starter homes

Run! Here’s an Updated Oak Cliff Starter Home in The $300Ks That You’ll Love

By Shelby Skrhak / February 15, 2023 /

Here’s something we haven’t been able to say in a while: Here’s an updated starter home in a great Oak Cliff neighborhood that’s listed for only $350,000. That felt good. This adorable listing by Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Diane Sherman is this week’s Highlight Home, sponsored by Dallas mortgage expert Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial.…

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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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This Dallas/Carrollton Starter Home Flew Off the Market Twice

By Shelby Skrhak / March 17, 2020 /

Here’s proof that buyers are looking for more affordable homes to purchase. This week’s Inwood Home of the Week sponsored by Inwood National Bank is a listing by Bobbie Jo Glover of Compass that attracted a lot of attention both times it was on the market. Now, typically when we write about a home, it’s…

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Adorable Casa View Cottage Zoned for Terrific Elementary School

By Bethany Erickson / March 26, 2019 /
Casa View

Finding a home in the more affordable $200,000 range can be more difficult in Dallas in this market, and while — thankfully — good elementary schools and feeder patterns are much easier to find these days, finding the two in the same house can still be a reach sometimes. But this adorable Casa View Midcentury…

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You’ll Love the High-End Touches on This Entry-Level Rowlett Home

By Shelby Skrhak / November 16, 2018 /

When you’ve got 1,137 square feet to work with, you want to make the most of every inch, and this tastefully renovated three-bedroom, two-bath home in Rowlett does an amazing job at it. The home, listed for $190,000 by Kathie Truitt and Kevin Caskey of Halo Group Realty is well-situated at Miller Road and President…

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