West Texas Real Estate

On MidlandDirt.com: Luxury Apartment Construction Up 800 Percent in Midland-Odessa Since 2012

By Joanna England / May 11, 2016 /

New affordable housing is hard to find in Midland-Odessa, as a recent study from RentCafe shows that 100 percent of the new apartments completed in 2015 were high-end units. Nationally, 75 percent of all apartments that came on the market last year were priced at luxury levels. Considering how much the new construction in the single-family market…

Midland-Odessa Home Prices Projected to Grow Despite Shrinking Oil Prices

By Joanna England / February 11, 2015 /

The dip in oil prices doesn’t appear to affect the housing market, at least according to the lastest report on Midland and Odessa from Local Market monitor. Both West Texas cities will see year-over-year growth, and the economic analysts studying the investment situation in the area consider these two markets as “low risk” Read a…

Vacation Home Fever: Check This Sexy Log Cabin Retreat in Alpine

By Candy Evans / July 8, 2014 /

It’s that time of the year where I want a second home so much I could scream! After being in Albany last weekend, now I have Alpine to drool over: Dallas-based designer extraordinaire Dan Nelson has created an oh so comfy retreat inside a real log cabin in Alpine for a Dallas family. I honestly…

If State Seizes YFZ Ranch, Who Will Buy The Former FLDS Compound Run by Convicted Leader, Warren Jeffs?

By Joanna England / February 7, 2014 /

You’ll recall the hullabaloo caused by the raid on Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado, which precipitated the arrest and conviction of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs on charges of sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault. Women in long prairie-style pastel dresses with whole hoards of children and babies were loaded on buses by child welfare…