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Texas sets new state record for $1M home sales

Furthermore, despite only making up 4.3% of statewide sales in 2025, $1 million-plus homes made up 17.2% of the state’s total dollar volume.

Trump’s proposed ban on institutional home ownership raises more questions than answers

President Trump’s proposal to ban investment firms from buying single-family homes is unlikely to have a major impact on affordability, observers said.

Painted Tree now Dallas-Fort Worth’s top-selling MPC

Based on total new-home sales closed last year, the community from Oxland Group ranked No. 15 in the United States, with 643 sales.

Compass, Anywhere secure stockholder approval for merger

Stockholders of both Compass, Inc. and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. have overwhelmingly approved all proposals tied to the companies’ previously announced merger, signaling strong investor support for the $1.6 billion deal.

Pearl rolls out first-ever individual performance profiles for every house in America

Pearl assigned a Pearl SCORE to every one of the 92 million single-family homes in the U.S., rating them on how well each performs across five factors of home life: safety, comfort, operations, resilience and energy.

Rechat partners with SkySlope

Through its partnership with SkySlope, a transaction management app founded in 2011, Rechat now incorporates forms and e-signature options, plus data automation tools.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

A Southlake mansion priced at $12.995 million tops this past month’s ranking of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas.

The fallacy of price testing a listing

The push toward private or off‑MLS “test” listings delivers little proven pricing premiums, sells a small share privately and often lengthens time to sell despite industry claims, writes Jonathan Miller, co-founder of property appraisal firm Miller Samuel.

NAR: Pending home sales post best performance since February 2023

Contract signings were up in all four U.S. regions. 

Igloo for sale, snow not included

No need for a winter coat inside this igloo. This one-of-a-kind home in Litchfield, Connecticut, only looks like it’s made of snow.

Shawn Buck installed as GFWAR president alongside 2026 board

Joining Buck on the leadership team are Vice President and President-Elect Thaddius Watson of We Sell Texas, Secretary and Treasurer Kim Gartner of Roots Real Estate and Immediate Past President Paul Epperley of Hallowed Homes.

Dallas and Fort Worth among top US cities for startups

Dallas ranked as the No. 3 large city — defined as those with populations over one million — while Fort Worth ranked No 4.

1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 plane crash

The ranch also features a fully-stocked vintage convenience store, geodome, windmill and many other abandoned artifacts.

Lifestyle over luxury: How homebuyers shopped in 2025

Evidence points to home shoppers prioritizing the experiences they’ll have in their home over the style or size, Zillow said.

Builder confidence ticks up after December rate cut but remains negative

The NAHB’s monthly survey found the nation’s homebuilders remain optimistic about home sales next year. 

The 10 most expensive homes sold in Fort Worth in November

Multiple agents handled both transaction sides in November’s ranking of the 10 most expensive homes sold in Fort Worth, acting as both the listing agent and buyer’s agent.

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