Real Estate Market News

News Corp. To Get Texas Real Estate License — But Won’t Be Using It

By Bethany Erickson / August 31, 2018 /

This week news came that Move Inc. (operator of realtor.com and a News Corp. subsidiary) would be ponying up more than $200 million to buy Austin-based lead generation firm Opcity — and that the company would also get a brokerage license. The Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday that Opcity, which touts a platform it says turns…

Real Estate News: Realtors, Designer Awarded by Local Chamber

By Bethany Erickson / August 27, 2018 /

Which two realtors (and what designer) were recognized by a local chamber of commerce for their work in East Dallas? How do North Texas home sales in July compare statewide? And where is the job growth in Texas? We answer all those questions in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

Real Estate News: Does Your City Have the Biggest Rent Increases in North Texas?

By Bethany Erickson / August 20, 2018 /

Do you know what North Texas city has the highest rent, and which has seen the biggest year-over-year increases? Who has the longer commute — Dallas or Fort Worth? Where are foreign buyers moving to in the U.S.? We’ll find out all that and more in this week’s real estate news roundup. WHICH CITY HAS…

Real Estate News: Desoto Man Named to Real Estate Advisory Committee

By Bethany Erickson / August 14, 2018 /

Dallas ISD is holding public information meetings for a proposed Tax Ratification Election to be held in November, a Desoto man has been tapped by Governor Abbott for a spot on a real estate advisory committee, and we take a look at how the market did in the area in July in this week’s real…

Dallas’ Affordable Housing Woes Remain Unabated, Report Reveals

By Bethany Erickson / August 6, 2018 /

Even though housing sales in Texas fell 3.2 percent, demand is still strong, the Texas A&M Real Estate Center’s June Housing Insight revealed. The same report revealed that Dallas’ affordable housing problems aren’t anywhere close to abating. The report said that the Texas Residential Construction Cycle (Coincident) Index reached its highest level since 2008 last…