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How Three North Texas Cities Fared in a Study of Starter Home Affordability

By Marlin Weso / November 11, 2022 /

Renters in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington don’t earn enough money that’s required to buy a starter home in their market, according to a Point2 study.

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Dallas’ ‘It’ Factor in LawnStarter’s Latest Glam Rankings Might Surprise You

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 25, 2022 /

In its most-glam city study, Austin-based LawnStarter ranked San Francisco ranks first, Houston 11th, and Dallas 15th.

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How 2 California Startups’ Lease-to-Own Programs Aim to Ease Dallas-Area Homeownership

By Marlin Weso / February 23, 2021 /

ZeroDown and Divvy, two San Francisco-based startups that facilitate lease-to-own programs, have expanded into the Dallas market since the start of the year. These digital real-estate companies are not reinventing the wheel. ThinkTrio operates a similar online model in Texas. Traditional real-estate firms have lease-to-own programs. But ZeroDown and Divvy are the latest business models…

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Arlington Ranks Tops in Apartment Analysis, But Not in a Good Way

By Marlin Weso / February 8, 2021 /

Being No. 1 isn’t always a good thing. Arlington ranked first among the nation’s 50 largest cities with renters having the lowest average credit scores, according to a RENTCafé analysis. Arlington averaged a 580 score across four demographics. In comparison, San Francisco was tops with a 719. It wasn’t just an Arlington issue. Dallas averaged…

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D-FW’s Million-Dollar Cities Are The Usual Suspects, But Here’s What Makes Them Unique

By Marlin Weso / January 18, 2021 /
Richard Drummond Davis

We all know which Dallas-Fort Worth municipalities carry Zillow’s recent distinction of Million-Dollar Cities. But let’s review, anyway, because a good many of us like talking about luxury homes. Listed in order by typical home value are the usual suspects — Westlake ($1,752,752), Highland Park ($1,695.262), Westover Hills ($1,677,514), and University Park ($1,468,731). Big duh.…

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