Texas real estate news

State Rep. Victoria Neave Sued by Dallas County for Back Property Taxes

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2019 /

State Rep. Victoria Neave has found herself in hot water with Dallas County and is being sued for more than $26,000 in late property taxes on her Abrams Road home. Documents filed Tuesday reveal that Neave is arrears to the tune of $26,760.73, and is listed in the suit along with her former law partner…

DFW Home Sales Were Down, But Prices Up in 2018

By Bethany Erickson / February 25, 2019 /

What was the final verdict on home sales and home prices in DFW last year? What kind of profit did home sellers get? And how did Texas fare when it came to a ranking of the quality of life in state capitals? We have all this in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

Adorable 1950s Cottage Right In the Heart of Downtown McKinney Action

By Bethany Erickson / February 19, 2019 /

McKinney’s downtown historic district is bustling — and you could find yourself with a home within biking and walking distance from some of the fun shopping, entertainment, and dining available, thanks to this adorable 1950 cottage we found for this week’s Tuesday Two Hundred. Downtown McKinney has won some awards for its incredible main street…

DFW Boasts Three of the Richest Places, Bloomberg Says

By Bethany Erickson / February 18, 2019 /

Which three Texas communities were on Bloomberg’s list of richest places? How did DFW fare when it comes to mortgage delinquencies? We talk about all that and more in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Two DFW Places Make Bloomberg List Highland Park is one of the richest places — no surprise to anyone…

People Love to Relocate to Texas — Especially DFW

By CandysDirt / February 17, 2019 /

Texas welcomed 524,511 new residents in 2017, and 230,118 of them found homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, the latest Texas Relocation Report from Texas REALTORS® revealed. The report, which was released on Valentine’s Day, analyzed migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U-Haul, found that Texas ranked second in the nation…