Published: April 2026 | Reading Time: ~18 minutes The Chart Going Viral on Reddit Is Real. The Panic Around It Isn’t. There’s a chart making the rounds on Facebook and Reddit right now that’s scaring the daylights out of homeowners across America. A red “NOW” stamp sitting at the bottom of a 25-year range. A line that looks like the housing market just walked off a cliff....
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 Most agents are about to spend the next thirty days posting daffodil emojis and “spring market is heating up!” graphics. I’m going to do something different. I’m going to tell you exactly what...
Published: April 2026 By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | Serving Ellis County, Waxahachie, and the Greater DFW Metroplex You saw the viral social media post. “40 New Laws Have Gone Into Effect in Texas in Order to Attract More Residents to the State.” And you probably thought what most people think: Is that even...
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...
New Redfin Data Confirms a Historic Shift in the U.S. Mortgage Market. Here’s What It Means for DFW Buyers, Sellers, and the Inventory Equation in 2026. Something just happened in the U.S. mortgage market that hasn’t happened in five years. For the first time since Q3 2020, more American homeowners carry a mortgage rate above 6% than carry one below 3%. According to Redfin’s analysis of...
What Falling Rates, Rising Inventory, and a Thawing Market Mean for DFW Homebuyers and Sellers Heading into Spring 2026 Let me be direct with you. Most of what you’re reading about mortgage rates right now is noise. National headlines, vague optimism, “now might be a great time to buy!” clickbait from real estate portals that have never stepped foot in Ellis County, never driven...
North Texas Market Insider - Strategic Intelligence Briefing Let me cut through the noise for you right now: on January 30, 2026, President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair when Powell’s term expires on May 15, 2026. And while every real estate agent in DFW is asking “will this lower mortgage rates?”, they’re asking the wrong question...
A North Texas Market Intelligence Report by Bobby Franklin Listen, I’m about to tell you something that could derail your homebuying plans this year, and it has nothing to do with mortgage rates, home prices, or inventory levels. While everyone’s celebrating President Trump’s call for a 10% credit card interest rate cap, very few people understand the financial landmine this creates for...
Here’s what the data is screaming at us right now: 67% of millennials have delayed buying a home because of market conditions, with 56% waiting at least three years and 23% postponing for FIVE YEARS OR MORE. Let me say that again: nearly a quarter of an entire generation has been sitting on the sidelines for half a decade, watching rents climb, watching home prices appreciate, watching equity...
From Spec Homes to Design Center Decisions: Your Strategic Framework for North Texas New Construction A Market Intelligence Guide by Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® Why This Guide Exists The North Texas new construction market is experiencing something remarkable right now. Dallas-Fort Worth claimed the #1 spot nationally in 2024 with 71,788 new residential building permits, more than any metro in...
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