Real Estate Market News
Does this guy look familiar? He should, he is Britt Fair, former President of Hexter-Fair/First American Title Company, once a family title business with deep roots in Texas founded by the Hexter family in 1916 and bought by Britt’s grandfather Bill Fair in 1968. California-based First American Title Insurance Co. bought Hexter-Fair in January of…
Americans are crazy about renovations. Entire entertainment mediums are dedicated to our love of home improvement, like DIY Network and HGTV Magazine. In the first ten months of October 2015 alone, Americans spent $326.1 billion on remodeling their homes. The big goals were to upgrade worn-out surfaces, finishes, and materials; add features and improve livability; and just because…
As it turns out, all of those negative Nellies and harbingers of end times over TRID weren’t completely wrong. In November’s Realtors Confidence Index from the National Association of Realtors, home sales sunk 11 percent for the month following a 4 percent decline in October. “Compared to a year ago, market activity improved. Sustained job…
When the Chinese economy was stronger, wealthy residents sought investments outside China. With the Chinese economy and stock markets faltering of late, you might expect international investment to be slowing. It’s not. In fact, the Chinese are even more galvanized to move money outside China and into what are viewed as more stable economies before…
When NRT, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage, bought out Coldwell Banker United in several markets last April, many thought that big changes were on the way. Months later, our region is finally starting to see NRT tweaking the marketing and online presence of the brand as it will launch ColdwellBankerHomes.com in North Texas…
