Dallas Real Estate News

Megatel’s West Dallas $1B Development Brings Lagoons Back Into Discussion

By Tommy Cummings / May 3, 2021 /

A few weeks ago, Dallas-based Megatel Homes got the thumbs up from Dallas City Council to start development of The Villages at SoHo Square, a $1 billion mixed-use project that includes a lagoon, thousands of residents, and retail and entertainment space near Singleton Boulevard and Borger Street in West Dallas.

Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Has Less Than One Month of Housing Inventory

By CandysDirt / April 27, 2021 /

From Staff Reports The median sales price of homes in Texas reached $274,300 in the first quarter this year, an increase of 13.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the 2021-Q1 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by Texas Realtors. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA, the median sales price of a home is a…

Pandemic Changes What Renters Want in Apartment Amenities, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / April 21, 2021 /

What apartment amenities did renters prioritize the most during the pandemic? You’d think it was charm and character, like the House Hunters folks say. But not so much. Zumper crunched the data in search rates and came up with some interesting findings, revealing differences in desired amenities and how generational age groups differed from each…

How the Downpayment Assistance Bill Could Help Eligible First-Time Homebuyers

By Tommy Cummings / April 20, 2021 /

First-time homebuyers trying to break into a hot real estate market should pay close attention to the actions of the House Financial Services Committee. The House of Representatives panel is considering President Joe Biden’s proposed first-time homebuyer tax credit that could provide up to $25,000 for eligible first-time homebuyers. Originally, the legislation, known as the…

Report Reveals Why More Texans Are Taking to ‘Farm Livin’

By Tommy Cummings / April 14, 2021 /

An increasing number of Texans are making rural land purchases. Make that a record $1.69 billion in statewide acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Texas Land Market Latest Developments report compiled by the Texas Real Estate Research Center.