Collin County

People Love to Relocate to Texas — Especially DFW

By CandysDirt / February 17, 2019 /

Texas welcomed 524,511 new residents in 2017, and 230,118 of them found homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, the latest Texas Relocation Report from Texas REALTORS® revealed. The report, which was released on Valentine’s Day, analyzed migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U-Haul, found that Texas ranked second in the nation…

Go Ask ALICE: Who Can Afford The Basics In North Texas?

By CandysDirt / February 3, 2019 /

More than 40 percent of Texans are one even minor catastrophe away from being unable to afford even the most basic needs, the United Way’s report on asset limited, income constrained, employed (or, ALICE) households revealed last week. The most recent ALICE report looks at how many in each state and county lived below its…

Two North Texas Counties Are Higher than National Average For Home Prices

By CandysDirt / January 11, 2019 /

From staff reports While Dallas County’s median home value was lower than the national average, two other North Texas counties had median home prices that were much higher, new data visualizations from the National Association of Realtors revealed. The report applied data from the American Community Survey and the FHFA’s House Price Index growth to…

Let Our Handy Neighborhood Map Light the Way This Christmas

By Bethany Erickson / December 14, 2018 /

As Christmas creeps closer, and the nights get longer, you can ask just about any North Texan — checking out the homegrown light displays in various neighborhoods is as much a tradition as tamales and NorthPark Santa. But do you worry you’re missing out on a great neighborhood? Or are you new to the area,…

Voters Statewide and Local Report Problems with Electronic Voting Machines

By Bethany Erickson / October 27, 2018 /

As record numbers of voters hit the polls during early voting, reports statewide and locally have begun to trickle in regarding malfunctions in electronic voting machines. In some areas, like Harris County, voters have reported that their votes for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke were changed to incumbent Ted Cruz when they voted straight…