Median Sales Prices

What Salary Do You Need to Buy a House in These 27 Cities Around the Country?

By Leah Shafer / December 12, 2016 /

With home prices soaring in Dallas, many buyers wonder what it would cost to live in other cities. Turns out, inventory is tight around the nation, not just in North Texas. In Dallas, the average home price is $230,500, a year-over-year increase of 9.76 percent, according to HSH.com. The means you need an annual salary of $53,824 to buy…

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It Is No Longer Appropriate to Say That Real Estate Sales Are On Fire. But, They Really Almost Are.

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2011 /

Please note: I am curbing my use of the phrase “on fire” these days, when it pertains to homes. Should I slip, please catch me. August home sales in North Texas surged by 27 percent last month, the biggest gain in more than a year. According to NTREIS,  more than 6,800 pre-owned single-family homes sold last month. That’s just awesome. It was…

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Why (Gasping) Rick Perry Is On His Way Up In The Polls: Texas Is a Stud State for Realtors

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2011 /

Update: At that Vail meeting with Kelcy warren et al, The Daily Beast is now reporting that the Koch brothers compared President Obama to Sadaam Hussein. He is picking up money like crazy. On the Perry bandwagon now apparently is energy billionaire Kelcy Warren, he of pipeline magnate Energy Transfer Partners, and owner of one of…

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Oh Steve, Start Managing Your Headlines, Please. We Are Talking .3 % For Cripes Sake!

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2011 /

Like I’m serious. This is ridiculous. The real estate headline in yesterday’s Dallas Morning News says: “Dallas-area home prices projected to inch lower in coming months” Inch? Creep? Lean? “Dallas-area home prices were down almost 5 percent from a year ago in the latest Case-Shiller Index data for May.” Yes, Case-Shiller. Old data and doesn’t…

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