| Texas: The Best State in the Nation for Business |
| Gov. Rick Perry this week credited Texas’ favorable economic climate, low taxes, and educated and skilled workforce with strengthening the state economy and attracting new jobs and businesses. The governor led a delegation of Texas business and community leaders to New York City to meet with site selectors and CEOs to promote Texas as the best state to relocate or expand a business. |
| Forecast Says Dallas Will Be One of the Top 10 Home Markets for 2009 |
| Despite continued sale declines, a new forecasts predicts the Dallas area will be one of the top home markets in the country this year. |
| Pending home sales index rises again in June |
| Pending U.S. home sales rose in June for the fifth straight month, another encouraging sign of life for the embattled U.S. housing market, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. For June, the Realtors group said its pending home sales index rose 3.6 percent to 94.6, from an upwardly revised... |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Homes Prices Rise; US Values Plunge |
| The latest nationwide home price report shows overall housing prices in the Dallas area rose by about 3.76 percent in the first quarter. That compares with a 3.1 percent nationwide decline. |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Has Lowest Risk for Home Price Declines |
| The latest report by mortgage insurance company PMI Group ranked the Dallas-Fort Worth area dead last among the 50 cities it rates for possible home price declines |
| Dallas- Fort Worth Homes Will Hold Their Values |
| One of the biggest worries for today's homebuyer is the continued drop in home prices. While cheaper housing costs are appealing, many consumers fret that prices will keep falling after they buy. Their analysis of the 100 largest U.S. home markets shows that Dallas-Fort Worth homebuyers are more likely to preserve home equity during the next four years. |
| Rise in Dallas Area Home Prices |
| Dallas area saw a 2.43 percent annual increase in overall home prices, while the nationwide price index fell by more than 10 percent, according to a study released Monday. |
