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NAHREP: The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators

1 week ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

NAHREP: The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators May 28, 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth agents were prominently featured in the 2025 edition of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Report. The highest-ranking Latino originator in the Metroplex was Joella Benson of Town Square Mortgage & Investments, Inc., who reached a sales volume of $94,811,676 across 325 transactions.
RE/MAX: U.S. home sales dip in April

2 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | John Yellig

U.S. home sales slid 1.4% year over year in April but rose 11.3% month over month, according to the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report. The median-sales price was $440,000, up 2.3% year over year and 1.2% month over month. The average close-to-list-price ratio was 99%, the same as in March but down from 100% in April 2024. The average days on market for homes sold in April was 40, down four days from March and down six days from a year earlier.
Scott Felder Homes acquires Olivia Clarke Homes

3 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

Olivia Clarke Homes was acquired by Scott Felder Homes in a deal sponsored by Platform Ventures. Jennifer Johnson, who founded Olivia Clarke Homes in 2020, will remain on board. The company will continue to operate under the same name. “We are excited to become part of Scott Felder Homes,” Johnson said in a press release.
LGI Homes updates offerings at Yarbrough Farms

3 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

LGI Homes updates offerings at Yarbrough Farms May 16, 2025 LGI Homes is expanding its offerings at Yarbrough Farms with two new townhome floor plans priced from $290,000. The 1,545-square-foot Addison plan features two bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and an attached two-car garage, plus an open-concept main floor, walk-in pantry, upstairs laundry room and walk-in closets.
GFWAR: Still a seller’s market in Fort Worth

3 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

GFWAR: Still a seller’s market in Fort Worth May 15, 2025 Active listings swelled in greater Fort Worth last month as closed home sales declined annually, according to data from the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS®. There were a total of 3,307 listings in Fort Worth in April, up 31.5% year over year. Meanwhile, 895 homes sold, down 12.9% from April 2024, and the median price rose 3.5% year over year to $338,000. Given the rate of sales, the city had a 3.8-month inventory.
Median home price declines in Dallas-Fort Worth

3 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

Median home price declines in Dallas-Fort Worth May 15, 2025 Homebuyers in the Metroplex opted for more affordable homes in April, according to the latest data from the MetroTex Association of REALTORS®. The median home price decreased 1.2% year over year to $400,000. Meanwhile, homes priced between $300,000 and $399,999 made up the highest market share at 27.8%. Active listings jumped during the month as closings decreased.
ERA Experts and Sprout Realty combine Texas operations

3 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

ERA Experts and Sprout Realty combine Texas operations May 14, 2025 Austin-based brokerages ERA Experts and Sprout Realty have partnered their Texas operations. The latter will now operate as Sprout Realty ERA Powered. Sprout Realty was established in 2017 and has grown to a team of over 80 agents in its seven years of operation. The brokerage will remain under the leadership of founder Cody Cooper, as well as COO and co-owner Barrett Tilson.
Sales underway at Creekside Estates

4 weeks ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

Sales underway at Creekside Estates May 12, 2025 LGI Homes is now selling at Creekside Estates, a new-home community in Terrell. The builder will offer 141 lots with three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans available. Prices start around $300,000. Community amenities include playgrounds, a pool, walking trails and various parks and green spaces. Creekside Estates is zoned to Terrell Independent School District.
Toll Brothers opens luxury community in Hurst

1 month ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

Toll Brothers opens luxury community in Hurst May 09, 2025 Toll Brothers opened a community at Adkins Park, a new-home community in Hurst. The project, called Toll Brothers at Adkins Park, includes one- and two-story homes on 70-foot homesites. Floor plans range from 3,089 square feet to over 4,940 square feet with four to six bedrooms. Prices start at $1.08 million.
Landsea begins sales at Pirate Village in Granbury

1 month ago | dfwagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

Sales are underway at Pirate Village, a community from Landsea Homes in the Fort Worth suburb of Granbury. The builder is offering 72 single-family homes with both one- and two-story floor plans. Homes include three to four bedrooms and two to 2.5 bathrooms. Prices begin at $319,990. All homes in Pirate Village include Landsea’s High Performance Home features and utilize Apple Home for automation, like entry locks, doorbell cameras, thermostat control and light dimmer switches.