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As Texas Home Values Skyrocket, State Officials Wrestle With How to Slow Property Tax Increases

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 25, 2022 /

By Joshua FechterThe Texas Tribune As Texas’ exploding real estate market dramatically drives up home values, homeowners are getting sticker shock after receiving notice of their properties’ new appraised values — which help determine how much they pay in property taxes. The growth rate of home values in the state’s major metropolitan areas has surged…

This North Texas County Saw Significant Home Sales Price Increases

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 24, 2022 /

he median sales price of homes in Collin County rose 37 percent year over year in March, according to the Collin County Association of Realtors (CCAR).

Check the Scoreboard: Real Estate Rivalry Brews Between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 21, 2022 /

According to a new report from Texas Realtors, Houston-area home sales surpassed those in DFW in the first quarter of 2022.

Pet-Friendly Developer Opens 230-Home Community in Fort Worth

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 19, 2022 /

Pet owners who want to live in Fort Worth, here’s a rental community marketed specifically for you.
NexMetro Communities opened the 230-home Avilla Trails in Fort Worth.

For D-FW Parrotheads 55-Plus, You Won’t Be ‘Wastin’ Away’ in This Kind of Margaritaville

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 17, 2022 /

Margaritaville and Tampa, Fla.-based Minto Communities USA announced that Latitude Margaritaville is expanding into the Dallas, Austin, and Houston markets.