Real Estate Trends

What Happens When a Realtor Runs Out of Ways To Describe a Home?

By Nikki Barringer / June 7, 2021 /

Describing a beautiful house is easy. “Stunning,” “stunner,” “must-see,” “won’t last” and on and on. It’s easy and effortless to describe those homes. I mean, sure, we all run out of ways to say “thoughtfully updated,” “designer touches,” “gold-plated toilet,” etc. But what happens when *record scratch* you get that one home that needs a…

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Liquid Workforce: Can Real Estate Keep Up With Office Space And Work-From-Home Needs?

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2021 /

Interesting story: after surveying more than 2,000 office workers across 10 countries, the commercial real estate firm JLL reports the future of the workplace will be hybrid, “mixing on-site and off-site collaboration to offer freedom and choice across a variety of spaces and locations.” In other words, employees still want to go into the office,…

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Dallas Rent Prices Decline Slightly This Month; Increases Reported For The Year

By April Towery / October 7, 2019 /

Dallas rent prices took a small dip in a recently-released report for October, Mesquite breaks ground on a new mixed-use community, and the Southern Gateway deck park moves forward, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Dallas Rent Prices Decline Slightly This Month A very slight decrease in Dallas rents was reported for…

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Bring on the Baby Chasers: More Grandparents Making Big Moves

By Bethany Erickson / July 12, 2019 /
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It may not be a new phenomenon exactly, but grandparents making big moves to be closer to grandchildren have a relatively new term — “baby chasers.” In fact, real estate research firm Meyers Research recently released its Meyers Baby Chaser Index, which indicates that 25 percent of Baby Boomers will likely retire to be near their…

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Single Females Strong Force Among Homebuyers

By Candy's Dirt / January 6, 2019 /
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From staff reports Single female buyers made up 18 percent of all homebuyers, National Association of Realtors®’ 2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers revealed recently. That statistic means that for the second consecutive year, single female buyers were the second most common household buyer group, behind married couples, which account for 63 percent of…

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