Affordable Housing

McKinney To Hold Its First Affordable Housing Summit

By Charles Grand / March 23, 2026 /

When it comes to growth, McKinney has been on a tear. All that growth, though, means the Collin County suburb might need to be more deliberate in its housing policy to address affordability issues. To that effect, housing advocates and officials are putting on the first-ever McKinney Affordable Housing Summit next month. The event will…

Housing Bill Faces Resistance Over Limits on Institutional Investors

By Charles Grand / March 22, 2026 /

A sweeping federal housing bill that could boost housing supply and provide relief on the affordability front is facing some resistance in the House of Representatives as prospective homebuyers continue to grapple with elevated home prices and mortgage rates. Last week, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with bipartisan support.…

New Savoy Project Opens in the Cedars Amid Downtown Southside Momentum

By Charles Grand / March 6, 2026 /

A new apartment complex in the Cedars celebrated its grand opening on Tuesday, adding 76 mixed-income units just south of downtown Dallas. And the timing couldn’t be better. Stakeholders have high hopes for the neighborhood considering its proximity to the central business district, which is seeing new investment in its southern sector. The Kay Bailey…

How Fort Worth’s Community Land Trust Is Expanding Affordable Homeownership

By Joy Donovan / February 11, 2026 /

The North Texas population continues its unprecedented boom, adding 234,125 new residents last year. In 2024, Fort Worth topped one million residents, making Cowtown the 11th largest city in the U.S. The entire North Texas region’s population now numbers 8,718,500, an increase of more than 886,000 since the 2020 Census, according to calculations from the…

Is Health the Next New Amenity? The NRP Group Delivers New ‘Healthy Housing’ in Fort Worth

By Charles Grand / January 30, 2026 /

Amenities are an important draw in the multifamily market, and we might start seeing more builders tout this new kind of resident draw, following the opening of a fresh development by The NRP Group in Fort Worth. Thrive on Crawford is a new mixed-income development comprising 67 units just northeast of John Peter Smith Hospital.…