Denton

Zoomers Represent Twice the State Average of Renters in This North Texas City

By Tommy Cummings / March 30, 2021 /

It makes sense. Denton is the second-ranked Texas city of choice and 12th-ranked nationally by the percentage of Generation Zoomer renters, according to a RENTCafé analysis. Denton is home to the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. The city is the very definition of a college town with a dynamic music, arts, and…

Developer Navigates Denton-Area ETJ Hurdles, Plus More Development News

By Tommy Cummings / January 24, 2021 /

Dallas-based Astra Development has finally cleared two years of ETJ hurdles to move forward on a new $150 million development in the Denton area. Now they’re ready to collaborate with Arlington-based D.R. Horton on the 561-home community called Stuart Ridge. An ETJ or extra-territorial jurisdiction, as it refers to cities, is the legal capability of…

Frisco Dominates When it Comes to Single-Family Home Permits

By Tommy Cummings / December 13, 2020 /

Where’s the hottest suburb for new home construction in Dallas-Fort Worth? You have two guesses, and the first one doesn’t count. Frisco. Obviously. Builders seem to gravitate to the northern suburb of Frisco, an affluent city that’s split between Denton and Collin counties. Frisco has received 2,011 single-family home construction permit requests from Jan. 1…

How Fort Worth Beat Out Plano For Texas’ Most Livable City

By Tommy Cummings / September 7, 2020 /

Over the years, Fort Worth has endured sidekick status to Dallas. Too many times, people have forgotten about the FW in D-FW. Texas Motor Speedway is always thought to be in Dallas. Ironically, Fort Worth-born Larry Hagman grew up closer to Cowtown than Dallas, the TV show he made famous. But this year, Fort Worth…

Change In Broker Fees Will Cost Jobs And Increase Rents, Experts Say

By April Towery / February 17, 2020 /

New York braces for change in how broker fees are handled, developers break ground on Deep Ellum project, and Denton’s Carriage Square is being redeveloped, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Change In Broker Fees Will Cost Jobs And Increase Rents, Experts Say New York’s Department of State recently reversed the tenant-pays-broker-fee…