Report Reviews

Tarrant County Leads DFW in New Listings as Summer Real Estate Season Heats Up

By CandysDirt / May 16, 2025 /

From Staff Reports The summer home buying and selling season is picking up across North Texas, with Tarrant County seeing the biggest jump in active listings for April 2025 — up 27.3% year over year, according to the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors. Despite the increase in inventory, prices are holding steady. Tarrant County’s…

Jonathan Miller: About That Report on Office to Residential Conversions

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 23, 2025 /

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor We continue to hear about a commercial office recovery, but that is misleading – it is coming from commercial leasing brokers which is a conflict. Commercial office is often selling for ±30 cents on the dollar as WFH continues to savage rent levels. Yet the high-end office market is doing fine. And now we are seeing…

These 3 Dallas Suburbs Got Top Scores for Safety and Affordability 

By CandysDirt / July 4, 2024 /

Staff Reports We always knew that North Texas is a great place to live, but our theory was validated by a recent national study showing that McKinney, Frisco, and Plano are among the top 25 most affordable and safest cities in the country.  Elgin, Ill., topped the list compiled by GOBankingRates, which analyzed the largest…

Is it Cheaper to Rent? This Study Says You Need to Make at Least $97K to Buy a Home in Dallas

By Joanna England / May 13, 2024 /

Everything is bigger in Dallas, including your mortgage payment. If you want to buy a home in Dallas, one recent study says that you need to earn at least $97,000 to afford a home in Big D. According to a recent study from GoBankingRates, the average home value in Dallas is $331,957 as of March…

6 of Texas’ Top 10 Boating Destinations Are in DFW: A Descriptive Yet Non-Illustrated Guide

By Shelby Skrhak / March 31, 2024 /

Getmyboat, which bills itself as the AirBnB of boats, recently tracked the top 10 most popular cities for boating in Texas. The platform found six of its 10 most popular boating destinations are found in North Texas. Getmyboat connects people with boat rental and charter services. With over 150,000 listings across 184 countries, Getmyboat says…