North Texas Real Estate News

State Economy Growing, Job Numbers Continue to Increase

By Bethany Erickson / April 29, 2019 /

As the state economy grows and employment continues to rise, how are new home sales in North Texas faring? We have the answers in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Texas Economy Still Growing Faster Than Nation The Texas economy is still going like gangbusters, adding 271,000 nonagricultural jobs year-over-year in March, the Texas…

Is North Texas the Best Place To Be a Realtor?

By CandysDirt / April 28, 2019 /

From staff reports The good news is, North Texas isn’t dead last. The bad news is, North Texas barely cracked the top 50 best places for Realtors to live. But even that bad news is actually fairly good news, when you consider that WalletHub’s rankings were based on 170 cities. Of North Texas cities, Fort…

Browne + Douglas Group Adds Two New Agents

By Bethany Erickson / April 25, 2019 /

When the dynamic duo of Cathy Browne and Beth Douglas joined forces as Browne + Douglas Group last year, it was expected that the two — long known for being top-producing Ebby Halliday agents — would do big things from their home base at the company’s state-of-the-art offices in Allen. Between the two, they have…

North Texas Market Shifts — Slightly — to Buyer-Friendly

By Bethany Erickson / April 22, 2019 /

How big of a shift to a more buyer-friendly housing market did DFW make? What locals were appointed to a TREC advisory committee? What is MetroTex up to? We have all this and more with this week’s roundup of real estate news. Market Shifts to Buyer-Friendly As DOM and days of inventory begin to lengthen…

Grand Prairie Midcentury Traditional With a Garage Conversion

By Bethany Erickson / April 20, 2019 /

For this week’s Weekend One Hundred, we trek to Grand Prairie, where we found a Midcentury Traditional that puts the cherry on top of a move-in sundae — it’s super close to the new IKEA, the mecca for anyone who moves into a new home. I mean, how convenient is that? This three-bedroom, two bath…