Standing in a vacant field just off U.S. Highway 75, you can hear the buzz of traffic and watch shoppers ducking into the outlet mall across the street. Until recently, a little yellow farmhouse sat on the side of Stacy Road at Chelsea Drive. A...
It's no longer a niche topic for a relatively small group of individuals — it’s a reoccurring factor in housing transactions around the world. Cryptocurrency is a hot topic in the investing world, and it has introduced people to alternative methods of payment, especially since some...
Dallas-Fort Worth led Texas in home sales in 2017 and was one of the top housing markets in the country for the third year in a row. While we sell lots of houses in D-FW, prices are at an all-time high and there are fewer...
Data shows that investors are betting on continuous home price growth, report says. As anyone who regularly watches Flip or Flop already knows, house flipping is on the rise, and a new report from property data developer CoreLogic confirms this. An analysis of public records found that...
When standup comedian Nathan Brannon moved into his newly purchased home in rural Washington state, it seemed the joke was on him: The previous owner had left the pegboard on the garage wall, but had taken all the pegs. “When I first saw the pegs...
Time once again to deal with the rigged, ridiculous, unfair, idiotic, defective, faulty and broken state property tax system. Property Tax Central 2018 is open for business. Each year, I look for a new way to fight an unfair system and keep tax bills low. The...
A real estate lockbox is a convenient gadget: This small combination box containing the home's key allows buyer's agents and their clients to access the home when the seller isn't there. "When an agent requests a showing and it is confirmed by the sellers, they are provided with...
Homebuilders and real estate agents are targeting millennials as their top source of home sales. But first they've got to get them to leave home. Almost two out of 10 Dallas-Fort Worth millennials aged 24 to 36 still live with mom and dad, according to a new study by...
A new look at the prices sellers are asking for their homes is another sign of a shift in the North Texas housing market. Dallas-Fort Worth made it onto a list of 10 major cities that are seeing declines or just tiny increases in the asking...
Selling your home? Then you've likely had that rude awakening where a real estate agent tours your home and breaks some tough news: Your house needs work before it goes on the market. For starters, you'll have to fix the boiler. And paint. And replace those outdated cabinets ...