Thursday, March 9th, 2017 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market, Housing Starts
DALLAS HOUSING MARKET – EQUILIBRIUM? OR NOT? A recent article in the “Dallas Business Journal” noted that a housing supplier distributor, Building Industry Partners, is…
Monday, March 6th, 2017 and is filed under Economy, Financing / Mortgage, General
Job Statistics National job growth was somewhat sluggish in December, 2016. Though much of the media noted that the number of jobs added to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, Economy, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market
The Texas economy has been undergoing a mild recession, due to the oil price slump. The better news, however, is the Federal Reserve Bank of…