Market Dynamics

Odds Favor September Rate Cut by the Federal Reserve

By Charles Grand / August 11, 2025 /

Even though a lot can happen in 37 days, investors appear confident that the Federal Reserve will implement a benchmark interest rate cut at its next policymaking meeting in September. CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which leverages investor moves on the market to put odds on whether the Federal Reserve will stand pat or alter interest…

‘Retail Follows Rooftops’ as D-FW Sees a Healthy Surge in Construction and Demand

By Charles Grand / August 1, 2025 /

Retail construction is surging in North Texas, lending truth to the old real estate adage that retail follows rooftops. CRE firm Partners Real Estate recently published its quarterly market report on the retail sector in D-FW, and the Metroplex saw a hell of a bump in Q2 in terms of square footage delivered and its…

Home Prices Hit Record High for June, Just Not in Texas

By Charles Grand / July 28, 2025 /

Those hoping to see home prices calm down got a rude awakening last week when the National Association of Realtors clocked record-high listings for June. Nationally, the median sales price for existing homes hit $435,300, marking a 2% increase for the month year-over-year. Meanwhile, the sale of existing homes dipped by 2.7% between May and…

Foreign Homebuyers Are Back — And Texas Is a Favorite Destination

By Charles Grand / July 17, 2025 /

The American Dream still sells, even though it’s increasingly being sold abroad, with foreign homebuyers acquiring billions of dollars in housing stock over the last year or so. An annual study conducted by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) shows that some $56 billion in homes were purchased by foreigners between April 2024 and March…

Texas Ranks 3rd in Family-to-Family Property Transfer Surge

By Charles Grand / July 13, 2025 /

In an already-tight housing market, more Texas families are literally keeping it in the family as parents increasingly choose to transfer their homes to their children instead of putting them on the market. In fact, a recent study ranked the Lone Star State third for family-to-family property transfers in 2025. Deeds.com, an online resource dedicated…