Home Sales

Real Estate News: Dallas Home Sales Decline in October

By Bethany Erickson / November 26, 2018 /

How did Dallas do when it comes to home sales compared to the nation? Are we starting to see more inventory? Where are various generations choosing to live in Dallas-Fort Worth? We have all of that in this week’s roundup of real estate news. DALLAS HOME SALES DECLINE IN OCTOBER The number of homes sold…

Real Estate News: Realtors, Designer Awarded by Local Chamber

By Bethany Erickson / August 27, 2018 /

Which two realtors (and what designer) were recognized by a local chamber of commerce for their work in East Dallas? How do North Texas home sales in July compare statewide? And where is the job growth in Texas? We answer all those questions in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

As North Texas Home Prices Break Records in May, Some Wonder if a Bubble is Forming

By Joanna England / June 11, 2018 /

Far East Dallas is swarming teeming with work trucks as investors, eager to catch the wave of demand within inner-loop neighborhoods, remodel homes on these close-quartered blocks. But even with all of the flippers tacking up new drywall and painting these post-war ranches varying shades of gray, supply of move-in ready homes hasn’t kept up…

Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mansfield Home Sales, Prices Increased Last Month

By Leah Shafer / April 29, 2016 /

It’s not just Dallas and northern suburbs where homes are notably appreciating and sales are “fly-off-the-market” fast. Arlington, Grand Prairie, and Mansfield showed substantial increases last month in both home prices and sales, according to a new report from the Arlington Board of Realtors. Arlington home sales increased 9 percent, Grand Prairie’s increased 9 percent, and Mansfield home sales increase a…

On MidlandDirt: Texas Housing Market Weathering Drop in Oil Prices

By Leah Shafer / March 20, 2015 /

The Lone Star State isn’t the same place as it was during the big 1980s oil bust, and is better weathering falling oil prices, but further price plunges and worker layoffs could negatively impact home sales and construction. This is according to new research by Texas A&M Real Estate Center research economist James Gaines, who…