Dallas Real Estate News

You’ll Pay More for Rent in Grapevine, Frisco

By Tommy Cummings / September 14, 2020 /

Grapevine has plenty of attractions. It has Grapevine Lake, a historic downtown, the nearby Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the neighboring industrious planned community of Las Colinas, and it surrounds the Texas 114/121 freeway corridor that puts the area squarely between Dallas and Fort Worth. Apartment properties make these pitches to lure potential renters. But, if…

McSAM Awards Go Virtual, Honor Sales, Marketing Stars

By Tommy Cummings / September 14, 2020 /

The Dallas Builders Association went virtual this year and recognized excellence in sales and marketing at its annual McSAM Awards recently. Amy Vanderoef announced the winners and the event was streamed. This year’s theme was Paint The Town and awards were presented by StrucSure Home Warranty. M/I Homes of Columbus, Ohio, was selected builder of…

RE/MAX DFW Associates Acquires RE/MAX Premier Properties, Consolidates in Collin County

By Joshua Baethge / September 10, 2020 /

RE/MAX DFW Associate Associates has acquired RE/Max Premier Properties, a Collin County-based group consisting of 23 veteran agents. Together they have been in real estate an average of 21 years.  Even the greenest associate boasts six years of industry experience. “They’re very strong, self-sufficient agents that are very established in Collin County,” brokerage owner Mark Wolfe…

How Fort Worth Beat Out Plano For Texas’ Most Livable City

By Tommy Cummings / September 7, 2020 /

Over the years, Fort Worth has endured sidekick status to Dallas. Too many times, people have forgotten about the FW in D-FW. Texas Motor Speedway is always thought to be in Dallas. Ironically, Fort Worth-born Larry Hagman grew up closer to Cowtown than Dallas, the TV show he made famous. But this year, Fort Worth…

New Single-Family Homes Show Best Increase Since 2006

By Tommy Cummings / August 31, 2020 /

The good news about the boom in new and existing home sales in Dallas just keeps rolling in. It won’t last forever, of course, but let’s enjoy it while we have it. Sales of new single-family homes increased for the third consecutive month, rising to their highest level since 2006. Between June and July, sales…