Current Market Data

Three of the fastest-growing college towns are in Texas

BrokeScholar examined population growth in 150 U.S. “college towns” — defined as cities with at least one major public or private university.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

Luxury homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area make up a majority of the priciest new listings from the past month.

NAR: Pending-home sales post second monthly increase in a row 

Pending transactions were in negative territory for most of this year, so the recent increases could bode well for future activity. 

Case-Shiller: Home-price index just 0.02% off 2022 peak; Dallas sees 4.1% decline 

A fifth consecutive month of increases in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index suggests the housing market recovery that began earlier this year is likely to continue. 

‘Collapse’ of housing inventory drives price rebound 

Two weeks after housing inventory turned negative, home prices posted a healthy increase, MarketNsight said. 

Half of all buyers are first-timers in 2023

First-timers made up 45% of buyers in 2022 and 37% in 2021.

NAR: Existing-home sales decline as median price remains above $400,000 

High mortgage rates and limited inventory continued to weigh on sales activity, National Association of REALTORS®Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. 

Texas is home to four of the country’s fastest-warming cities

A new report from moveBuddha shows that the typical buyer isn’t yet factoring in climate-related risks when deciding where to live.

Housing starts rebound in July after June slump 

Single-family home permits and completions, meanwhile, also rose, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Can these boomtowns accommodate their new residents?

Experts predict that Dallas will be one of the most populated places in America by 2100. But can the metro actually handle all that growth?

Monthly mortgage payments up nearly 20% from 2022

Meanwhile, July’s home sale prices had their highest increase since November.

The California-to-Texas migration isn’t slowing down

Over 100,000 Californians made the move to Texas in 2021 — that translates to roughly 300 new Texans on a daily basis.

These Texas cities are the best for renter families

The Dallas-area city of Plano ranked at No. 1 on RentCafe’s list — only 8% of children in the metro live under the poverty line, one of the lowest proportions in the nation.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

Two of these expensive properties were listed by Laura Sweeney of Compass RE Texas.

Modern newlyweds wish they’d registered for a down payment

Of survey respondents who made a wedding registry in the past two years, 85% said they would have preferred to receive money they could have used towards a down payment, mortgage payment or other associated homebuying costs.

NAR: Pending-home sales rise for the first time in four months 

The industry group issued its housing-market forecast along with its monthly Pending Home Sales Index for June. 

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