Real Estate

MetroTex Alerts Realtors to NTREIS Phishing Scam

By CandysDirt / October 24, 2018 /

After agents began getting emails alerting them that someone had attempted to log in to their North Texas Real Estate Information System (or NTREIS) accounts, the MetroTex Association of Realtors warned its members. The message some received said, “We were notified of a log in attempt on your account from El Paso, TX. This may…

Dallas Home Values Hitting Pre-Recession Levels, Study Says

By Bethany Erickson / August 7, 2018 /

Dallas was among nine metros where the bulk of home values have hit pre-recession levels, affordability is hampering one age group in particular from purchasing homes, Zillow is making yet another bid toward world domination, and mortgage rates are ticking up — all this and more in this week’s real estate news roundup.

Starting Home Prices and Good School Districts: How does Dallas Stack Up Nationally?

By Bethany Erickson / July 24, 2018 /

How much does it cost to buy a home in a good school district in the Dallas area? What do single-family rents look like in Dallas? And are people remodeling? We find out in a roundup of real estate news.

Dallas Area Tops Nation in New Apartment Completions in 2017

By Bethany Erickson / February 8, 2018 /

Dallas-Fort Worth topped the nation in new apartment completions last year — finishing almost 28,000 new rental units in 2017. According to RealPage, the metro area’s 27,974 completions were part of the 395,777 completions for the 150 largest metro markets nationwide for the year. New York City’s 23,207 came in second, and Houston was third…

Five Open House Lessons Every Seller Should Know

By Bethany Erickson / January 30, 2018 /

Ask just about any homeowner who has ever sold a home — the looming prospect of an open house is daunting. There’s the cleanup involved (it really doesn’t matter if you’re normally a very clean person, there’s just something about people coming into your home that brings you to your grout with a toothbrush at…