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…

Home-Seller Profile November 2016

Friday, December 2nd, 2016 and is filed under Economy, Financing / Mortgage, Housing Affordability, Housing Market

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…

Jacobs Engineering Group relocating global headquarters to downtown Dallas

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market

MORE JOBS, MORE PEOPLE . . . LESS HOUSING? Recent good news for the Dallas-Fort Worth economy came from Jacobs Engineering Group and its announcement…

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…