North Texas Real Estate News

Where To Find Your Mansion If You Have Champagne Tastes and a Moscato Budget

By CandysDirt / September 22, 2019 /

From staff reports If your Pinterest board is mansion after mansion, but your bank account is slightly less accommodating to your champagne wishes and caviar dreams, the idea of buying a more luxurious property in DFW might make you a touch incredulous. But, according to a recent GoBankingRates survey of 48 U.S. cities, if you…

TREC on the Hunt For New Executive Director, Agency Says

By Bethany Erickson / September 16, 2019 /

The Texas Real Estate Commission is on the hunt for someone to fill the simultaneous roles of TREC executive director and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board commissioner, state home sales are trending upward again (but it’s more of a mixed bag in North Texas), and we find out what demographic is more likely to…

Plano, Arlington Rank in the Top 25 for Best Places to Drive

By Bethany Erickson / September 9, 2019 /

Plano and Arlington are at the top of a list of best places to drive, pending home sales fell in July, and Realogy announced that its agents lead a top LGBT+ agent list. We have all this in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Plano, Arlington Rank in the Top 25 for Best Places…

Rents in Dallas Remain Flat in August, Up 2 Percent for Year

By Bethany Erickson / September 2, 2019 /

Rents in Dallas were flat last month, five North Texas cities made it to the top of a list of best real estate markets, and the National Association of Realtors provides a summary of the July housing market conditions, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

Opendoor Enters Lending Business with Opendoor Home Loans

By CandysDirt / August 30, 2019 /

From staff reports A few months after Zillow announced it would enter the lending business, iBuyer Opendoor announced Thursday that it would as well, launching Opendoor Home Loans. In a statement released Thursday, the company said it was aiming to make the home lending process less complicated. It can take around 45 days to finance…