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].

Bring a Fishing Pole: Celina $1.45 Billion Development Is Nature-Inspired

By Tommy Cummings / September 21, 2021 /

Prosper-based Tellus Group LLC is developing Mosaic, a 760-acre residential community that will have approximately 3,000 single-family, high-end homes.

Dallas-Fort Worth Housing Market Shows Signs of Slowing, Zillow Says

By Tommy Cummings / September 20, 2021 /

Zillow’s data indicates that the runaway monthly increases in home values and rents tempered in August, prompting a strong but more manageable housing market this fall.

Dallas-Based Firm to Develop $800 Million Lagoon Community in Forney

By Tommy Cummings / September 19, 2021 /

The $800 million Bellagio Lagoon project is north of I-20 just off FM741. The development will include 400 homes ranging in size from 1,800 to 4,200 square feet and priced from $350,000 to $600,000.

Dallas Developer’s 3,790-Acre Ranch Purchase Adds to Fort Worth’s Westward Growth

By Tommy Cummings / September 8, 2021 /

In a recent move, Dallas-based PMB Capital Investments bought the 3,790-acre historic Veale Ranch west of Fort Worth for a planned development that could total $5 billion in value.

Developers Pitch Housing Community Near Downtown Arlington

By Tommy Cummings / September 7, 2021 /

Arlington-based ECM Development is calling Echelon Downtown Arlington, a high-density housing community that will feature 65 two- and three-bedroom homes with rear entry-attached two-car garages, a first-of-its-kind neighborhood for Arlington.