Buying a Home

Facing soaring costs of renting a house in McKinney, Thelma and Joel Ocampo finally purchased their first home together in March. “We just decided to go for it,” Joel said. There are fewer transactions taking place in Dallas-Fort Worth ...

After steadily falling over the winter, mortgage rates have started to rise in recent weeks. This is concerning to some potential homebuyers as the combination of higher mortgage rates and higher prices have made homes less ...

Is buying a home on your to-do list for this year? If so, it may be time to start addressing your credit score. While it’s possible to qualify for a mortgage with scores as low as the 500s, higher scores will yield you more options and better ...

This story originally appeared in the Dallas Business Journal, a WFAA news partner.  Dallas-Fort Worth's new home sales climbed higher last month, bucking a national trend of declining sales as interest rates have shifted higher. The ...

With higher mortgage rates sending more homebuyers to the sidelines, builders scaled back construction in the most recent quarter. The number of Dallas-Fort Worth single-family home starts fell by more than a third from third-quarter 2021, according ...

The fall housing market is beginning to show its true colors—and so far, the outlook appears rosier for both homebuyers and sellers. Real estate is typically seen as a zero-sum game, where a homebuyer’s gain is a seller’s ...

The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of certain ENERGY STAR® energy-efficient products during the annual Texas ENERGY STAR Sales Tax Holiday. There is no limit on the ...

There has been some discussion recently on home prices in relation to mortgage rates. Some believe if there is a rapid rise of mortgage rates, home prices should decrease. Logically it makes the most sense for the price of the house to drop when ...

It is easy to become overwhelmed when you enter the home buying market. Friends, family, colleagues, and even acquaintances will give you their opinions if you are a first time home buyer. While most of them are looking out for your best interest, ...