Harley E. Rouda, Sr., while also forging a new…

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NAR President-Elect is Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Leslie Rouda Smith

By Joanna England / June 1, 2020 /

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate broker associate Leslie Rouda Smith was just elected as the National Association of Realtors’ 2021 president-elect. Rouda Smith, who lives in Plano, is also a past president of the Collin County Association of Realtors. Rouda Smith has real estate in her blood. She was not only raised by real estate professionals,…

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North Texas Condo and Townhome Sales Up During First Half of 2016

By Leah Shafer / July 13, 2016 /

Condos and townhomes are hot properties in DFW so far this year. North Texas condo sales increased 3.8 percent year-over-year to 1,536 condo sales during the January to May 2016 timeframe. Townhome sales increased 8.2 percent to 1,019 townhome sales during the same period, according to the 2016 Texas Condominium Mid-Year Sales Report by the Texas Association of…

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