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].

Get Caught Up on the Latest Real Estate Trends at This Virtual Conference

By Tommy Cummings / January 27, 2022 /

The conference is titled Emerging Trends in Real Estate Markets Post-COVID. It is co-sponsored by the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

1,100-Home Community Going Up Just Beyond The Hay Rolls in McKinney

By Tommy Cummings / January 26, 2022 /

Houston-based Hines is teaming up with investor Trez Capital to develop the 1,100-home Aster Park community north of Farm Road 1461.

How the Dallas-Area Market Compares With National Single-Family Rental Costs

By Tommy Cummings / January 24, 2022 /

When it comes to home rental costs, the metropolitan area known as Dallas-Plano-Irving is outpacing the national rate.

‘We’re not going to be country anymore’: New Fairview to Gain 5K Residences Soon

By Tommy Cummings / January 23, 2022 /

Frisco-based Rockhill Capital and Investments has acquired Shoop Ranch, a 1,807-acre plot of land where it plans to build a mixed-use project that will include 4,150 single-family homes and 900 multifamily residents.

As Spring Homebuying Season Nears, Inventory Hits Historic Low in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Tommy Cummings / January 22, 2022 /

A new Zillow report finds that the number of homes for sale around the country hit a record low in 2021 — down more than 40% from the end of 2019 before the pandemic hit.