themattesongroup on August 12th, 2010

D-FW was one of 100 U.S. metropolitan areas that saw improved home prices from a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.  Median home sales prices in the area rose 2.1 percent in the second quarter from the same period the previous year, the Realtors said. That beat the nationwide increase of 1.5 [...]

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themattesongroup on April 19th, 2010

The North Texas home market took a turn for the better in March. Sales of pre-owned homes rose 11 percent from March 2009. And condo sales soared by more than 30 percent. Even more encouraging for the market, median home sales prices increased by 6 percent from a year ago. The upbeat home market data [...]

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themattesongroup on January 27th, 2010

Dallas-area home prices turn positive in S&P/Case- Shiller index After more than two years of declines, home prices have finally turned positive for Dallas in the closely watched Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Residential values in the Dallas area were up 1.4 percent in November from a year earlier – the first increase in [...]

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themattesongroup on October 22nd, 2009

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Overall rank: 5 out of top 40 The sprawling, vibrant, and diverse metro has a major international airport, professional sports teams, and large corporations. It is home to ExxonMobil, J.C. Penney, and TXU Energy. Employment in the Dallas metro peaked in the second quarter of last year. Gross metropolitan product in the [...]

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themattesongroup on October 19th, 2009

A total of 18,643 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, a 4 percent increase from September 2008, according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The median price rose 2 percent to $147,900 during the same period, and the state finished the month with a 7.1-month inventory of existing homes. [...]

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