McKinney is exploding. The once tiny cotton farming community now tallies nearly 180,000 residents, according to the city's annual population estimate. That's almost a 7 percent increase from last year and a whopping 365 percent jump from 20 years ago, when only about 38,000 people lived in the...
Dallas-area home prices were 6.9 percent higher at the end of 2017 compared with a year earlier, according to a new report by CoreLogic. Dallas' year-over-year home price gain was slightly ahead of the 6.6 percent nationwide price increase from December 2016. "Home prices continue to rise...
If you're a homeowner, you already know that keeping your property in tiptop shape requires dedication and patience for ongoing maintenance. But what if you've put your home on the market, or even accepted an offer? Perhaps you're thinking: Not my problem anymore. Sorry, folks, we've...
Heading into 2018, Dallas-area homebuyers have more properties to choose from. And prices aren't rising as fast as they have in recent years. But buyers hunting moderately-priced homes in popular North Texas neighborhoods will still have to scramble to get a deal. After years of tight home inventories,...
Developers buying up blocks of buildings and land on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas think they are in the right spot to make something happen. Located between Deep Ellum and Dallas' financial district at Commerce Street and Cesar Chavez Boulevard, the area hasn't changed much in...
As we near the end of the first month of the new year, it's time to take a big step back—and to take stock of the situation in real estate markets across the country. Will we see our predictions for 2018 starting to come true...
Developers opened more new apartments in the Dallas area than any metro area in the country last year. Almost 28,000 new rental units opened their doors last year, according to a new report by Richardson-based RealPage, a leading provider of property-management software. New York City was second...
Housing markets should remain tight this year, but 2018 may be a great time to profit as a home seller. If you haven’t given much thought to selling your home this year, you might want to think again. Real estate information company Trulia commissioned a survey of...
Blues, crisp whites and metals for the top of the house are trending in 2018 When it comes to exterior home design, the use of color is usually reserved for the front door, window shutters or siding — often leaving the roof a bit plain. But the...
ORLANDO - Last year Dallas-Fort Worth homebuilders started almost 34,000 homes. The construction total would have been even greater if builders could have rounded up more workers. The labor shortage that's hammered the U.S. housing industry continues to be one of the biggest worries for builders. "We are...