Market Dynamics

Dallas Millennial Homeownership Nearly Doubled, But Most Still Rent

By Charles Grand / August 19, 2026 /

Dallas millennials have been buying homes at an impressive clip. However, most are still renters, so landlords don’t need to start panicking just yet. The number of millennial homeowner households in the Dallas metro nearly doubled in just five years, according to a recent analysis by RentCafe. Between 2018 and 2023, the figure jumped 96.9%…

58% of Gen Z Is Rooting for a Housing Crash to Make Homes Affordable

By Charles Grand / August 11, 2026 /

Zoomers might be getting desperate on the housing front, with a recent survey indicating more than half are rooting for a housing market crash to make homeownership more attainable. The last major housing crash unfolded nearly two decades ago, when most members of Gen Z were children or had not yet been born. They have…

TX Waterfront Homes Command a 77% Premium — And D-FW Can Be Pricier

By Charles Grand / August 10, 2026 /

Waterfront living comes at a price, and a recent analysis of lake communities puts that premium at around 77% in the Lone Star State. LakeHouse.com, an online real estate marketing platform for waterfront residential and commercial properties, found that such listings averaged $338 per square foot compared to $191 for their landlocked counterparts in Texas.…

Generational Homeownership Gap Widens

By Charles Grand / June 15, 2026 /

The homeownership rate in the United States is apparently higher than it’s ever been, but don’t tell that to the zoomers. The generational gap has also never been bigger. Homeownership among Americans under the age of 30 has fallen by 36% between 2005 and 2024, leaving Generation Z with a 4.5% homeownership rate, according to…

Residential Building Permits Fall as Recession Risk Climbs to 40%, Economist Says

By Charles Grand / April 16, 2026 /

The economy is still growing, but the margin for error is shrinking fast. That’s according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, who said his latest modeling puts the chance of a recession over the next year at about 40%, well above the typical baseline. “I expect in the most likely baseline scenario going forward…