Charles Grand

Property Tax Relief Is Popular, Paying for It Could Be Tough

By Charles Grand / December 16, 2025 /

Property tax collections are coming front and center in Texas this holiday season as state officials make calls to drastically reduce them even further, spurring concerns about the practical consequences. The feeling that property taxes are too high is a very common one in the Lone Star State. It’s literally one of those 80/20 issues,…

World Cup STR Demand in D-FW Spikes as Dallas Heads to Mediation

By Charles Grand / December 15, 2025 /

With the teams announced for the Group Stage of FIFA World Cup 2026, fans are booking their accommodations for next summer, and, as expected, it’s looking like the tournament will be a boon for short-term rental operators in the D-FW. AT&T Stadium in Arlington will be hosting a tournament-leading nine matches overall, spanning five Group…

City Hall Roundup: Garbage Truck Cams, CRE Grant Fund, KBH Convention Center Year-in-Review

By Charles Grand / December 14, 2025 /

Well, that’s a wrap for Dallas City Council meetings this year, with the official holiday recess underway. That’s not to say there aren’t some board and commission meetings tentatively scheduled for next week, but developments on big ticket items and policy questions will probably be few and far between until next year. Nevertheless, here are…

Southeast Dallas Nearly Tops List of Affordable ZIP Codes Where Renters Can Buy

By Charles Grand / December 14, 2025 /

Home ownership still remains a challenging goal for many renters in D-FW, but a new study shows that a particular ZIP code in southeast Dallas is one of the most affordable in the country for a neighborhood resident to become a homeowner. MovingPlace looked at the 150 most populous ZIP codes in the United States,…

Have Bitcoin? Now You Can Finance a Home with Cryptocurrency Mortgage Lender Milo

By Charles Grand / December 12, 2025 /

Who would’ve thought even 10 years ago that cryptocurrency would become such a part of the American financial scene that you could use it to buy a home without converting it to cash? Well, that’s where we are now. It’s such an institution that crypto mortgages have entered the lending space. I’m clearly behind the…