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].

Study Shows Plano With Nation’s Largest 1BR and 2BR Apartments

By Tommy Cummings / November 22, 2020 /

A new ApartmentGuide.com study has determined that Plano has the biggest one- and two-bedroom apartments in the country.

Not the Time to Buy? Frisco, Plano Lead Nation in Rising Number of Renters

By Tommy Cummings / November 15, 2020 /

Out of 314 U.S. cities, Frisco and Plano ranked first and second in a new study that tracked the increase in the percentage of renters vs. homeowners over the past decade. Yes, that’s correct: Frisco and Plano lead the nation in residents choosing to rent an apartment versus buying a condo or home. Frisco more…

10 Home-Improvement and DIY Tasks That Lead to Divorce

By Tommy Cummings / November 10, 2020 /

MyJobQuote commissioned a relationship study, which surveyed 1,986 ex-couples and asked them whether home-improvement tasks had directly contributed to their divorce.

How the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Ranks in Homeowner Equity

By Tommy Cummings / November 9, 2020 /

Are you equity rich? Do you use finance apps to compare your home value against your mortgage statement balance every day? If you’re a Dallas-Fort Worth homeowner, chances are you’re doing fine and better than others nationally. A recent report by Irvine, Calif.-based Attom Data Solutions estimates that, in the third quarter, 39.5 percent of…

First-Time Homebuyer? Here’s the Dallas-Fort Worth Area’s Top Cities to Consider, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / November 8, 2020 /

Dallas-Fort Worth has six cities on this nationwide list of 40 culled from 185 of the largest in U.S. cities across metrics in four categories: home-market favorability, affordability, livability, and employment.