North Texas Real Estate News

MetroTex Announces Slate of Officers, Directors

By Bethany Erickson / July 9, 2019 /
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MetroTex announced its proposed slate of 2020 officers and 2020-2021 directors after receiving applications from general membership, which were then reviewed by a nominating committee. Nominated were: President: Terry Tremaine, Century 21 Mike Bowman; President-Elect: Bill Jordan, Longhorn Real Estate; Secretary/Treasurer: Taylor Walcik, Blair Group Real Estate; Past President: Cathy Williams, Keller Williams.

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Millennials Don’t Want Your Big Houses, Unless They Do

By Bethany Erickson / July 8, 2019 /
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It started as a drumbeat last March, as Candace Taylor of the Wall Street Journal wrote that Baby Boomers who built million-dollar, large homes, suddenly were finding it difficult to unload them because Millennial buyers (the next market of age to buy a home after Gen Xers) were disinterested in (or couldn’t afford) the homes.…

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Purplebricks Hits the Bricks, Leaves U.S. Market

By Bethany Erickson / July 8, 2019 /
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Flat-fee brokerage Purplebricks pulls out of the U.S. market, we have May housing numbers for Texas, and we find out what Dallas-Fort Worth town was named to a list of the 34 richest towns in the U.S. – all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Purplebricks Hits the Bricks, Leaves U.S. Market Less than…

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Completely Renovated Midcentury Cottage Near Downtown Garland

By Bethany Erickson / July 6, 2019 /
Garland

When we look for that magical turnkey home in the $100,000 to $199,999 price point for the Weekend One Hundred, sometimes it’s like searching for a unicorn. But today’s property is not only turnkey, it’s close to downtown Garland in the established neighborhood of Park Groves. Yes, this Midcentury Cottage is a three-bedroom, one bath,…

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Take A Hike And Hit This Grapevine Home For July Fourth Fun

By Nikki Barringer / July 2, 2019 /

We hear it a lot, right? “Amazing location. Must see.” And with a fair amount of skepticism, we click. “Oh yeah, we’ll just see about that…” But this one, this wonderfully updated, sweet little home really is a must see and the location? Well, it’s amazing. It’s walking distance to hiking and biking trails and…

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