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].

CoreLogic Home Price Index Validates The Sudden Interest in Austin

By Tommy Cummings / August 11, 2021 /

CoreLogic validated the incoming Austin converts in its recent Home Price Index. Austin’s year-over-year home prices rose 29.9 percent in June.

Q&A: A&M Professor Weighs in on Texas’ Future in Housing Growth, Changes

By Tommy Cummings / August 10, 2021 /

James Tate, assistant professor for landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas A&M University, say metros such as Dallas-Fort Worth are becoming megaregions.

Time to Brag: D/FW – Arlington’s Housing Market Led Texas in Homes Sold For The Past Decade

By Tommy Cummings / August 9, 2021 /

From 2011 to 2020, real-estate agents in Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington led the state’s four largest metro markets in homes sold, according to the Texas Realtors’ recent A Decade in Texas Real Estate report.

Where Are the Best Mid-Sized Cities to Take Root? 3 D/FW Suburbs Make the List

By Tommy Cummings / August 8, 2021 /

Wylie made the list of 101 Most Popular Mid-Size Cities for Movers in 2020, according to a study by moveBuddha, an Athens, Ga.-based relocation company.

The Bottom District Finally Seeing Signs of Development

By Tommy Cummings / August 5, 2021 /

A groundbreaking ceremony last month announced a new beginning for the historic Tenth Street community known as The Bottom in East Oak Cliff.