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Affordable Home in DFW for Less than $200K Almost Impossible, Study Finds

By Bethany Erickson / May 8, 2018 /
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It’s official — the likelihood of finding an affordable home for less than $200,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth is slim to none, economists with Metrostudy said last week. “While DFW’s strongest price point during the last cycle, below $200,000, is no longer viable, the “new affordable” price bracket, $200,000 to $300,000 grows,” Paige Shipp, regional director…

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Picture The Sell: On A Mission To End Ugly Listing Photos

By Bethany Erickson / September 14, 2017 /

If a prospective buyer visiting your listing is the first date, your listing photos could be considered Tinder — and the Picture The Sell team says they’re ready to make sure people swipe right on your listing. And this team prides themselves on being young, tech savvy and — by their own admission — real…

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Study Shows DFW Suburbs Posted Unrestrained Rent Increases in 2016

By Heather Hunter / March 15, 2017 /

We talk about the impact of rising home prices all the time, but that’s only half the affordable housing story. Across the country, rents in suburban areas also show dramatic increases over the last year, with no signs of stopping. A recent study from RentCafe shows that while urban Dallas continued to post fairly consistent…

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U.S. Metro Economic Report Shows a “Booming” North Texas

By Joanna England / June 23, 2014 /

  We know that North Texas’ strong and growing job market keeps people flocking to our metro area, and that population increase, along with corporate relocations and an attractive business environment, is driving our local economy. It’s driving up housing demand and home prices, too. So we’re not surprised to hear that the U.S. Metro…

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Sizzling Dallas Real Estate Report: Market Scene is Flying High, High-Fiving 2006!

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2013 /

We have been telling you this for months now: home prices around North Texas have never been higher. Sales of pre-owned home in the first half of 2013 are running more than 20 percent higher than in the same period of 2012. In fact, that is a new North Texas sales record for a single…

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