Economy

Exclusive: Pirch NorthPark Center to be De-Perched This Month

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2017 /

Sources tell me that the California-based mega high end appliance and “try before you buy” plumbing showroom Pirch at NorthPark Center will be shutting its doors at the end of this month. Due to a massive corporate re-structuring, all six Pirch locations outside of California will close. The four California locations will remain open for…

Jon Anderson: Slavery is Alive And Well, And in Your Pocket

By Jon Anderson / September 1, 2017 /

You may have thought Confederate statues were the last remnants slavery, never to be repeated again. You’d be wrong.

National Study Ranks North Texas Cities as Best for First-Time Buyers

By Heather Hunter / July 18, 2017 /

Even amid growing concerns over affordability and inventory, Dallas-area small- and mid-sized cities remain some of the hottest in the country for first-time buyers. Just this week, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen took top honors in a new study by WalletHub, making them the three best housing markets in the United States for new homebuyers. Richardson…

Dallas Scores a B Minus For Millennial Homebuyers

By Heather Hunter / July 6, 2017 /

Another day, another article about what Millennials are — or are not — up to. With housing affordability looming as a constant concern, it comes as no surprise that Millennials find themselves profoundly affected. They’re feeling the pinch, even in Dallas where housing remains more within reach than in many areas of the country. A…

Will Avocado Toast Be The Millenial Homebuying Waterloo?

By Bethany Erickson / June 26, 2017 /

It was the sternly worded lecture heard ‘round the Millennial world — give up avocado toast if you want to buy a house. And almost as soon as Australian real estate developer Tim Gurner’s words trilled over the airwaves, the debate began: Was it really a matter of just not being frugal and smart, or…