Charles Grand

Boomers Led Home Sales Last Year; Now They’re Driving Most Home Purchases in 2025

By Charles Grand / April 2, 2025 /

A significant generational shakeup in home-buying activity appears to have set in, with Baby Boomers overtaking Millennials in the market — again. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) published its 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report on Tuesday, and the data suggests that Boomers are flush with cash and buying homes again. Before…

Inside the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas

By Charles Grand / April 1, 2025 /

Landlords aren’t exactly the most celebrated category of people in the United States, but they occupy a fundamental place in American society and economic life. From commercial operators to apartment managers, you could say capitalism itself (for better or worse) wouldn’t be able to function as it does today without such private interests driving the…

There Are Still Some ‘Affordable’ Rentals in Dallas

By Charles Grand / March 31, 2025 /

Finding an affordable apartment to rent in Dallas can be quite the challenge considering how high housing costs have shot up in recent years, but don’t worry, there are still some neighborhoods out there where you can find something reasonable. Average rent in Dallas last month was $1,574, according to RentCafe, just a touch above…

Fort Worth CRE Firms Merge, Hit the Ground Running

By Charles Grand / March 30, 2025 /

Two mainstays of the Fort Worth CRE scene have decided to merge their operations and launch a new outfit — Team & Vasseur Commercial Real Estate. Once competitors in the market, industry professionals Charles “C.B.” Team and Nathan Vasseur decided to join forces and throw their collective weight behind the joint project. And what better…

City Hall Roundup: New Park Coming, Staff’s Still Working

By Charles Grand / March 30, 2025 /

There was more than enough drama to go around at Dallas City Hall this week, some of which we covered and some we saved for today. One of the biggest headlines to come out of Marilla Street was an announcement by city staff and Saks Global that some kind of accommodation was reached regarding the…