Dallas Real Estate News
One day you’re ready to buy a new house and get a fresh start; the next day you’re overwhelmed by rising prices, competition, and uncertainty. Depression and anxiety are pervasive in today’s culture and can be exacerbated by financial woes and stress related to buying or selling a home. May is Mental Health Awareness Month,…
Read MoreTraditionally, real estate commissions work in a way that benefits all parties involved. In this scheme, home buyer commission fees are absorbed in the seller’s closing costs. However, last Friday, a federal court ruling threatening to rock the real estate world opened avenues for Missouri home sellers to sue buyer agents for commissions paid. The…
Read MoreIt was just last October that Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty announced that Peerage Realty Partners secured a substantial interest in the brokerage. The transaction with Peerage meant that Robbie Briggs, the founder and CEO of the brokerage, would no longer be the majority shareholder. The purchase of such a huge part of Briggs Freeman…
Read MoreThe latest data from ShowingTime, a residential real estate industry-leading technology provider of showing management and market stats, shows that home buyers got a head start in February on what is proving to be a sustained busy stretch. Even compared to last year’s early spring frenzy of home tours, the number of markets averaging double-digit showings…
Read MoreThe home price index for the Dallas-Plano-Irving areas jumped 24.56 percent last quarter.
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