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This Charred Massachusetts Home Makes Listing And Is Under Contract

By Marlin Weso / October 6, 2021 /

In Melrose, Mass., a 1,857-square-foot house was damaged in a fire on Aug. 27. The Marrocco Group with Coldwell Banker Realty listed it and Zillow advertised its availability.

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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Has Less Than One Month of Housing Inventory

By Candy's Dirt / April 27, 2021 /

From Staff Reports The median sales price of homes in Texas reached $274,300 in the first quarter this year, an increase of 13.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the 2021-Q1 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by Texas Realtors. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA, the median sales price of a home is a…

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U.S. Home Sales Hit Record High, But Texas Real Estate Market to Cool in Coming Year

By Joanna England / January 25, 2021 /

The National Association of Realtors released a report showing strong growth for existing home sales in December despite economic worries and a pandemic. Total existing-home sales increased 0.7 percent from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.76 million in December, the report stated. Sales in total rose year-over-year, up 22.2 percent from 5.53…

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Historically Low Inventory Drives Q2 Housing Market in Texas, Economists Say

By Joanna England / July 27, 2020 /

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, real estate is one of the few industries that kept churning, though the number of home sales across the state have trended downward in the second quarter of 2020 according to the Quarterly Housing Report from Texas Realtors. However, economists at the Real Estate Center say that though the market has…

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Possible Texas Economic Rebound After COVID-19, Drop in Oil Prices Researcher Says

By Candy's Dirt / June 17, 2020 /

From Staff Reports Lower oil prices plus a pandemic mean Texas’ economy is being hit harder than the world and the rest of the United States. But a researcher monitoring the state’s weekly economic heartbeat, says he detects positive signs.  “After flattening the last two weeks of May, the Texas weekly leading index increased during…

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