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Breaking: Redfin Furloughs 41 Percent of Salaried Agents

By Candy Evans | April 7, 2020 |

The company chose to furlough agents instead of laying off in order to benefit from the $2 trillion CARES Act stimulus. Seattle-based Redfin, one of the very first disruptive brokerages to set the scene for upending the traditional brokerage model, announced Tuesday that it will furlough 41 percent of its agents, totaling nearly 600 people,…

DFW Market Could be Among Least Affected by COVID-19, Northeast Most Affected

By Candy Evans | April 7, 2020 |

This is the ten million dollar question on every agent’s mind this minute: how much will COVID-19 affect the housing market? Most specifically, the LOCAL housing market. OUR housing market? It’s still early in the game. On Friday. I listened to real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete’s “The Real Estate Pandemic Survival Guide.” It’s 50%…

These Midcentury Moderns In Hill Haven Heights Are Giving Us Life

By Amy Puchaty | April 7, 2020 |

Isolation isn’t all bad! Especially if you snag one of these Midcentury Modern gems. That’s right, these beauties deliver looks and location. And both are in sought-after Hill Haven Heights! In fact, these homes are the best on the block and just one minute apart. But their price points might as well be in different…

Putting the Finishing Touches on 2020 Quarantine Dream Home

By Seth Fowler | April 7, 2020 |

Third installment of 2020 Quarantine Dream Home from Seth Fowler of Tarrant County Tuesday.

Title Tip: 2019 Data Shows How Texas Ranks on Closing Costs

By Lydia Blair | April 7, 2020 |

Recently released national closing cost data showed that in 2019 average closing costs remained flat despite an increase in home prices. The average closing costs in Texas was $3,744 with an average sales price of $274,163. The average closing costs in Texas was 1.75 percent of the sales price. That put Texas ranked 28th in the…

Get Tons of Space And a Pool in This Budget-Friendly Two-Story

By Joanna England | April 7, 2020 |

You don’t have to venture out to the boonies to get a great deal, and staying close to town shouldn’t break your budget. In fact, this Fort Worth home has pretty much everything a family could want, all for less than $300,000. While you may not be able to do a walk-through with this two-story…