Renting in Dallas

Funding Available for Tenants Negatively Impacted by COVID-19

By Marlin Weso / June 7, 2021 /

The DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas is accepting applications for up to 12 months of past due and future rent assistance through the City of Dallas COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

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Even in D-FW, Pandemic Puts Burden on Female Renters, Homeowners

By Marlin Weso / October 12, 2020 /

Nearly half (45 percent) of female-led households spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing as compared with 36 percent of their male counterparts, according to Zillow’s analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data.

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Some Landlords Practice Compassion as 24 Percent of Americans Can’t Pay April Housing Costs

By Joanna England / April 14, 2020 /

With jobless claims at record levels, the obvious concern for a broad swath of America is what to do when the rent or mortgage is due. Unfortunately, because of such overwhelming unemployment rates, nearly a quarter of Americans couldn’t make a full housing payment in the month of April. Luckily in Dallas, many landlords are…

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Renters Won’t Budge on Price and Location According to Apartment Guide Report

By Joanna England / October 18, 2018 /

After some North Texans sell their homes, a significant portion of them rent in the interim before finding their next one. Couple that with the Pew Research Center study alleging that the population of apartment dwellers is growing by leaps, with a 5 percent increase in the last decade — the highest in 50 years.…

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Erin Seeds Offers Renters a Better Fit For Their Budget With Apartment Fit

By Joanna England / January 4, 2018 /

As more and more Millennials are priced out of what would be considered typical “starter home” ranges, long-term renting has become customary for an entire generation. But finding a great apartment with everything you want and need — and at a suitable price — is the modern day trial of Job.  That’s part of the…

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