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Homeownership Rate for D-FW Zoomers Climbs, Affordability Remains a Barrier

By Charles Grand / March 19, 2026 /

Homeownership remains elusive for many zoomers as they continue to age into the housing market, but there do appear to be glimmers of hope in the Dallas metro. Almost 9 out of 10 zoomer households in the D-FW area were shelling out rent to a landlord instead of making a mortgage payment in 2023. While…

DFW Ranks Best in Texas for Livability — But That’s Apparently a Low Bar

By Charles Grand / January 20, 2026 /

Livability can mean different things to different people, but you’ll often find a lot of the same markers in those housing and lifestyle rankings floating around out there. While we tend to give a good amount of coverage when North Texas cities come in hot, it’s also important to take stock when the Metroplex gets…

Competition Over Apartment Units Ticks Up in Texas, Just Not in Dallas

By Charles Grand / December 23, 2025 /

Apartment hunting got a little bit tougher in 2025 as the delivery of new units struggled to keep up with demand and more renters decided to renew their leases than in the previous year, according to a recent RentCafe study of activity in the sector. Nationally, the lease renewal rate ticked up to 63% and…

Online Interest in Dallas Apartments Spikes YoY in RentCafe Study

By Charles Grand / December 7, 2025 /

It would seem that a lot more people are interested in renting an apartment in Dallas compared to last year, at least according to RentCafe, which showed the Big D jumping up some 25 spots this past quarter in its latest ranking of U.S. cities based on online engagement. RentCafe’s Renter Engagement Tracker ranks the…

Dallas Racks Up New Units Through Office Conversions

By Charles Grand / November 7, 2025 /

Dallas is cementing its place among the top U.S. cities embracing adaptive reuse, logging the second-highest number of units delivered through office-to-apartment conversion in 2024 and placing fourth overall for conversions generally. According to a recent analysis by RentCafe, Dallas transformed old office space into 584 units, just four units shy of Manhattan, New York,…