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Rising Rents in Dallas Apartments Hint of Pandemic Recovery, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / May 5, 2021 /

Year-over-year rent growth in Dallas was 1.1 percent in April compared with 0.7 percent a year ago, according to the May 2021 Dallas Rent Report compiled by ApartmentList.com.

Pandemic Changes What Renters Want in Apartment Amenities, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / April 21, 2021 /

What apartment amenities did renters prioritize the most during the pandemic? You’d think it was charm and character, like the House Hunters folks say. But not so much. Zumper crunched the data in search rates and came up with some interesting findings, revealing differences in desired amenities and how generational age groups differed from each…

Why D/FW’s Most-Affordable Homes are Gaining Value Fastest; Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / April 6, 2021 /

If your home in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is valued at around $200,000, checking Zillow might be worth your while. Homes in the most-affordable market segment are appreciating in value the fastest, indicating the demand for the least expensive homes in many parts of the nation, according to a recent Zillow analysis. In D-FW, the…

Two Factors Make Condos Attractive Now in D-FW, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / February 15, 2021 /

If home buyers take a look at the condo market in Dallas-Fort Worth, they’ll find two factors in their favor for owning a low-maintenance domicile with really close neighbors, according to a Zillow analysis. Price: The median sales price for a condo in D-FW is $206,150, which is $97,183 less than a single-family home. The…

Flip or Flop in Dallas-Fort Worth? Data Tells the Story, Plus Other Reports

By Tommy Cummings / January 4, 2021 /

The good news on house flipping: Profits are the highest in 20 years, including in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The bad news: Fewer are doing it, although you can’t be sure what with all the house-flipping shows on TV, such as the Vanilla Ice Project. Except for the Vanilla Ice part, those findings are part…