Dallas-Fort Worth

Even in D-FW, Pandemic Puts Burden on Female Renters, Homeowners

By Marlin Weso / October 12, 2020 /

Nearly half (45 percent) of female-led households spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing as compared with 36 percent of their male counterparts, according to Zillow’s analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data.

Read More

Dallas-Plano-Irving Area on List of Biggest Increases in FHA Loan Delinquency Rates

By Marlin Weso / October 5, 2020 /
The Dallas-Plano-Irving area joins Houston and San Antonio metro areas as Texas metros having the biggest increases in late payments on federally backed home loans through the end of August, according to the American Enterprise Institute's FHA Neighborhood Warch.

We’ve been faced with good news about the Texas housing market, but a darker side has emerged. Texas is having trouble with Federal Housing Administration loan delinquencies. The Dallas-Plano-Irving area joins Houston and San Antonio metro areas as Texas metros having the biggest increases in late payments on federally backed home loans through the end…

Read More

How Remote Working Increases Homeownership Possibility for 33K D-FW Residents

By Marlin Weso / September 28, 2020 /

According to an analysis recently released by Zillow, the ability to work and live from anywhere could open up homeownership to nearly 2 million renter households.

Read More

Rockwall Makes Money Magazine’s Top-10, and Jason Castro Couldn’t Agree More

By Marlin Weso / September 23, 2020 /
One of Rockwall's biggest attractions is its Harbor District (Google Maps)

Want to live the good life in North Texas? According to Money, you should head to Rockwall. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb made it into the top five in Money‘s list of Best Places to Live in America. In rankings released Tuesday, Rockwall was fourth, making its Money list debut based on its “status as one…

Read More

Inventory Tightens, But Home Prices and Values Soar

By Marlin Weso / September 21, 2020 /
As Spring Homebuying Season Nears, Inventory Hits Historic Low in Dallas-Fort Worth

The Dallas-Fort Worth housing market continues to be stronger now than a year ago, according to two recent studies. The RE/MAX National Housing Report reveals Dallas-Fort Worth home sales were up 4.6 percent over last year. The August Zillow Real Estate Market Report showed a 4.1 percent increase for D/FW home values. RE/MAX also points…

Read More