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].

Pandemic Changes What Renters Want in Apartment Amenities, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / April 21, 2021 /

What apartment amenities did renters prioritize the most during the pandemic? You’d think it was charm and character, like the House Hunters folks say. But not so much. Zumper crunched the data in search rates and came up with some interesting findings, revealing differences in desired amenities and how generational age groups differed from each…

How the Downpayment Assistance Bill Could Help Eligible First-Time Homebuyers

By Tommy Cummings / April 20, 2021 /

First-time homebuyers trying to break into a hot real estate market should pay close attention to the actions of the House Financial Services Committee. The House of Representatives panel is considering President Joe Biden’s proposed first-time homebuyer tax credit that could provide up to $25,000 for eligible first-time homebuyers. Originally, the legislation, known as the…

How Four Journalists Feel About Chip and Joanna Gaines Buying the Waco Newspaper Building

By Tommy Cummings / April 19, 2021 /

Magnolia told Waco officials that it will move into the building at 900 Franklin Ave., just to the west and about three blocks from the company’s Silos shopping district, Waco’s top tourist attraction.

What’s Developing: McKinney’s 1,376-Home Community; New Builds in Corinth, Allen, Richardson

By Tommy Cummings / April 18, 2021 /

Collin County continues to be a hotbed of development. A master-planned community with homes from the low $300,000s is being developed in northwest McKinney.

Report Reveals Why More Texans Are Taking to ‘Farm Livin’

By Tommy Cummings / April 14, 2021 /

An increasing number of Texans are making rural land purchases. Make that a record $1.69 billion in statewide acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Texas Land Market Latest Developments report compiled by the Texas Real Estate Research Center.