Real Estate Market News
A couple of weeks ago, I broke down the Dallas Morning News’ recent real estate coverage since COVID-19 sprung up. Essentially I had a problem with their telling an incomplete story and tirelessly opening in gloom when they didn’t need to (clickbait). Well, bad news Steve Brown has been at it again with stories that…
Read MoreEarlier in the week, I looked at how local media coverage has reported on COVID-19 and how it tends to prefer negative and sensational wording (not just in real estate coverage, of course). I ended by pointing to research that shows the media’s ability to push along a self-fulfilling prophecy – if they say it’s…
Read MoreIf you read the Dallas Morning News’ real estate coverage, be sure to start at the end for best results.
Read MoreFor almost two months, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been coping with the fallout of the coronavirus, and one essential industry that never broke its pace is construction. In fact, the Dallas Builders Association was at the forefront of the industry’s response, organizing compliance efforts for the new social distancing guidelines, doing hand sanitizer and…
Read MoreA large part of Dallas-Fort Worth has been sheltering in place for more than a month. In that time, we’ve written extensively about how our city leaders are addressing the crisis, how Realtors are adapting to the quarantine economy, and how the market has transformed. But what we don’t hear enough about are the personal…
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