Affordability

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…

Housing Affordability Continues to Decline in North Texas as First-Time Buyers Dwindle

By Joanna England / November 9, 2022 /

It seems cruel that, just when listings are posting “price improvements” and the number of days on market are inching upward, interest rates are making what was once buying power for a $400,000 home barely enough to snatch up something in the $300s. According to the most recent housing affordability report from the Texas Real…

Couple Looking to Build Their Dallas-Area Dream Home Is Subject of ‘Washington Post’ Report

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 17, 2022 /

The Washington Post examines an Orlando couple who’s faced all manner of construction delays and costs caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

North Texas Mostly Scores Well in Research Center’s Affordability Index. Mostly

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 12, 2022 /

A new report from the Texas Real Estate Research Center reveals higher mortgage interest rates are contributing to declining housing affordability statewide in the second quarter.

Presence of REITs in Dallas-Fort Worth Impacts Market’s Affordability Ranking, Study Finds

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 8, 2022 /

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked fifth in cost inflators in Lawn Love’s study of rent affordability.