October 15, 2025
2026 Housing Market Outlook
After a couple of years where the housing market felt stuck in neutral, 2026 may be the year things shift back into...
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October 13, 2025
Why More Buyers Are Turning to New Construction This Year
There’s a trend taking hold in real estate right now: more buyers are choosing newly built homes. And it’s not just...
October 9, 2025
Don’t Let Unrealistic Pricing Cost You Your Move
These days, you’re going to want to get your price right when you get ready to sell your house. Honestly, it’s more...
October 8, 2025
Why Home Prices Aren’t Actually Flat
If you’ve been following real estate news lately, you’ve probably seen headlines saying home prices are flat. And at...
October 6, 2025
Why Experts Say Mortgage Rates Should Ease Over the Next Year
You want mortgage rates to fall – and they've started to. But is it going to last? And how low will they go?Experts say...
October 2, 2025
Luxury of Smoke & Flame
Assaad Approved RecTeq DualFire Double the Fire, Double the Flavor In real estate, we talk a lot about...
October 2, 2025
Why October Is the Best Time To Buy a Home in 2025
If you’ve been watching from the sidelines, now’s the time to lean in. It’s officially the best time to buy this year....
October 1, 2025
What Buyers Say They Need Most (And How the Market’s Responding)
A recent survey from Bank of America asked would-be homebuyers what would help them feel better about making a move, and...
September 29, 2025
Falling for Fort Worth and Beyond
Why October 2025 Is the Moonlight Sonata of Events You Can’t Miss Autumn in Fort Worth isn’t just a change...
September 29, 2025
Booze and Boos
A Spooky-Season Guide for Grown-Ups (DFW Edition) Welcome, fellow connoisseurs of the nocturnal sip. As your...
September 29, 2025
Closing Costs Unpacked: State-by-State Breakdowns for Today’s Buyers
If you’re planning to buy a home this year, there’s one expense you can’t afford to overlook: closing costs.Almost every...
September 28, 2025
Pumpkins and Porches
Don’t Let Your Porch Be Basic: 2025 Pumpkin Trends You Can’t Ignore Welcome to fall, where leaves crunch, PSL's...
September 25, 2025
Downsizing Without Debt: How More Homeowners Are Buying Their Next House in Cash
If you’ve been thinking about downsizing to lower your expenses, be closer to family, or just make life easier, here's a...
September 24, 2025
Why Buyers and Sellers Face Very Different Conditions Today
There’s a new divide in housing right now. In some states, buyers are gaining ground. In others, sellers still have the...
September 22, 2025
3 Reasons Affordability Is Showing Signs of Improvement This Fall
For the past couple of years, it’s been tough for a lot of homebuyers to make the numbers work. Home prices shot up....
September 18, 2025
Do You Know How Much Your House Is Really Worth?
Want to know something important you probably don’t have a professional check for you nearly as often as you should?...
September 17, 2025
Why Now May Be a Key 2025 Moment To Sell Your House
Mortgage rates are finally heading in the right direction – and buyers are starting to jump back in.According to the...
September 15, 2025
What a Fed Rate Cut Could Mean for Mortgage Rates
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) meets this week, and expectations are high that they’ll cut the Federal Funds Rate. But...
September 11, 2025
Patience Won’t Sell Your House. Pricing Will.
Waiting for the perfect buyer to fall in love with your house? In today’s market, that’s usually not what’s holding...
September 10, 2025
Mortgage Rates Just Saw Their Biggest Drop in a Year
You’ve been waiting for what feels like forever for mortgage rates to finally budge. And last week, they did – in a big...
September 8, 2025
Why 50% of Homes Are Selling for Under Asking and How To Avoid It
If your selling strategy still assumes you’ll get multiple offers over asking, it’s officially time for a reset. That...
September 4, 2025
Builder Incentives Reach 5-Year High
Even with more homes on the market right now, some buyers are still having a tough time finding the right one at the...
September 3, 2025
What Mortgage Delinquencies Tell Us About the Future of Foreclosures
You may be seeing headlines about how foreclosures are rising. And if that makes you nervous that we’re headed for...
September 2, 2025
Philanthropy and Power
Why Skipping North Texas Giving Day is Like Leaving the BBQ Pit Before the Ribs—Don’t Miss Out! Opening: The...
September 2, 2025
Football and Fortunes
“Kickoff Chaos, Trades, and Celebrity Engagements—Don’t Blink!” Opening Quarter: Setting the Stage Ladies and...
September 2, 2025
Sip & Style
Couture Meets Cocktails At The Assaad Group, we know that great style and great taste go hand in hand. Just as...
September 1, 2025
Thinking About Renting Your House Instead of Selling? Read This First.
If your house is on the market but you haven’t gotten any offers you’re comfortable with, you may be wondering: what do...
August 28, 2025
What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Rise in New Home Inventory
You may have seen talk online that new home inventory is at its highest level since the crash. And if you lived through...
August 27, 2025
History Shows the Housing Market Always Recovers
Now that the market is slowing down, homeowners who haven’t sold at the price they were hoping for are increasingly...
August 25, 2025
Should You Still Expect a Bidding War?
If you’re still worried about having to deal with a bidding war when you buy a home, you may be able to let some of that...
August 21, 2025
From Frenzy to Breathing Room: Buyers Finally Have Time Again
If you tried to buy a home a few years ago, you probably still remember the frenzy. Homes were listed one day and gone...
August 20, 2025
Condos Could Be a Win for Today’s Buyers
Not every homebuyer wants the biggest house on the block. Some want something simpler, more affordable, and easier to...
August 18, 2025
More Contracts Are Falling Through. Here’s How To Get Ahead.
When you sell a house, the last thing you want is for the deal to fall apart right before closing. But according to the...
August 14, 2025
Is It Better To Buy Now or Wait for Lower Mortgage Rates? Here’s the Tradeoff
Mortgage rates are still a hot topic – and for good reason. After the most recent jobs report came out weaker than...
August 13, 2025
Are These Myths About Buying a Newly Built Home Holding You Back?
If you’ve been skipping over newly built homes in your search, you might be doing so based on outdated assumptions....
August 12, 2025
What You Need To Know About Concessions
Some HighlightsNow that there are more homes for sale, buyers have more options. And sellers need to be more flexible to...
August 11, 2025
Online Home-Buying Search Terms Recently Hit 2-Year High
Believe it or not, there are clear signs buyer interest is heating up again.Let’s talk about what’s really going on...
August 7, 2025
Why Selling Without an Agent Can Cost You More Than You Think
Cutting out the agent might seem like a smart way to save when you sell your house. But here’s the hard truth.Last year,...
August 6, 2025
A Second Home Might Be the Missing Piece in Your Retirement Plan
Are you wondering if you’re on track to retire someday?According to Intuit, 69% of people say today’s financial...
August 5, 2025
MARKET WITH MARCI
Want to Boost Buyer Interest Without Dropping Your Price? If you’re looking to give your home an edge in today’s...
August 5, 2025
Friday Night Lights
Where Texas Towns Become Stadiums and Dreams Get Loud There are three things you don’t mess with in Texas:...
August 5, 2025
Clear the List
Fill a Heart: How You Can Be a Back-to-School Hero in Just One Click It’s that time of year again—school bells...
August 5, 2025
3 Advantages of Buying a Newly Built Home Today
Some HighlightsPrices, rates, and finding the right home are three of the biggest challenges for buyers today. You may...
August 4, 2025
The Truth About Down Payments (It’s Not What You Think)
Buying a home is exciting… until you start thinking about the down payment. That’s when the worry can set in.“I’ll never...
July 31, 2025
The 3 Things You Risk by Pricing Too High
When selling your house, the price you choose isn’t just a number, it's a strategy. And in today’s market, that strategy...
July 30, 2025
What Credit Score Do You Really Need To Buy a Home?
According to Fannie Mae, 90% of buyers don’t actually know what credit score lenders are looking for, or they...
July 29, 2025
Home Price Forecasts for the Second Half of 2025
Some HighlightsWith all the headlines circulating recently, you may be wondering what’s next for home prices? Here’s...
July 28, 2025
Today’s Tale of Two Housing Markets
Depending on where you live, the housing market could feel red-hot or strangely quiet right now. The truth is, local...
July 24, 2025
Housing Market Forecasts for the Rest of 2025
If you’ve been watching the market, you’ve likely noticed a few changes already this year. But what’s next? From home...
July 23, 2025
The U.S. Foreclosure Map You Need To See
Foreclosure headlines are making noise again – and they’re designed to stir up fear to get you to read them. But what...
July 22, 2025
The Latest Mortgage Rate Forecasts
Some HighlightsIf you’re tempted to delay your move in hope that mortgage rates will come down, you may want to rethink...