Zillow Research

Backyard Amenities, Such as Treehouses, Driving Faster Home Sales, Zillow Reports

By Marlin Weso / May 12, 2021 /

Zillow research finds homes with treehouses are driving quicker-than-expected sales and higher prices, with listings mentioning back yard (5.2 days faster than expected), sandbox (4.5 days), and playground (2.5 days) among the quickest.

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Dallas-Fort Worth Home Values Grew by This Many AT&T Stadiums in 2020

By Marlin Weso / February 1, 2021 /

The year 2020 was loaded with disheartening economic and health statistics. But here’s a good statistic to start 2021: Dallas-Fort Worth home values gained $38 billion last year as increasing residential values and new construction added to the market, according to a recent Zillow report. To put it in other terms, $38 billion represents the…

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D-FW, Texas Still Face Low Housing Inventories, Plus Other Reports and Studies

By Marlin Weso / November 2, 2020 /
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In any business, low inventory is a bad thing. It’s a delicate balance of having a product, moving it, and having something to replace it. Just recall looking for toilet paper in the pandemic’s beginnings. Wasn’t that fun? Like it is on a national scale, the pandemic is impacting the Dallas-Fort Worth housing inventory. Prices…

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D-FW Residents Continue to Pursue Homeownership, and Other Reports and Studies

By Marlin Weso / October 19, 2020 /

The typical home value in September was $270,907, up 4.5 percent year over year, and 0.9 percent month over month, according to the Zillow Real Estate Market Report.

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Even in D-FW, Pandemic Puts Burden on Female Renters, Homeowners

By Marlin Weso / October 12, 2020 /

Nearly half (45 percent) of female-led households spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing as compared with 36 percent of their male counterparts, according to Zillow’s analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data.

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