Fort Worth

North Texas Boasts Eight Towns on List of Best Markets in the U.S.

By Bethany Erickson / September 10, 2018 /

How did North Texas fare in a ranking of overall best housing markets in the U.S.? How far has the Dallas-Fort Worth apartment market come in recovering after the recession? How much of their income is the average Dallas-Fort Worth homeowner spending on housing? All this and more in this week’s review of real estate…

Dallas Ranks Near Top of List of America’s Boom Towns

By Bethany Erickson / September 3, 2018 /

How big of a boom is Dallas experiencing? What North Texas town had more housing voucher denials than the other metros tested in a recent study? How does Dallas compare to the rest of the country when it comes to rental increases? How does Texas rank among big states when it comes to information you…

Napali Capital Expands Texas Portfolio with Westwood Acquisition

By Bethany Erickson / August 21, 2018 /

In an area where more affordable housing is dear, it’s becoming more and more rare to get a press release announcing that someone is entering that market in Dallas. But Napali Capital, a Southlake-based investment firm, has done just that — twice. Last month, the private investment firm announced the acquisition of the Westwood Apartments,…

From Facebook: Is It a Market Cool Down, or Click Bait?

By Bethany Erickson / August 9, 2018 /

Ever since reports that home sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth market (and nationally, too) slowed in June, there has been a steady flow of stories proclaiming doom for the market. But is it really a cool down? For our July 27 Friday Question, we took to Facebook and asked our readers what they thought about…

Dallas’ Affordable Housing Woes Remain Unabated, Report Reveals

By Bethany Erickson / August 6, 2018 /

Even though housing sales in Texas fell 3.2 percent, demand is still strong, the Texas A&M Real Estate Center’s June Housing Insight revealed. The same report revealed that Dallas’ affordable housing problems aren’t anywhere close to abating. The report said that the Texas Residential Construction Cycle (Coincident) Index reached its highest level since 2008 last…