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].

What Would Hank Hill Do? How Neighborly Are We Before and During the Pandemic, Study Asks

By Tommy Cummings / December 6, 2020 /

ImproveNet, an Evanston, Ill.-based site focusing on home-improvement tips, surveyed 2,500 Americans to learn more about how neighbors are getting along both before and during the pandemic.

How Corby Davidson, Interlochen’s Favorite Son, Coped With Arlington Neighborhood’s Holiday Light Tour

By Tommy Cummings / December 6, 2020 /

Dallas radio personality Corby Davidson, perhaps Interlochen’s most famous native son, remembers the herculean effort put forth in decorating the family’s residence in preparation for the Arlington neighborhood’s blowout holiday lights tour.

Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report: ‘No One-Size-Fits-All’ Solution to Hot Housing Market

By Tommy Cummings / December 2, 2020 /

Do you fit the profile of the average Texas homebuyer or seller? Texas REALTORS recently released its 2020 Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report, providing in-depth insights into the demographics, motivations, and opinions of Texas homebuyers and sellers who had a real-estate transaction between July 2018 and June 2019. If you like graphics, the 2020 report…

Twice as Many Home Loans Were VA-backed in Dallas-Fort Worth Area

By Tommy Cummings / November 30, 2020 /

The VA backed 1.2 million loans in 2020 than it did in the previous fiscal years combined and the most in the 76-year-old benefit program. It was the ninth consecutive year that VA purchase loans increased year-over-year.

Need an Incentive to Lease? Dallas Rents Decline 2.6% Since Start of Pandemic, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / November 24, 2020 /

Another day, another study about declining rents. This time, Apartment List’s November 2020 Dallas Rent Report shows that Dallas rents over the past month have declined significantly. Last week, a RENTCafé analysis found that Frisco and Plano ranked first and second in the percentage of renters vs. homeowners over the past decade. Apartment List also…