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Trump Administration Proposes 50-Year Mortgage

The Trump administration is working on a plan for a 50-year mortgage. The internet was abuzz this weekend when FHFA director William Pulte Jr. confirmed the rumor. The Federal Finance Housing Agency director suggested it would be a game changing moment for the housing market. President Trump floated the idea on his Truth Social account. The administration is floating the idea of a 50-year mortgage to stimulate a sluggish housing market. We should probably not be surprised by the idea of two wealthy real estate guys grasping at straws to stimulate home sales and credit [...]

By |2025-11-10T20:43:11+00:00November 10th, 2025|Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Tx Home Prices, Denton TX Real Estate, Housing Market, Housing Policy, In the Press, Markets, Mortgage Rates, Mortgages, Politics, Real Estate, Relocation, Spin Cycle|0 Comments
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Craver Ranch to Bring Thousands of Homes to Denton & Sanger

The 2500-acre Craver Ranch development continues to take shape. Old Prosper Partners provided another update on the project to Denton City Council this week. Craver Ranch will proved thousands of new homes to the area north of Denton and south of Lake Ray Roberts. Initial plans show that most of the new homes in Craver Ranch will consist of low density and moderate density single-family homes. There are also plans for cottage homes, townhomes and mixed used development. The Craver Ranch development plan includes 474 acres of green space, open space and park land. The [...]

By |2025-10-26T17:10:38+00:00October 26th, 2025|Denton County New Homes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Real Estate, Development, Housing Policy, New Home Sales, Real Estate|0 Comments
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Denton County Home Prices Turn Lower

Denton County home prices turned lower in August. Plentiful inventory and more economic uncertainty continued to weigh on the local real estate market. Consumers appear to be caught between a rock and a hard place with a softening job market and above-normal inflation. Mortgage rates have improved, but not enough to make a significant difference. Median home prices were 9.4 percent lower year-over-year across Denton County. Median single-family home prices declined by 10.2 percent compared to last year. There are still plenty of homes for sale in North Texas even after resale speculators pulled their [...]

By |2025-09-11T23:29:28+00:00September 11th, 2025|Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Property Taxes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Property Taxes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Employment, Housing Market, Housing Policy|1 Comment
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Denton County Housing Market Continues to Normalize

Denton County's housing market continues to normalize. This healing process for the local market is challenging, but necessary. After massive distortions and market interventions, time is still the market's best friend. There are many industry participants who still want a quick fix, but it bears repeating. Artificially low rates and bailout stimulus helped create the savagely unaffordable U.S. housing market. Another quick "fix" is the last thing we need. Normal market interest rates have helped to bring more inventory back to the market. We've seen record amounts of inventory across many North Texas submarkets this [...]

By |2025-08-11T13:32:07+00:00August 11th, 2025|Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton Tx Home Prices, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Mortgage Rates|2 Comments
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Denton County Home Inventory Reaches New Record High

Denton County's available home inventory reached a new record high in June. The supply of homes for sale in this part of North Texas is up 670 percent from the Covid lows. Denton County reached 5 months of supply in June. That's a 43 percent increase from last year. Amid the new stagflationary market, closed sales rose 9.3 percent in June. Pending contracts fell 3.7 percent. Home prices remain stuck in the mud across North Texas. Median home prices in Denton County fell 3.4 percent year-over-year in June. Average prices declined 4.9 percent. A softening [...]

By |2025-07-15T22:46:27+00:00July 11th, 2025|Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Homes For Lease, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy, Mortgage Rates|0 Comments
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Stagflation Continues for North Texas Housing Market

Stagflation continues to be the theme for the North Texas housing market. Sales and contract activity remain sluggish as DFW home prices remain at inflated levels. Home sales across North Texas slid 5.5 percent year-over-year in May. Sales were down 3.5 percent in Denton County. Collin County managed a 1 percent increase. Median prices slid 4.8% and 4.9 percent respectively in Denton and Collin Counties. That reversion to the mean has been a consistent trend so far in 2025. Severely strained housing affordability levels continue to take a toll on contract activity. At the same [...]

By |2025-06-13T00:42:59+00:00June 13th, 2025|Dallas TX Real Estate, Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Property Taxes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton Tx Home Prices, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Lease, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW New Homes, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Housing Market, Housing Policy, In the Press, Mortgage Rates, Real Estate, Regulation, Relocation, Texas Real Estate|0 Comments
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Tariff Chaos Breeds Economic Uncertainty

Tariff chaos is breeeding economic uncertainty. That uncertainty is filtering into the housing market. While President Trump was busy talking up Liberation Day and his beautiful tariff plan, he forgot to tell you his plan involves liberating you from your 401K retirement account balance. A stock market correction was already in play before Trump's tariff plan hit the tape, but the announcement itself (or more accurately the insanity of the plan) really disappointed Wall Street. Instead of the reciprocal tariffs and a rebalancing of trade, the markets received one of the most inept and misguided [...]

By |2025-04-12T11:17:34+00:00April 12th, 2025|Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Property Taxes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton Tx Home Prices, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Property Taxes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Employment, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Lease, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW New Homes, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Markets, Monetary Policy, Mortgage Rates|0 Comments
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Tariff Wars Hit the North Texas Housing Market

Tariff wars have filtered into the housing market in 2025. While many real estate industry participants were expecting a more friendly administration for business, so far we've experienced the complete opposite. Trump's sabre rattling and mercantilistic stance on foreign trade has upended the stock market and put a damper on the housing market. Not surprisingly, North Texas home sales remain stuck in the mud of volatility. Closed home sales across North Texas fell 5.8 percent year-over-year in February. Pending contracts decreased 6.9 percent. Denton County saw similar decreases in activity. Median and average home prices [...]

By |2025-03-13T18:05:15+00:00March 13th, 2025|Dallas TX Real Estate, Denton County Employment, Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW New Homes, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Markets, Monetary Policy, Mortgage Rates, Pending Home Sales|1 Comment
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Denton County Real Estate Market Stagnation Continues

The stagnation continued for the Denton County real estate market in January. 2025 is not off to a great start. Home sales were up 3.8 percent from a year ago, but pending contracts were 7.8 percent lower compared to last year. Contract activity in the city of Denton fell 10 percent year-over year. Closed sales plummeted 23 percent. That was the lowest sales volume for the city since January of 2017. The combination of historically normal market interest rates combined with inflated home prices continues to be a toxic mix for the Denton County real [...]

By |2025-02-16T16:08:57+00:00February 12th, 2025|Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton Tx Home Prices, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Lease, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW New Homes, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Mortgage Rates|1 Comment
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Fed Policy Errors Slam North Texas Housing Market

The Fed Policy errors continue to slam the north Texas housing market. Home affordability remains near historic lows, and inflation is still percolating through the U.S. economy. This is despite two rate cuts from the Powell Fed in the second half of 2024. Mortgage interest rates are up nearly a full percentage point since the Fed's ill-advised 50-basis-point cut in September. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is up roughly 115 basis points. The December unemployment report made it clear inflation is still a thing. The U.S. economy is still humming along with inflated asset [...]

By |2025-01-11T13:02:25+00:00January 11th, 2025|Dallas TX Real Estate, Denton County Employment, Denton County Home Prices, Denton County Homes For Rent, Denton County Homes For Sale, Denton County New Homes, Denton County Real Estate, Denton County Relocation, Denton Realtor, Denton Tx Home Prices, Denton TX Homes For Lease, Denton TX Homes For Sale, Denton Tx New Homes, Denton TX Real Estate, DFW Employment, DFW Home Prices, DFW Homes For Sale, DFW New Homes, DFW Real Estate, DFW Relocation, Economy, Education, Employment, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy, Mortgage Rates|0 Comments
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