Monthly Market Report

Even when war tensions de-escalated, mortgage rates didn't drop with oil prices. Learn how the latest Fed meeting determined the future of rates.

June 2026 North Texas Market Report: The Iran War Paused, Oil Crashed, and Your Mortgage Rate Didn’t Flinch

Update, July 8, 2026: This report covers June, and June's story has already flipped. Days after the ceasefire was signed, it cracked when Iran attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States answered with fresh strikes, revoked Iran's oil waiver, and President Trump, speaking from the NATO summit, called the interim deal "over". Oil jumped roughly 6% and mortgage rates ticked...

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Pending DFW Home sales plummeted 20.56% as inflation, cost of living, gas prices and the Treasury market reacted to the ongoing war in Iran.

May 2026 Market Report: Rates Climbed, Pending Home Sales Down 20.56%, Buyers Market Is Here

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 The headline writers certainly had their fun in May with the multitude of global and national events. Mortgage rates climbed for most of the month, and every doom account on your feed treated it...

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March 2026 was the most consequential month for North Texas housing in two years, and 90% of buyers and sellers will completely miss what it actually meant.

March 2026 North Texas Market Report: Just When Things Were Getting Good – The Iran War, a Stubborn Fed, and a Rate Spike

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...

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