Fort Worth Dirt
I admit that I had to go outside the city limits this week in an attempt to be a value-forward real estate shopper. I discovered Bella Flora, an affluent Benbrook addition within Tarrant County and only 26 minutes (18 Miles) from downtown Fort Worth. There are many strong reasons for the short commute. At the…
In the 18 years that I have been in the home building and real estate business, I don’t think I’ve seen as many frustrated buyers. It seems as if no one is happy these days. Buyers can’t find the home they’re looking for. They don’t want to get in bidding wars and certainly don’t want…
This was one of those weeks in which I went through all 80 pages of a real estate site (over 500 listings) without finding anything inspiring. Not counting a Westcliff modern which was irresistible until I succumbed to a severe bout of déja vu and realized I had written about it four years ago. By…
Negative twenty-three percent. The total inventory of homes listed for sale in Tarrant County from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022, is down 23 percent. That number, of course, is based on several factors: weather, time of year, the practicality of COVID (is it pronounced “oh-macron” or “ahh-micron” or does anyone care?), low inventory…
Ridglea is young, happening, and hotter than ever. The median age of homeowners is 36. Compare that to 60 for Westover. What’s the draw? Ridglea has a rich inventory of increasingly popular Midcentury ranch-style houses on large lots with mature trees —often with hilltop siting. I hesitate to use the word ” inventory” with 13…
