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Texas Construction Outlook Still Strong Despite Labor, Cost Pressures

By Charles Grand | November 20, 2025 |

The Lone Star State’s growth narrative is still being written — or rather, it’s still being built. Texas is already positioned at the front of the pack for construction nationally, and as long as headwinds don’t pick up, it’s probably going to stay there. Data published by Statista earlier this year projected that construction spending…

What’s Next for Commercial Real Estate in 2026: NAR Report

By Shelby Skrhak | November 20, 2025 |

From staff reports The National Association of Realtors’ NAR NXT conference last week wasn’t just about MLS policies and agent ethics. Commercial real estate had its own moment. The Counselors of Real Estate — a global organization of property advisers and NAR affiliate — releases an annual look at the trends and risks shaping the…

This Belmont Brownstone Isn’t Just a Home It’s a Whole Lifestyle

By Brenda Masse | November 19, 2025 |

Imagine living in a brownstone that actually looks, feels, and lives like a brownstone. Not in Dallas, you say? Well, Philip Murrell has a listing for you! This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon has that brownstone lifestyle on lock, and we’re here for it.…

NAR Overhauls MLS Rules and Unveils 3-Year Plan to Modernize the Realtor Association

By Shelby Skrhak | November 19, 2025 |

If you’ve been wondering what NAR’s post-settlement future looks like, the association sketched out its answer in Houston this week. During its annual NXT conference, leaders rolled out a package of MLS policy changes, governance updates, and a new three-year strategic plan — each framed as part of a broader effort to modernize the organization…

This Georgia Home Defies Gravity — and Common Sense

By Mimi Perez | November 19, 2025 |

When I was a kid, I lived across the street from Amos and Andy. We rode our bikes all over the neighborhood, played Hotwheels, board games, you name it. Sometimes we would just spend the afternoon sliding down the incline that was their front yard. Then one glorious summer day Amos and Andy’s parents bought…

4428 Southwestern Blvd.: A Storybook Cottage in the Heart of University Park

By CandysDirt | November 18, 2025 |

Picture the perfect Park Cities cottage — timeless, inviting, and nestled among friendly neighbors who wave as you stroll by. Here, along one of the Park Cities’ best tree-lined streets, 4428 Southwestern Blvd. awaits. With its cheerful façade and lush, oversized backyard, it’s the type of house where family roots grow deep and generations of…