Affordability

Cost-Conscious Buyers Might Want To Check Out This Charming Home in Fort Worth

By Joy Donovan / September 22, 2025 /

Entering the housing market and buying a home isn’t as impossible as it may appear. In fact, there’s a perfectly reasonable property in Fort Worth that caught our eye. This is a great opportunity for buyers looking for a great deal. This darling home at 4725 Roxanne Ct. comes with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and…

Many Zoomers Don’t See a Path to Homeownership

By Charles Grand / August 15, 2025 /

Generation Z is increasingly seeing homeownership, one of the long-time pillars of the American Dream, as just that — a pipe dream. That grim sentiment was captured in a survey conducted by the cash-offer home selling platform Clever Offers. Some 1,000 zoomers between the ages of 18 and 28 were polled earlier this summer, and…

Less for More: Dallas Apartment Units Are Getting Smaller and More Expensive

By Charles Grand / March 12, 2025 /

Many people living throughout North Texas have been making it clear they think the rent is too high. You have to wonder though, if they’ve noticed they’ve been paying more for less apartment, too. Apparently, as rents climbed over the past several years, the average square footage of a one-bedroom apartment in Dallas shrunk. Data…

Grassroots Dallas Housing Coalition Is Helping Find Solutions for Affordability

By Shelby Skrhak / February 19, 2025 /

On this episode of Dallas Dirt, host April Towery sat down with members of a grassroots coalition to bring affordable housing solutions to the spotlight — Bryan Tony, organizing board chair of the Dallas Housing Coalition, and Ashley Brundage, board chair and CEO of Dallas-Area Habitat for Humanity. The Dallas Housing Coalition was formed back…

A Southeast Dallas Midcentury Modern Masquerades as Palm Springs Abode

By Joy Donovan / January 31, 2025 /

Palm Springs, a California resort town, brings up dreams of the good life. Besides being a wonderful place to relax, the area is known for its arts, its culture, and its fab Midcentury Modern architecture. That architecture favors clean, simple lines and little embellishment. The exterior? It’s normally characterized by partial brick and glass walls, floor-to-ceiling…