Tommy Cummings

Tommy moved to Texas from Oklahoma in 1992 and has lived in Mansfield with his wife, Brigitte, and son, Beaumont, since 2002 (after a two-year adventure in California as a tech columnist/editor at the San Francisco Chronicle). Tommy started his media career at newspapers in Oklahoma before becoming an editor in many capacities at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News, where he wrapped up his newsroom career as a digital editor. His work has appeared in news outlets throughout the U.S. Tommy can be reached at [email protected].

3D-Printed Community Is on The Way in Austin. Can This Technology Work in D-FW?

By Tommy Cummings / November 15, 2021 /

Homebuilder Lennar and ICON, an Austin-based construction firm, jointly announced that a new 100-home development in Austin will be the world’s largest community of 3D-printed structures.

Economist Has Spoken: Texas Housing Growth Factors ‘Have Peaked and Are Slowing’

By Tommy Cummings / November 15, 2021 /

The word from Dr. Luis Torres, a research economist for the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, is that the frenzy is over according to the indicators he’s following.

Hidden 1860s Log Cabin to Open as Flower Mound Museum

By Tommy Cummings / November 14, 2021 /

On Dec. 11, the Gibson-Grant Historic Log House will open as a museum. In a master plan report, the house was determined to have been constructed between 1860-1861.

House Hunters in Dallas-Fort Worth Find Rough Sledding, Forbes Report Finds

By Tommy Cummings / November 4, 2021 /

For those who are on the quest to buy a new house in Dallas-Fort Worth, the news from Forbes.com is not so good.

Iconic TV Sets: ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Features One Swell House

By Tommy Cummings / November 2, 2021 /

Talk about a dream home. The Cleavers’ home at 211 Pine St. had what we all wanted as kids.