Dallas City Council considers changing parking requirements for apartment developments
The city's plan would allow developers to build taller apartment complexes with fewer parking spaces. In exchange, the developers would need to either build affordable units or pay into a city fund that would subsidize them throughout the city.
North Texas homeowners getting 'sticker shock' with new property tax appraisals
Homeowners across North Texas have been getting their property tax appraisals, and they are coming with some sticker shock. Experts say home prices are up 20% over last year while inventory is down 30%.
Texas cities rank in top 10 for new eviction filings in early April
According to data tracker Evictions Lab at Princeton University, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin all ranked among the top 10 cities for new eviction filings in early April.
North Texas double amputee veteran gifted specially-designed home
It was a special homecoming for a disabled military veteran and his loved ones. His family was gifted a mortgage-free, fully-accessible smart home equipped with features specially designed with them in mind. “It’s something I always imagined, but now I get to live it."
Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market
The Canadian government is under pressure to cool an overheated market after prices climbed by more than 20% last year, while rental rates have also been rising.
‘Ukraine Take Shelter’: 2 Harvard teens develop website to help refugees find homes
The teenagers, Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein, hope the website will “really puts the power back in the hands of the refugee.”
Dallas area grew by nearly 100k people in COVID’s 1st full year
The Dallas area grew by the most of any U.S. metro area in 2021. Close to two-thirds of the growth came from people moving from elsewhere, and the rest came from births.
Dallas home prices went up 26 percent in 2021
It's no surprise to buyers or sellers that Dallas saw its highest-ever one year jump in housing prices for 2021, according to new data.
City of Dallas still struggling to develop regulations for short-term rentals
The city of Dallas still can’t seem to find a solution to a problem that’s been brewing between frustrated residents and short-term rental operators and owners. Currently, there’s still no formal registration or enforcement process in place for short-term rentals, which continue to go on largely unregulated.
Dallas County turns Oak Cliff apartment complex into transitional housing
The Dallas complex will become transitional housing for men coming out of prison and is a public-private partnership with the Regional Black Contractors Association.
Still no agreement made from Dallas City Council on how to regulate short-term rentals
The city has been working on coming up with ways to regulate short-term rentals for two years. But on Monday, it was clear they are no closer to bringing about any consensus on how the city should handle short-term rentals.
Dallas eviction moratorium ordinance to expire January 23
Some on the council argued that Dallas' ordinance delaying evictions will help tenants get access to those funds before being evicted, while others argued the ordinance may only serve to cause landlords to raise rents on paying tenants.
Dallas short-term rentals recommendations coming despite concerns of some council members
A task force will soon issue recommendations for the Dallas City Council to consider on regulating short term rentals.
Veteran's family moves into new, mortgage-free home in Royse City
It was a warm welcome home Thursday for the Endsley family as they move into their new house just in time for the holidays. The Army veteran and his family are celebrating Christmas early in their brand new Royce City home gifted to them mortgage-free by several community organizations.
Bonton Farms hoping to raise millions to address inequalities in its South Dallas neighborhood
Bonton Farms kicked off Project Gamechanger – a $11.6 million fundraising campaign to fund a health and wellness center, a financial institution and an affordable tiny house village in the long-neglected neighborhood in South Dallas.
Plano residents upset with church's plan for new chapel
Under its current plan, St. Andrew United Methodist Church‘s new chapel will back right up to homes in Stone Lake Estates off Plano Parkway and Parkwood Boulevard. Neighbors believe it’ll negatively affect property values.
Nightmare home sale leads Minnesota couple to arbitration
It was a problematic home sale: a failed retaining wall, the ground infilled with unopened bags of mulch, wallpaper concealing holes in the walls, the backyard slipping away into the nearby creek and an unpermitted porch structure on the verge of falling away with it.
City of Dallas asks for help to shelter the homeless this upcoming winter
Unlike last year when the city received federal funds to shelter the homeless in hotels, that funding is no longer available this year, and hotel prices are higher. The city of Dallas is hoping that its new inclement weather policy will also help open the doors to the homeless all around the city rather than the concentrated services that are downtown.
City of Dallas forms another task force to regulate short-term rentals
This will be the city's third task force in two years. The co-chair of the task force says he wants the city's attorney to clearly spell out what the city can and cannot do when it comes to regulating short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo.
Non-profit working to end veteran homelessness
A non-profit founded by veterans to serve veterans is focused on ending veteran homelessness. U.S. Vets is helping homeless veterans and their families gain independence and freedom that they helped fight for.