The Highlands of Carrollton

02/12/2022

Visit Steve Craven's agent profile on RE/MAX DFW Associates. Steve Craven works out of the Carrollton/Willowbend office and can be contacted at (972) 389-2129.

02/11/2022

After a year of record-breaking construction, North Texas homebuilders are starting 2022 with a backlog of sales and not enough supply. Dallas-Fort Worth builders sold almost 46,000 single-family homes in 2021. Even though local builders started more homes than in any market in the country, they...

Builder's Dilemma,

02/11/2022

The U.S. housing market shifted into overdrive during the pandemic, with more than 6 million homes selling in 2021 despite skyrocketing prices in many cities. The median selling price for a home in November, $416,900, was nearly 25% more than it was in February 2020. In the early weeks...

U.S. Housing Costs Surge, No End in Sight

02/10/2022

High Tech Security: Getting Started With Smart Homes
Home security is the best it's ever been with smart technology. Here's how you can set up smart home security.

Home security is the best it's ever been with smart technology. Here's how you can set up smart home security.

02/10/2022

Sellers: Why You Shouldn't Ignore Your Basement
The basement can be a crucial piece of your home sale. Here's what you can do about it.

The basement can be a crucial piece of your home sale. Here's what you can do about it.

02/10/2022

Single Homebuying Doesn't Have To Be Difficult
Buying a home isn't only for couples! Here's how you can buy a house as a single.

Buying a home isn't only for couples! Here's how you can buy a house as a single.

02/09/2022

Homebuyers got crushed last year as home prices soared at their highest clip on record. Housing economists saw that price growth—which peaked at a year-over-year rate of 20% last year—as simply unsustainable. Their economic models agreed: Among the seven forecast models reviewed by Fortune heading...

Spring 2022 – Expect the Most Competitive in History

02/08/2022

When North Texas homes hit the market, they're getting plenty of attention from potential buyers. The number of showings per home listing is among the highest in the nation. That's according to the latest data from ShowingTime, a home-showing management and market stats firm. But the bigger news...

ShowingTime Reports – Only 610 Active Listings in the Metroplex

02/06/2022

Rates are rising, inventory remains historically low and prices are sky high. Is a buyer's market on the horizon? Even as forecasters predict an uptick in homes hitting the market early this year, the most homes under construction since before the Great Recession, and more buyers to be priced out...

When will it be a buyer's market?

02/05/2022

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One in five homes resold by iBuyers Zillow, Opendoor and Offerpad in 2021 ended up being flipped to institutional investors and other private entities, "a secret pipeline" with the potential to exacerbate inventory shortages in markets where iBuyers are active, according to...

IBuyers flipped 1 in 5 homes to institutional investors in 2021

02/04/2022

Christian Schools – 12% growth in 2021, 15% Growth Expected in 2022, Homeschooling Tripled in Past 3 Years
You want a Christian School for your child? Expect a waitlist to enroll. Homeschooling – unprecedented growth as well. Some 16.1% of all Black children are now homeschooled. It's...

Explosive Growth: Christian Schools and Homeschooling Enrollment