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Texas Condo Sales Post Strong Numbers; Dallas Condo Sales Post 38 Percent Increase in 2013

By Joanna England / December 2, 2013 /

We’ve talked until we’re blue in the face about how brisk the market its for single-family homes in North Texas, and Dallas especially, but the market for condominiums is just as hot according to the 2013 Texas Condominium Sales Report from the Texas Association of Realtors. We definitely agree, and we noted in November that…

Rising Interest Rates Aren't Slowing Pre-Owned Home Sales, But Builders Need to Ramp up Construction

By Joanna England / October 9, 2013 /

You’d think that rising interest rates would slow the real estate market, but that’s not the case for the Dallas Area. According to Jim Gaines, an economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, Dallas-area pre-owned home sales are up 20 percent year-over-year. In a conversation with Steve Brown, Gaines had this to…

Dr. Mark Dotzour On the Real Estate Market: Really, This Guy Ought to be the Next President of the U.S.

By Candy Evans / May 30, 2011 /

Forget Donald Trump. You know the kind of guy or gal we need to run for president? Someone who can tell us, in the way Ronald Reagan could, how to swallow the super duper bitter pills we need to take to mend our country financially. You know who I think that person is? Dr. Mark…