The DFW Housing Juggernaut Continues

Monday, September 19th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, Dallas Fort Worth, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market

Dallas-Fort Worth is, once again, breaking a few records when it comes to home sales. According to a recent article in the Dallas Morning News[1],…

The Downsizing of McMansions

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, Economy, Financing / Mortgage, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market

Beginning in the early 2000s, some residential home builders began mass-producing larger houses. In some areas, developers found plenty of lots on which to build…

2005-2015 Housing Characteristics Infographic

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, General

Another Texas Metroplex?

Thursday, August 25th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

Dallas and Fort Worth are different cities, with separate cultures, separated by approximately 60 miles. These two cities are, nonetheless linked by infrastructure (rail and…

Is Houston Really That Bad Off?

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, Housing Market, Housing Starts

The economic news about Texas has been middling to okay. Economists with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University point out that, while job…

DFW Tops the Home-Building Market . . . But is There A Cost?

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, Housing Affordability, Housing Market

Just about anyone traveling around the Dallas-Fort Worth area these days will come across a slice of land, or two (or even three), on which…

Housing Data for Dallas County – June 2016

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, General, Housing Market

Millennials, Home Buying and Wealth: The JCHS Viewpoint

Monday, July 25th, 2016 and is filed under Financing / Mortgage

At the beginning of each summer, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS) issues its “State of the Nation’s Housing.” In the…

Homeownership Affordability in Dallas

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 and is filed under Housing Affordability

This is the third of four blog posts covering the Dallas Federal Reserve’s conference “Finding Shelter: Assessing Texas Residential Real Estate Amid the Oil Slump,”…

Other Stories Behind Texas’ Housing Supply

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 and is filed under Housing Starts

Each month, the economists at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University (TAMU) issue a Housing Insight Report, filled with plenty of information about…