Renters

Here is the most misleading headline in North Texas real estate right now: Dallas-Fort Worth rents are dropping. It is true. It is also nearly useless to you, and if you are a family renting a three-bedroom house in Waxahachie while you wait for something to get cheaper, it may be the most expensive piece of accurate information you read this year. DFW overbuilt apartments, and that glut is dragging...

Let me hit you with a number that should stop you in your tracks. Dallas County sees approximately 40,000 eviction filings per year, roughly 110 cases per day hitting the Justice of the Peace courts. And while Dallas has seen a slight moderation from recent peaks, Houston and Fort Worth continue to exceed pre-pandemic levels. The underlying affordability crisis driving these numbers hasn’t...