Marlin Weso

With Its Big Texas Presence, Opendoor ‘Ready for Prime Time’ With IPO

By Marlin Weso / September 21, 2020 /

Opendoor elevates the online experience of buying or selling a home.

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Who Seems Most Confident in This Housing Market? The Builders

By Marlin Weso / September 21, 2020 /

Builder confidence for newly built single-family homes has hit an all-time of 83 in September, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

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Premium Grocer Effect Means Higher Rents, Study Finds

By Marlin Weso / September 21, 2020 /

My daughter rents in Austin. She loves shopping at Whole Foods Market. Before she upgraded from her college-area apartment to a nicer place near where she worked, one thing was very important: Whole Foods had to be nearby. She was leaving an area where one was a few blocks away. And to her delight, one…

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Inventory Tightens, But Home Prices and Values Soar

By Marlin Weso / September 21, 2020 /
As Spring Homebuying Season Nears, Inventory Hits Historic Low in Dallas-Fort Worth

The Dallas-Fort Worth housing market continues to be stronger now than a year ago, according to two recent studies. The RE/MAX National Housing Report reveals Dallas-Fort Worth home sales were up 4.6 percent over last year. The August Zillow Real Estate Market Report showed a 4.1 percent increase for D/FW home values. RE/MAX also points…

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Meet Tommy Cummings: This Writer Brings a Fresh Perspective to Suburb Sunday

By Marlin Weso / September 20, 2020 /

What makes me qualified to keep you informed about your communities in our weekly feature, Suburb Sunday? I’m one of you. I’ve rented and owned homes in Dallas and Tarrant counties for 26 years. I have a mortgage, labored through refinance paperwork, grumbled about HOAs. I’ve tried to keep my lawn from burning to a…

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