Dallas real estate news

Meet Robert Reffkin, CEO of Compass Real Estate and Super Millennial

By Candy Evans / January 17, 2018 /

He is a Berkeley kid raised by a single mom, who happened to be a Realtor. Robert Reffkin saw her change brokerages three times, always looking for a better deal, each change a struggle. So as soon as he got into the business world, he decided to do what he could about it: disrupt!

Breaking: Realtor.com Annual Housing Report Ranks Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington No. 2 for 2018

By Amy Puchaty / November 30, 2017 /

Realtor.com just released their annual housing forecast for 2018, which predicts national inventory growth will trend into positive territory for the first time since 2015. The forecast ranks top housing markets for 2018 based on sales and price gains, and named Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington No. 2 in the nation. “We are forecasting next year to set…

Dallas Leads The Nation in New Home Starts, Concerns About Affordability Grow

By Joanna England / November 8, 2017 /

New data from Metrostudy shows that Dallas is still the top new home market in the country, with builders starting 31,911 homes in the 12 months ending in the third quarter of 2017. Additionally, quarterly new home starts increased 7.6 percent year-over-year, with new homes priced between $200,000 and $350,0000 seeing the greatest buyer demand.…

Uptown Lifestyle on The Katy Trail For Less Than a Half Million

By Joanna England / October 13, 2017 /

The problem with living on the Katy Trail is that, as Jon Anderson pointed out, so many other people want to live there, too. That’s why there are so many high-rise buildings in planning phases that will line this popular city amenity. Of course, with all of those new buildings, and all of the demand,…

Breaking: Nathan Grace Partners Up With CENTURY 21 Judge Fite

By Candy Evans / September 26, 2017 /

Word on the street last week was that Berkshire Hathaway had gone shopping in Dallas once again, this time snapping up the boutique Nathan Grace Real Estate. But no, it wasn’t Berkshire H.  It was CENTURY 21 Judge Fite Company, with Jim Fite as president, who answers their phone as “the official real estate company…