First Time Buyers

Myth vs. Reality: 5 Unexpected Facts About Millennial Homebuyers

By Leah Shafer / July 6, 2015 /

There are about 79 million millennials in the U.S., and their purchasing power is estimated to be $170 billion per year. This powerful demographic, born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, now represents the largest group of homebuyers at 32 percent, taking over from Generation X. But when it comes to millennial homebuyer behavior, it…

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Tight Housing Market, Shifting Demographics Make for Big Changes in Homebuyer Profiles

By Leah Shafer / November 21, 2014 /

First-time homebuyers are being squeezed out, and you gotta move fast to buy! And people are hanging on to their houses for the longest time on record, according to a new study by the National Association of Realtors. Buyers are living in their homes for ten years, up from six years in 2008, and actually…

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We’re Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: Mid Century Madness is Rampant in University Manor. Dallas Real Estate News

By Karen Eubank / November 16, 2011 /

University Manor is one of those neighborhoods you stumble across and think to yourself, “Why has no one figured this out yet?” Well, I’m letting the cat out of the bag. This is one of the best places to buy a home in East Dallas. Tucked off of Northwest highway just before you get to…

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Case Shiller Speaks: DFW Home Prices Up From Spring, But Down From 2010

By Candy Evans / September 28, 2011 /

The good news is that home prices rose for a fourth straight month in most major U.S. cities in July, from June, no shocker because we’ve just emerged from the busiest buying season. And that includes Dallas — a whole point (.3) 3%. The bad news is that when you look at last year, home prices are…

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