Housing

For those North Texans whose home value has jumped significantly, that could actually save them enough money to cover any tax hike.

While a North Texas state senator says lawmakers must come up with new legislation to help homeowners with climbing property taxes, some public policy groups say the state has extra revenue that can help.

A majority of North Texas home appraisals are increasing this year. That’s not really a surprise, but some homeowners are shocked at 50% increases in their home value.

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.

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%.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A task force will soon issue recommendations for the Dallas City Council to consider on regulating short term rentals.

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 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.

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.