Dec 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

Days on Market statewide was relatively flat, so new homes sold at about the same pace in November as they did in October in Texas, according to HomesUSA.com™. But the big news for November was the increase in the average price of new home sales in Texas for the sixth straight month. Average new home […]

New Podcast Series From World’s #1 Ranked Agent

DALLAS, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — “Ben Caballero: Real Estate Lessons from the #1 Ranked Agent in the US” is a new four-part podcast series featuring the legendary Ben Caballero, the first Guinness World Record holder for real estate sales. He’s also the first individual with more than $1 billion of MLS recorded sales transactions […]

Home Appreciation Slows in September

CORELOGIC CASE-SHILLER REPORTS DECLINING HOME APPRECIATION Home price gains have been slower this year across the country, but September 2018 marked the eighth consecutive month of home appreciation declines in the North Texas area, Standard & Poor’s/CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index revealed. Price growth dipped to 4.3 percent. In the 10 months prior, median home sales increased […]

Nov 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

The HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index showed the DOM for new home sales statewide in October was 112.81 days, up from 112.70 days in September. Average new home prices in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio all increased last month, as the statewide average rose from $355,821 in September to $357,547 in October, the […]

Oct 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

DALLAS, TX — Oct. 24, 2018 — The pace of new home sales improved statewide, even though new home sales prices went up last month statewide and in all four of the state’s largest markets, according to HomesUSA.com™. The HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index showed its Days on Market (DOM) for new home sales statewide in […]

Sept 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

The new home sales pace in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio remained roughly unchanged for August, as the Days on Market (DOM) for new home sales statewide remained nearly flat at 112.97 days last month versus 112.70 days in July. (Due to technical issues the Houston Association of Realtors is experiencing, they are unable […]

HomesUSA.com™ Platform vs. Manual MLS Listings

Manual methods are slow, inefficient and quickly overwhelmed by a large volume of MLS listings. Speed and accuracy are quickly lost. Considering total costs, the inherent inefficiencies of manual systems is prohibitive. A Web-based system using the latest technology can process huge volumes of listings quickly and accurately. The cost of the HomesUSA.com™ platform is […]

How Important is Your Photography?

Quote from Builder Magazine “So why do so many home builders give photography short shrift? The primary reason is usually that there are a million other things to do. Unfortunately, when it comes time to update the website or run new ads or create new marketing pieces, the lack of photos becomes a big deal. […]