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Apartment Rental Prices Continue Rapid Rise in North Texas, U.S.

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 7, 2022 /

Finding a place to rent in North Texas is getting more expensive, and it’s hard to imagine the costs are going to ease anytime soon.

D-FW Mortgage Rate Forecast: Could Interest Rates Surge or Remain Flat?

By Daniel Lalley / January 17, 2022 /

The last two years brought many unexpected changes to Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing market. Spurred by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, mortgage rates reached significant lows in 2021. But many wonder how long this will hold. With housing prices skyrocketing through last year, the – mortgage rate forecast for 2022 hinges on several factors.…

Interest Rates Drop As Market Braces For Virus Impact

By April Towery / March 9, 2020 /

The Fed slashes interest rates in response to coronavirus, Texas ranks high in 2020 property tax bills, and the local housing market continued its record-breaking streak last year, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.  Federal Reserve Slashes Rates To Bolster Economy In an emergency decision, the Federal Reserve made a rare emergency…

Housing Affordability Continues to Lag in Dallas

By CandysDirt / March 17, 2019 /

From staff reports Although housing affordability is at an all-time low in Dallas, home price appreciation has decelerated recently, the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas revealed. The report, released March 14, also revealed that Dallas-Fort Worth employment grew by 2.5 percent in 2018.

Mortgage Report: The State of The Global Economy And Your Mortgage

By Joanna England / November 19, 2018 /

It’s not too much of a reach to think about how your homebuying experience could be affected by the global economy. Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage), senior vice president of the nation’s oldest private lender — Wallick & Volk — serves it up in this 80th episode of the Mortgage Report. Concerns regarding Brexit in the…