Home Prices

High Home Prices Appear To Be Doing a Number on America’s Birth Rate

By Charles Grand / September 26, 2025 /

A lot of noise has been made about the housing affordability crisis in the United States. From a real estate perspective, many of the dynamics involved are obviously economic in nature. However, there’s also a very serious existential factor at play: the nation’s birth rate. There appears to be a pretty clear relationship between single-family…

Home Prices Hit Record High for June, Just Not in Texas

By Charles Grand / July 28, 2025 /

Those hoping to see home prices calm down got a rude awakening last week when the National Association of Realtors clocked record-high listings for June. Nationally, the median sales price for existing homes hit $435,300, marking a 2% increase for the month year-over-year. Meanwhile, the sale of existing homes dipped by 2.7% between May and…

As 2 North Texas Counties See Home Prices Dip, What Does it Mean for DFW Housing Market?

By Charles Grand / April 23, 2025 /

The D-FW housing market might be heading into correction territory, with an increase in new construction inventory driving steep declines in home prices in some North Texas counties. Prospective homebuyers in North Texas have been weathering high prices for several years now amid an ongoing housing shortage. Now, economic certainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff…

Is $600K The New Starter Home Price, Or Is It a Tear Down? It Depends …

By Karen Eubank / December 28, 2024 /

Dallas house prices have continued to rise, and there’s really no end in sight. It amazes me weekly when I search for our Saturday listing, which used to be in the $600,000 price range until we realized we had to expand our search up to $899,000 to show you anything worthwhile. It made me think…

Republic Title Tip: Fall Market Outlook for Residential Real Estate in North Texas

By CandysDirt / October 8, 2024 /

As we move into the final months of 2024, all eyes are on the North Texas real estate market. Buyers and sellers are paying close attention to key factors like mortgage rates, inventory levels, home prices, and broader economic conditions. This fall market outlook is provided by Republic Title, an industry leader and title expert…