Texas Real Estate Research Center

Not Exactly ‘The Waltons’, But Dallas Households Rank Among Nation’s Fullest, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / March 16, 2021 /

Dallas ranked fourth among largest U.S. cities for the share of households with children under 18 (32.5 percent) and eighth for the average number of people per household (3.28), according to Lombardo Homes, a Michigan-based homebuilder.

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Plano Earns Another ‘Best’ Designation From Forbes, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / March 8, 2021 /

Of the 100 largest cities is the U.S., Plano is the best for renters, according to a recent analysis by Forbes Advisor.

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This North Texas County Had Record Home Sales to Start 2021, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / February 22, 2021 /

The home housing market in Dallas-Fort Worth recorded record home sales in 2020 and has shown no signing of slowing during the first month of 2021. In particular, Dallas County had the largest number of home sales in North Texas, moving 1,733 houses — an increase of 13.9 percent from a year earlier, according to…

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If You’re Selling in 2021, Studies Have Good News for Texas’ Housing Market

By Marlin Weso / January 11, 2021 /

Thinking about putting your home up for sale but just haven’t found the right time or conditions? Will the seller’s market remain hot this year? The news is good. According to one analysis, median Dallas-Fort Worth market home values will grow 5.3 percent in 2021. California-based Construction Coverage analyzed data from Zillow in its study.…

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Latest California-to-Texas Migration Numbers Reveal Surprise, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / January 11, 2021 /

The projection of Californians migrating en masse to Texas for job opportunities and lower taxes in 2020 wasn’t quite as drastic as first believed, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. In 2018, a Texas Realtors Association report showing Californians were migrating to Texas at a more than 2-to-1 rate showed no reason to think it…

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