Fort Worth

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…

The Real Estate Slowdown is Real: Don’t Panic as Buyers Bring Balance

By Seth Fowler / May 29, 2018 /

First of all…R-E-L-A-X.  No, we are not heading toward a recession.  No, the housing market isn’t crumbling.  No, it’s not time to sell your home, stock up on canned beans, ammo, and get off the grid.  But the real estate market is changing … dare we call it a slowdown?

A Tale of Two Houses: Tudor Receives Revival in Monticello

By Seth Fowler / May 15, 2018 /

I have a great idea! HGTV should make a TV show where they take a total clunker of a home and turn it back to its original greatness … they could call it “Revival House” or something like that.  (Of course I would star in the show, too!) The first episode would feature the home…