Dallas Real Estate News

Zoomers Represent Twice the State Average of Renters in This North Texas City

By Tommy Cummings / March 30, 2021 /

It makes sense. Denton is the second-ranked Texas city of choice and 12th-ranked nationally by the percentage of Generation Zoomer renters, according to a RENTCafé analysis. Denton is home to the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. The city is the very definition of a college town with a dynamic music, arts, and…

How Grapevine’s Chip Gaines Took a Willy Wonka Strategy in New Memoir Promotion

By Tommy Cummings / March 29, 2021 /

Chip Gaines must have been watching Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory just before he released his new book, No Pain, No Gaines: The Good Stuff Doesn’t Come Easy. In a video that Gaines shared on social media, the Fixer Upper alum revealed that he’s hiding special tickets worth $1,000 cash and other goodies inside…

Carrie Sethi Loving Life at Compass

By Joshua Baethge / March 28, 2021 /

Earlier this month, Dallas-based agent Carrie Sethi joined Compass Real Estate. She says that she loved her experience working with her former broker, especially because the company’s training gave a great base in the real estate industry. However, she was wooed away by the technology and networking opportunities that Compass had to offer. “I’m a…

Monument Realty Merges With Robert Elliott’s The Associates

By Joshua Baethge / March 25, 2021 /

Frisco-based Monument Realty has acquired The Associates, a Dallas-based brokerage led by Robert Elliott.  Together, the new firm will boast more than 260 agents.  “We’re looking for the best in the industry and I think that’s exactly what Robert and his team do, not just with residential real estate, but with all of their projects,” Monument…

Are You Untethered? Remote Work Creates Shift, Even in Dallas; Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / March 24, 2021 /

Show of hands, please: Who out there likes to commute? Hardly anyone, right? For those lucky enough to work from home, one of the upsides is avoiding the rush-hour commute. Prompted by health mandates caused by the pandemic, the WFH experiment has revealed a dramatic shift in working life. In Apartment List’s latest report, it’s…