Dallas Real Estate News

Is Now a Good Time to Rent in D-FW? Let’s Check the Latest Data

By Tommy Cummings / October 13, 2020 /

Despite predictions of widespread evictions because of economic distress caused by the pandemic, the apartment industry is weathering the storm, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. So far, residents are making their rent payments on time. More than 87 percent of D-FW apartment households made a full or partial rent payment on time, according to…

Dallas Homeowners Have Until Oct. 15 to File HIPP Applications

By Tommy Cummings / October 12, 2020 /

Dallas homeowners have until Oct. 15 to file Home Improvement and Preservation Program (HIPP) applications for financial assistance.

Even in D-FW, Pandemic Puts Burden on Female Renters, Homeowners

By Tommy Cummings / October 12, 2020 /

Nearly half (45 percent) of female-led households spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing as compared with 36 percent of their male counterparts, according to Zillow’s analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data.

These 7 Texas Counties Make Work-From-Home-Friendly List

By Tommy Cummings / October 5, 2020 /

Texas has the highest number of work-from-home-friendly counties in the country, according to a recent National Association of Realtors study.

Dallas-Plano-Irving Area on List of Biggest Increases in FHA Loan Delinquency Rates

By Tommy Cummings / October 5, 2020 /

We’ve been faced with good news about the Texas housing market, but a darker side has emerged. Texas is having trouble with Federal Housing Administration loan delinquencies. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area joins Houston and San Antonio metro areas as Texas metros having the biggest increases in late payments on federally backed home loans through the end…