May 2026

A 2021 building code mandate was struck down saving builders and buyers $9,600-$31,000 per home, especially those using FHA and USDA loans.

HUD and USDA Just Killed the “Green” Mandate That Was About to Make Your New Home $31,000 More Expensive

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | Serving Ellis County, DFW & Greater North Texas | 214-228-0003 | northtexasmarketinsider.com Published: May 2026 | Reading Time: ~18 minutes Cut to it: On April 28, 2026, HUD Secretary Scott Turner and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins jointly pulled the trigger on a Biden-era...

Your World Cup Aribnb Could Void Your Insurance Policy

How One World Cup Booking Can Cancel Your Texas Homeowners Insurance

Every agent in North Texas is running the same playbook right now. “World Cup is coming. List your house. Make $4,400 a week. Print money.” I’m about to tell you the part they’re not telling you. That $4,400 booking can cost you your homeowners insurance. Not “might", can. And not just for the week the guests are inside. Long after the final whistle in Arlington, long after the tourists...

The 60-Day Clock: Why Most Dallas Airbnbs Could Be Illegal Before the World Cup Kickoff

The 40-Day Clock: Why Most Dallas Airbnbs Could Be Illegal Before the World Cup Kickoff

Here’s what nobody is telling you while you’re scrolling FIFA bracket predictions and arguing about which fan zone has the best food trucks. While you’re counting down to June 14 and the opening whistle of the 2026 World Cup, there’s a different countdown clock running 200 miles south of here in Austin. It’s quiet, it’s not on ESPN and it’s not in your social feed. But it could erase tens...