Tag Archives: D/FW Housing
D/FW Growth in a Recession
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by toniarney.
U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey, a broad sampling of economic and other information, provides a snapshot of the nation. The survey is separate from the decennial headcount. Prevailing wisdom holds that North Texas — buoyed by diverse industry, immigration and relatively stable home prices — has withstood the downturn better than most. In fact, [...]
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Real Estate “Red Zone”
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by toniarney.
COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – What can Realtors, homebuyers, home sellers and out-of-state investors expect in the coming year? We asked Dr. Mark Dotzour, and he told us. Check out our 12-minute interview with the Center’s chief economist on this week’s Real Estate Red Zone podcast. Also, Edie Craig talks about major happenings in [...]
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Pulte Homes to Acquire Centex Homes
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by toniarney.
DALLAS (Dallas Business Journal) – Shareholders for homebuilders Centex Corp. and Pulte Homes Inc. have approved a merger of the two companies. Michigan-based Pulte will acquire Dallas-based Centex, according to a source who attended the shareholders’ vote on Tuesday. Pulte shareholders will own 68 percent of the merged company; Centex shareholders will own 32 percent. [...]
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New Home Construction improving for D/FW!
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by toniarney.
(DFW) - The pace of home building in Dallas-Fort Worth picked up in the third quarter from the previous quarter, but construction is still below last year’s level, according to the Dallas-based real estate research firm Residential Strategies. Home builders started construction on 4,194 homes from July to September, a 32 percent increase from the number [...]
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D/FW Living Single
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by toniarney.
NEW YORK (Forbes) – When it comes to living single, Dallas–Fort Worth is tops in Texas. At least, that’s what Forbes says. For its seventh annual “Best Cities for Singles” report, the magazine looked at 40 of the largest urbanized areas in the country and judged them on culture, nightlife, job growth, the cost of living alone, [...]
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