The U.S. is short more than 2 million homes as building activity still lags. Nationwide home mortgage rates are near record lows. Employment rates are near record highs. And demand for housing is strong in most U.S. metro areas. You’d think homebuilding would be booming. But you’d be wrong. Single-family home construction across the country and…
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Three new high-rises will replace vacant office block on Dallas’ Turtle Creek
Prescott Realty Group is tearing down the more than half-century-old Republic Insurance buildings for the new project. Demolition crews are busy taking down a Turtle Creek office block to make way for a new high-rise complex. Prescott Realty Group has been working for more than two years to redevelop the former Republic Insurance offices at…
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Dallas real estate history in one book
If you want to be a quick study on the history of Dallas’ big real estate dealmakers, there’s a book you need. The Book, a 288-page encyclopedia of local real estate, is published by the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and Real Estate Professionals. The first edition of The Book was published back in 2008. This week…
Two features matter more to potential home buyers than air conditioning, study says
With Dallas residents suffering through a late summer heat wave of 100 degree days, you don’t need a researcher to tell you that air conditioning is a must-have. Even so, a new study by the folks at Zillow tells us that more than three-quarters of U.S. buyers say they had to have AC in their…
FHA vs Conventional
Mary Beth H.: Hi. This is Mary Beth Harrison with Dallas Native Voice, and I’m sitting here with Jason Dickson with Integrity Mortgage. And I have the question of the hour for you. We had to do this. Throw this out here. I’m just going to throw a question at you. Jason D.: All right….
We’re Looking for a…Transaction Coordinator
Are you a think-on-your-feet problem solver? Do you love systems and checklists? Do you love to organize and have a get it done attitude? If yes, then you might be the ideal candidate for this position! The Dallas Native Team | Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is looking for that special someone who can juggle multiple…
Home foreclosures still falling in D-FW, across United States
Home foreclosure rates fell significantly across the country and in Dallas-Fort Worth in the first half of 2019. The number of homes facing foreclosure across the nation fell 18% in the first six months of 2019 compared with the same period last year, according to a survey by Attom Data Solutions. In the D-FW area, home…
New tower project kicking off in Dallas’ booming Uptown district
The next Uptown Dallas office tower is about to start construction. Kaizen Development Partners has filed for building permits to begin work on its 25-story Link tower on North Akard Street near Cedar Springs Road. The 300,000-square-foot high-rise will be next door to the new Union Dallas mixed-use project. Kaizen Development’s $73 million building permit calls…
Uber’s Dallas office could bring 3,000 jobs downtown, be company’s biggest hub outside San Francisco
Uber could soon open a major office in Dallas and turn the city into its largest corporate hub outside of its San Francisco headquarters, according to a briefing for Dallas County leaders obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The transportation giant plans to create 3,000 jobs and pay employees an average salary of at least $100,000 at the new office, according to…