Real Estate Trends

6 Ways Millennials Are Changing Real Estate Business for Everyone

By Leah Shafer / March 11, 2015 /

For years, Millennials have largely been thought of as renters, not buyers, but that has changed. Millennials, born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, now represent the largest group of homebuyers in the U.S. at 32 percent, taking over from Generation X, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Home Buyer…

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Unmarried Couples Buying a House: What Should They Know?

By Leah Shafer / March 10, 2015 /

It has been said that falling in love consists of uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense, and for many couples, buying a house together is an experience driven by excitement and emotion, especially in a market as hot as ours. When a married couple in Texas buys a house, community property laws offer…

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Remodeling to Age in Place is a Good Investment, Says Bruce Graf

By Joanna England / February 25, 2015 /

A survey recently released by the Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business polled 1,000 people ages 50 to 80 years old. Only about 1 in 5 respondents to the survey had any plan to remodel their homes or incorporate technology to help them as they age, and yet, the vast…

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Hair Salons As Economic Indicators: Sometimes Your Hair Needs New Real Estate, Too

By Candy Evans / November 28, 2014 /

Natasha Khan, Ericka Smart and Moi! If you want to know how the Dallas economy is REALLY doing, check out the hairdressers. I was once told that Dallas women devour more blonde hair bleach than women in any other U.S. metropolis, and I believe it. I’m one of them! Dallas hair salons are doing well,…

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Dallas Real Estate News: Realtor.com Says D/FW Market is More Accessible, But Redfin.com Says Homes Are Flying Off MLS at Record Pace

By Joanna England / April 15, 2014 /

From the accounts told by Realtors over cocktails, you’d think buying and selling a home in Dallas was a bloodsport. But whether agents, buyers, and sellers are turning around enough offers and counters to die a death by a million paper cuts is under some dispute. That is, if you’re one to believe studies from…

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