Dallas Real Estate News

StreetLights Opens The Margo in Frisco, and Dig That Smart Kitchen Island

By Tommy Cummings / February 9, 2021 /

StreetLights Residential promised the third phase of its development called The Margo would be available to renters in early 2021, and the Dallas-based apartment builder delivered.

Arlington Ranks Tops in Apartment Analysis, But Not in a Good Way

By Tommy Cummings / February 8, 2021 /

Being No. 1 isn’t always a good thing. Arlington ranked first among the nation’s 50 largest cities with renters having the lowest average credit scores, according to a RENTCafé analysis. Arlington averaged a 580 score across four demographics. In comparison, San Francisco was tops with a 719. It wasn’t just an Arlington issue. Dallas averaged…

Commercial, Multifamily Construction Starts Fall Sharply in D-FW Market

By Tommy Cummings / February 4, 2021 /

D-FW sustained a 20-percent or $6.8 billion drop in commercial and multifamily construction starts value, according to a recent Dodge Data & Analytics analysis.

Dallas-Fort Worth Home Values Grew by This Many AT&T Stadiums in 2020

By Tommy Cummings / February 1, 2021 /

The year 2020 was loaded with disheartening economic and health statistics. But here’s a good statistic to start 2021: Dallas-Fort Worth home values gained $38 billion last year as increasing residential values and new construction added to the market, according to a recent Zillow report. To put it in other terms, $38 billion represents the…

Study: An Arrest Could Prevent Some Millennials From Owning a Home

By Diann Nichols / January 27, 2021 /

So, you got arrested a few years ago but weren’t incarcerated. You’ve put the incident behind you but now you want to buy a house. Will that arrest hamper your ability to become a homeowner even if you didn’t serve time? Yes and no. Yes, according to a study by Rice University assistant professor of…