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Gov. Abbott highlighted housing priorities in his State of the State address. Now what?

Among the topics mentioned in Abbott’s address: housing affordability, tax reform, water infrastructure and private property rights. These issues all appear in Texas REALTORS’® Legislative Priorities for the 89th Texas Legislature.

Dallas-Fort Worth No. 5 in the U.S. for office-to-apartment conversions 

Dallas-Fort Worth has 2,725 units in its office-to-apartments pipeline.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

A majority of the most expensive new listings in Texas are located in the Dallas area, although the priciest new listing is located in Manor, an Austin suburb.

GFWAR names 2025 board president, board of directors

The Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® installed its 2025 board of directors and named Paul Epperley, an agent with Century 21 Judge Fite Company, its board president.

Texas REALTORS® CEO Travis Kessler to retire

Executive Vice President Mike Barnett will replace him on April 1.

Texas leads the pack for BTR construction

There are nearly 22,000 build-to-rent units in Texas’ construction pipeline — that’s the highest number in any state in the country, according to Point2Homes.

Home prices rose in all major cities in 2024, including Dallas, Fort Worth

For the first time in two years, home prices are on the rise in every major metro and both Dallas and Fort Worth are among them, according to a new Redfin report. 

New master-planned community coming to Anna

The $1.5 billion development is set to be designed around holistic wellness, sustainability and community connection.

Dallas home sales surge year over year in December 

Nationally, home sales were up 13.3% year over year and 4.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

The 10 most expensive homes sold in the Metroplex in December

These were the 10 most expensive sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in December. Note that listing prices may differ from actual sales prices.

Dallas makes list of 2025 hottest real estate markets

Zillow has released its list of the hottest real estate markets predicted in 2025 and Dallas has made the rankings.

The 2025 SP 200: Power players in Texas real estate

The highest-ranking Texas leader on the list was Bob Hale, president and CEO of the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

Silverado, Painted Tree and more named among 2024’s top-selling MPCs

Thirty-five percent of all master-planned community sales last year were in Texas, according to RCLCO Real Estate Consulting.

Perch Denton earns recognition in SFR awards

Perch Denton, a single-family rental community from Good + West Residential, earned the Excellence Award for Design and Development from Multi-Housing News.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

Compass agents listed four of the 10 most expensive listings in Texas this past month, with properties in Dallas, Highland Park, Fort Worth and Houston.

What the Compass acquisition means for @properties and Christie’s International Real Estate

“Things will not change on a day-to-day basis,” says @properties Christie’s International Real Estate CEO Thad Wong.

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