Dallas Real Estate News

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…

Pandemic Influencing Dallas-Fort Worth Condo/Townhome Sales

By Tommy Cummings / October 5, 2020 /

If any elephant-in-the-room factor can be gleaned from the Texas Condominium Sales Report, it’s that the pandemic is indeed influencing sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area. Data in the Texas Realtors’ report covers July 2019 to June 2020. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, the report showed condo sales decreased 5.3 percent (3,207 sold) and townhome…

New D-FW Home Sales ‘Remarkably Robust’ in August

By Tommy Cummings / September 28, 2020 /

Another month, another new home sales record in Dallas-Fort Worth. That’s the findings of a new report based on August sales from Dallas-based HomeUSA.com. “Dallas-Fort Worth new home sales jumped to record year-to-date levels last month,” says Ben Caballero, owner and CEO of HomesUSA.com. “New home sales were remarkably robust in August in Dallas-Fort Worth.”…

How Remote Working Increases Homeownership Possibility for 33K D-FW Residents

By Tommy Cummings / September 28, 2020 /

According to an analysis recently released by Zillow, the ability to work and live from anywhere could open up homeownership to nearly 2 million renter households.

Knock’s Home Swap Program Expands to Texas Markets

By Tommy Cummings / September 28, 2020 /

The stars have to align just right when you’re buying a home while selling your old one. It was tough enough when dealing with both ends of the housing transaction. It’s even tougher when taking into account the competitive housing market and concerns about social distancing. Knock, a New York-based home sales company, recognized the…