DFW Metroplex growth

Dallas’ Metro Area Is Building More Apartments Than Houston’s and San Antonio’s Combined: Report

By Charles Grand / August 26, 2025 /

D-FW is once again showing itself to be a powerhouse when it comes to new multifamily construction, with a recent report placing it No. 2 for expected unit delivery in 2025. Some 28,958 units are anticipated this year in the Metroplex, putting the region only below the New York City metro area when it comes…

There Might Be Some Cracks in D-FW’s Building Boom — Literally

By Charles Grand / August 12, 2025 /

North Texas has been a magnet for investment and relocation in recent years, resulting in a significant expansion of the region’s population and economic activity. D-FW has been growing so much, you’d think all the new businesses and residents might cause the Metroplex to sink into the dirt… All jokes aside, D-FW is actually sinking,…

Dallas-Fort Worth Cities Have Higher Rent Growth Than National Average Index

By Brandi Addison / March 15, 2020 /

In the past five years, rents in Austin and Arlington have seen the fastest rising rent in the state and are among the 10 fastest-growing rents in the nation, according to a report on ApartmentList.com Mesa, AZ topped the list for the nation’s fastest rent growth, with an increase of 5.1 percent over the last…

Census Bureau Confirms What We Already Know, Texas is Magnet for Population Growth

By Jon Anderson / May 26, 2017 /

Four of the top five fastest growing cities are in Texas according to figures released today by the US Census Bureau. The statistic measured growth between July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016 for cities over 50,000 residents. It’s based on percentage growth, not actual people-based growth. As is always the case with percentage numbers,…

Dallas Now One of Top Ten Overheated Real Estate Markets in the Country

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2016 /

Well this is newsworthy: Dallas beat out LA and Fresno, California, to make it onto Realtor.com’s newest list of the country’s 10 “overheating real estate markets.” This despite the calls last year from experts who said the downturn in oil prices would do us in. Of course the top winners are San Jose and San Francisco,…