Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University

Champions School Announces Third Season of Real Estate Super Stars Series

By Candy's Dirt / January 24, 2020 /

From Staff Reports Champions School of Real Estate has announced the lineup of top-producing real estate guests for the third season of its Santamaria Spotlights Real Estate Super Stars live-broadcast interview series.  Real estate icon Rita Santamaria, CEO/Founder of Champions School of Real Estate, stars as the host of the monthly show that is broadcast online, live from…

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Texas “Losing Its Competitive Housing Advantage,” Experts Say

By Bethany Erickson / March 20, 2018 /
affordable housing

After the housing market bubble burst, what markets recovered the fastest? What does that mean for affordable housing? What policy changes would best impact the need for affordable housing? Experts weighed in at a recent conference on affordable housing in Texas, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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Statewide Home Sales Dip in Third Quarter, Inventory Increases Thanks to Hurricane Harvey

By Joanna England / November 6, 2017 /

From Staff Reports Texas home sales declined slightly in the third quarter of 2017, according to the 2017-Q3 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by the Texas Association of Realtors. This is the first time that Texas home sales have declined on a quarterly basis since the second quarter of 2012.   “As anticipated, the…

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Despite Healthy Economy, Dallas Area Has a Growing Housing Affordability Gap

By Joanna England / June 30, 2017 /

Recent data from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University paints a pretty bleak picture for housing affordability in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. More than 100,000 new jobs regionwide netted just 30,000 new homes by the end of last year, according to stats from Meyers Research and the Dallas Builders Association. The median home price,…

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North Texas Condo and Townhome Sales Up During First Half of 2016

By Leah Shafer / July 13, 2016 /

Condos and townhomes are hot properties in DFW so far this year. North Texas condo sales increased 3.8 percent year-over-year to 1,536 condo sales during the January to May 2016 timeframe. Townhome sales increased 8.2 percent to 1,019 townhome sales during the same period, according to the 2016 Texas Condominium Mid-Year Sales Report by the Texas Association of…

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