March 2026

Is Frisco, Texas About to Run Out of Land for New Homes?

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | Serving Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas Published: March 2026 | Reading Time: ~15 minutes Let me tell you something that most agents in this market haven’t figured out yet and by the time they do, the window will already be closing. Frisco, Texas, one of the...

The federal reserve is holding the rate steady. Learn what this means for buyers and sellers and how stability could bring more growth to the market.

Why the Fed’s March 2026 Rate Pause Is the Green Light to Sell In North Texas

The Federal Reserve just held rates steady in March 2026. And I want to tell you something that most agents in this market are not going to say out loud: This is the moment you’ve been waiting for and most sellers are going to miss it. Not because the market is exploding. Not because rates dropped to 3%. Not because buyers are lining up around the block the way they were in 2021. The opportunity...

Discover how President Trump's executive orders could pave the way for improved housing affordability over the next 1-3 years

Can President Trump Really Fix Housing Affordability With Executive Orders?

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors TeamServing Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas | 214-228-0003 | northtexasmarketinsider.com Let me give it to you straight. On March 13, 2026, President Trump signed two executive orders aimed directly at the housing affordability crisis in this country. And within about 48 hours, my...

Can ChatGPT Really Sell Your Home? What AI Gets Right & What It Gets Dangerously Wrong

The headline hit like a grenade in March 2026: “Man uses ChatGPT to sell his Cooper City home: ‘It exceeded our expectations.’” A South Florida dad named Robert Levine listed, marketed, scheduled, and closed on the sale of his home, reportedly without ever calling a real estate agent. Five offers in 72 hours. Under contract by Sunday morning. He called it a triumph. The real estate industry...

Local, independent investors delivered 216.9% more starter homes to the U.S. housing market than homebuilders did in 2025.

Investors Created 216.9% More Starter Homes Than Builders in 2025

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | North Texas Market Insider™Serving Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas | 214-228-0003 | northtexasmarketinsider.com The Number That Changes Everything You Think You Know About Housing Affordability Let me stop you right there before you skip to the next reel. I know what you’ve been reading. Hedge funds...

No. It is not basically the same thing. And confusing the two could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in financing costs, insurance headaches, and resale value over the life of your ownership. Let me walk you through the full picture so you can make a decision based on data, not assumptions.

Tiny Homes vs Manufactured Homes in North Texas: Which One Actually Fits Your Life and Your Financing in 2026?

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors TeamServing Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas Let me tell you what most real estate agents won’t. Most of them don’t know the difference between a tiny home and a manufactured home beyond square footage and the Instagram aesthetic. And because they don’t know the difference, their buyers make expensive decisions...

How Elevation Surveys Can Save You From A Bad Foundation

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider | Legacy Realty GroupServing Ellis County, DFW, and the Greater North Texas Metroplex You saved for years. You finally found the floor plan. The builder walked you through a model home that smelled like fresh paint and possibility. Everything is brand new, so nothing could possibly be wrong, right? Dead wrong. Here’s the reality I...

Nationally, tiny homes range from approximately $30,000 for a basic DIY build to well over $150,000 for a custom or builder-grade model with high-end finishes. The final number depends on size, materials, foundation type, land costs, and build complexity. Here’s how that breaks down in the North Texas context

Can You Really Buy a Tiny Home in North Texas for Under $150,000? An Honest Breakdown from a Local Market Insider

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors TeamPublished March 10, 2026 | Serving Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas Here’s a number that should stop you cold: the average age of a first-time homebuyer in Texas is now 54 years old. Read it again. Fifty-four. That’s not a market inefficiency. That’s not a blip. That’s a structural failure, an entire...

Nearly 45,000 U.S. homes that were delisted in 2025 came back to market in January 2026 alone, the highest January relist total in recorded history going back to 2016. That’s 3.6% of all active listings nationwide, showing up at once, hitting the MLS like a wave. And Redfin’s latest analysis shows that 36.1% of those relisted homes came back at a lower price than their original listing, also a record for January.

Why Are So Many Homes Being Relisted in 2026?

Let me be direct with you. If you pulled your North Texas home off the market in 2025, you’re not alone. And the fact that you’re thinking about relisting right now, during the spring season, tells me you’re paying attention. But here’s the thing: attention without strategy is just anxiety. And anxiety doesn’t sell houses. Nearly 45,000 U.S. homes that were delisted in 2025 came back to...

International homebuying activity in Texas surged nearly 9% over the past year, with approximately 7,500 foreign buyers purchasing $4.8 billion in Texas residential properties between April 2024 and March 2025, according to the 2025 Texas International Residential Transactions Report from Texas REALTORS®. Nationally, foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of U.S. homes during that same period, a 44% increase year-over-year and the first annual increase since 2017, per the National Association of REALTORS®.

Why German Buyers Are Choosing North Texas: The Ellis County Advantage

Can a family from Germany really buy a home in Texas without U.S. citizenship? What do international buyers actually need to know before relocating to North Texas in 2026? Let me tell you something that most real estate agents in this market aren’t tracking closely enough: the international buyer is back, and they’re not just browsing, they’re buying. Right now, I’m actively working with two...