McMansion Trends – Larger Homes, Smaller Bedroom Numbers

Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

LARGER HOMES, SMALLER BEDROOM NUMBERS Many of the articles written for this blog focus on houses that average people can own and afford. But it’s…

What’s Next for the DFW Housing Market?

Monday, February 6th, 2017 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

About a year ago at this time, it was anticipated that single-family home prices and sales would likely moderate in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but…

2017 Housing Market Outlook: Single-Family Homes

Friday, January 27th, 2017 and is filed under Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

2017 Housing Market Outlook: Single-Family Homes Look for millennials to start entering the market, and the economy to continue its moderate growth. The National Association…

Examining Rowlett, Texas Housing Market

Monday, January 23rd, 2017 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

SMALL ROWLETT – BIG NEWS One piece of interesting news within Dallas-area development community these days consists of a 262-acre, master-planned community dubbed “Bayside.” The…

North Texas Home Prices

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 and is filed under Construction, Economy, Financing / Mortgage, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

ARE HOME SALES SLOWING IN NORTH TEXAS? NOT LIKELY Conventional wisdom states that home sales, on average, tend to wind down in November and December….

MarketWatch Housing Trends for 2017

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

MORE 2017 PREDICTIONS Two recent articles written focused on what’s likely to happen in Texas housing in 2017. Now it’s time to take a broader…

NAR Survey September 2016

Monday, November 28th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

ARE FIRST-TIMERS RETURNING TO THE HOUSING MARKET? There is plenty of pent-up demand in the housing market, according to industry experts. Sooner or later, these…

The Housing World under President Trump

Monday, November 28th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, Financing / Mortgage, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

PINPOINTING HOUSING TRENDS UNDER A TRUMP PRESIDENCY The Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election capped off a nasty, volatile and uncertain political cycle. In between the…

Millennial Home Buyers

Monday, October 24th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts

MILLENNIAL METRICS As we’ve written in previous blogs, millennials are regarded as the next age group to bring a lot of activity to the housing…

The Frisco Effect

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 and is filed under Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Starts

THE FRISCO EFFECT In 1996, Frisco, TX was a quiet suburban town in the far-north Dallas Metro, boasting a population of approximately 10,000. There was…