Mortgage Rates

Low Mortgage Rates Are Here To Stay, Experts Say

By April Towery / January 6, 2020 /

Mortgage experts forecast that low rates will last through 2020, a popular snack company is set to expand in Garland, and Realtor.com releases its top American housing markets, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

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Dallas Home Values Hitting Pre-Recession Levels, Study Says

By Bethany Erickson / August 7, 2018 /

Dallas was among nine metros where the bulk of home values have hit pre-recession levels, affordability is hampering one age group in particular from purchasing homes, Zillow is making yet another bid toward world domination, and mortgage rates are ticking up — all this and more in this week’s real estate news roundup.

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Foreclosure Starts Up, Dallas-Fort Worth Outperforms State in Home Sales

By Bethany Erickson / June 25, 2018 /
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Foreclosure starts are up locally, Dallas-Ft. Worth market continues to significantly outperform all other cities in the state when it comes to home sales, and several local cities and towns are among the top places in Texas to live. We take a look at all of that and more in this week’s roundup of real…

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Should I Rent or Buy? 30- to 40-Somethings More Likely to Buy a House, Fresh From College Crowd More Likely to Rent

By Candace Tharp / January 29, 2014 /

To rent or buy. This is a topic swirling among my 30-something friends and seems to be in constant discussion. Based on a brief survey CandysDirt.com conducted on a group of 25 to 40 year olds, results showed that 25 to 30 year olds are significantly more likely to rent compared to any other age…

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Redfin Says Winter is The Best Season to Sell, But Who Wants to Have Wet Boots Tromp Through a Freshly Staged Home?

By Joanna England / December 13, 2013 /

OK, visualize a brutal Chicago winter. Snow, slush, and gray everywhere, no parking so you have to hike to and from the El everywhere. Boots and coats and a monochromatic landscape that has been known to drive some people up the wall. Now, imagine you’re selling your home. Would you want tons of people tromping…

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