DFW real estate news

What Turns Off DFW Homebuyers Could Be Costing You Thousands

By Bethany Erickson / August 11, 2019 /
homebuyers

So you are mulling over putting your home on the market, but you know it could use some updating. What do you spend your money on, and what can you hold off on? Turns out, some things that homebuyers find turn them off can cost you thousands, so making good choices can make the difference…

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HomeLight Acquisition Spurs Lending Expansion Into Texas

By Bethany Erickson / August 5, 2019 /
Texas

HomeLight’s newest acquisition will allow it to lend in Texas, we have second-quarter housing reports from Texas Realtors, and pending home sales are up for the second month, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. HomeLight Acquisition Spurs Lending Expansion Into Texas With its purchase of digital mortgage lender Eave, agent-referral site HomeLight…

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The Hottest ‘Hood in Texas Is In DFW — and It’s Fairly Affordable

By Candy's Dirt / August 4, 2019 /
Arlington

From staff reports What may be a well-kept secret isn’t anymore — one of the hottest neighborhoods in the state, no, the entire U.S. is in Arlington.  Seriously. A recent Realtor.com report looked at the most sought-after neighborhoods in the U.S., and — surprise — Arlington’s 76018 zip code was the eighth-most sought-after neighborhood in…

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Opendoor to Launch All-In-One Buyer Service in Three Markets, DFW Included

By Bethany Erickson / August 1, 2019 /
opendoor

Opendoor has made no secret that it wants to dominate the entire real estate industry. In fact, just last month founder Eric Wu told Inc. that he believes the five-year-old company will “build the largest marketplace of homes.” And while the company is on pace to purchase $5 billion in homes this year, other companies…

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Easy Commuting to Downtown Dallas, Red Oak Is Red Hot

By Bethany Erickson / July 27, 2019 /
red oak

We’ve been hearing for a while that Red Oak and neighboring Glenn Heights were becoming extremely popular with families looking to stretch their housing dollar, land in good schools, and still have a decent commute to the downtown and uptown Dallas areas. But that was really brought home this week when we decided to look…

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