5 factors drive the cost of new homes — and all of them are squeezing builders and buyers now
It’s looking pretty gloomy for homebuilders, and that has downstream effects on homebuyers and renters. August 1st, 2022 – MarketWatch – Building a home is a complicated business. That’s because of a variety of factors — from navigating lumber tariffs to a shortage of labor. And with interest and mortgage rates rising, on top of […]
Texas realtor breaks own Guinness World Record with $2B in home sales

May 5th, 2022 – The Houston Chronicle – If you needed more of an indication on how wild the Texas housing market was during the COVID-19 pandemic, this Dallas realtor once again broke his Guinness World Record for home sales. Here’s what you need to know. Ben Caballero was already a two-time Guinness World Record […]
M/I Homes, Hillwood Communities, Centre Living Homes, and Mar’Sue Haffner Earn Big Wins at McSAM Awards
M/I Homes, Hillwood Communities, Centre Living Homes, and Mar’Sue Haffner Earn Big Wins at McSAM Awards April 14th, 2022 – Candy’s Dirt – The Dallas Builders Association has announced the winners of its 43rd Annual McSAM Awards, presented on April 9 in partnership with Hillwood Communities. The McSAM Awards are held each year to recognize […]
The tale of two great states

The tale of two great states By Ben Caballero [This column was first published by Modern Home Builders.] January 11th, 2022 – Single-family starts clearly demonstrate the rise of Texas and the fall of California over the last 30 years. I live in Texas, and like most Americans, I am proud of my home state, […]
News Alert – Zillow Publishes New Terms Of Use – Read the Fine Print
Real estate agent survey reveals how home builders can increase sales
Dallas area agents want the same access to new homes they have for existing homes DALLAS, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study shows real estate agents would sell more new homes if they were as easy to show as other homes listed for sale. HomesUSA.com, America’s number one brokerage for new home […]
Texas agent Ben Caballero breaks world record with $2.46 billion sales volume

May 26th, 2021 – Houston Agent Magazine – Texas-based real estate agent Ben Caballero just broke his own record for home sales volume by individually selling 6,438 homes worth more than $2.46 billion in 2020. A current Guinness World Record title holder, Caballero has been ranked the No. 1 real estate agent in the U.S. […]
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2020 – Focusing on Sales
HomesUSA.com made great strides in helping our clients sell new homes faster during 2019. We served over sixty home builders and listed over 5318 homes in excess of $2 billion in volume! Also during the past year, we have added exciting new developments to further enhance HomesUSA.com’s ability to help production homebuilders sell even more […]