Dallas real estate trends

6 Ways Millennials Are Changing Real Estate Business for Everyone

By Leah Shafer / March 11, 2015 /

For years, Millennials have largely been thought of as renters, not buyers, but that has changed. Millennials, born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, now represent the largest group of homebuyers in the U.S. at 32 percent, taking over from Generation X, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Home Buyer…

Unmarried Couples Buying a House: What Should They Know?

By Leah Shafer / March 10, 2015 /

It has been said that falling in love consists of uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense, and for many couples, buying a house together is an experience driven by excitement and emotion, especially in a market as hot as ours. When a married couple in Texas buys a house, community property laws offer…

UPDATED: Work Begins on New Luxury Apartments in West Dallas Near Trinity Groves

By Leah Shafer / January 26, 2015 /

Another residential development is underway near West Dallas’ super hot Trinity Groves neighborhood with the construction of Alta Yorktown by Wood Partners LLC. The development will include 226 luxury apartments in three, four-story buildings on six acres. The property, located at 660 Yorktown St., is just one mile west of downtown Dallas, and sits near the…

Dallas Poised to Attract Baby Boomer Homebuyers with Affordable Housing, Business Climate

By Leah Shafer / December 18, 2014 /

Dallas is one of 15 top markets poised to attract baby boomer homebuyers because of an affordable cost of living, sunny weather, and friendly business climate, according to new research by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR looked at 100 metro areas with lower state taxes (or none at all, as is the case…

Staging Naked: Karen Eubank Explains The Ins and Outs of Staging a Vacant Property

By Karen Eubank / October 10, 2014 /

One of the most requested home selling services is staging a vacant property, what I call a “naked” listing. Every day, Realtors call asking for a ballpark figure to stage a vacant house, followed by, “Can you install tomorrow?”