Housing
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Here’s what $1,400 rent gets you in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2026
Discover 11 places to rent in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with the coolest amenities, locations, and space—all under $1,400 a month!
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What $1,200 rent gets you in Houston right now
Houston’s rental market has stabilized, and prices have even dropped. Here’s what you can expect to get for $1,200 a month in one of America’s most affordable big cities.
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30+ years of Republican statewide rule in Texas by the numbers
By nearly every metric, Texans are worse off than they were before the GOP controlled every lever of power in the state.
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Here’s what you missed this week in Dallas-Fort Worth
Here’s a recap of some of this week’s headlines, from education to food.
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Houston has the most buyer-friendly housing market in Texas
Houston was recently named Texas’s most buyer-friendly housing market and the 15th best in the US. Here’s what you need to know.
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Houston targets homeless people on downtown sidewalks
Houston launched a pilot program targeting homeless people, expanding enforcement of its ban on sitting, lying down, or leaving personal belongings on sidewalks in downtown and East Downtown.
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Texas lawmakers find bipartisan solutions to tackle state’s housing crunch
Lawmakers aimed to remedy the housing affordability crisis Texans are currently facing with a slew of bills during this year’s legislative session.
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Average Texas mortgage debt increased to $239,783 in 2024
Nationally, median home prices over the past five years have increased by nearly 50%, 30-year mortgage rates have nearly doubled, and the number of homes available for purchase have fallen by a third.
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Fair Housing Month: Discover your rights in Dallas this April
Dallas hosts Fair Housing Roadshow in April, offering free workshops on housing rights and discrimination protections across multiple neighborhoods.
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‘Striking close to home’: Zoning bills tackling Texas affordable housing crisis evoke emotion
As part of a potential slate of solutions to Texas’ housing affordability crisis, state senators recently examined a bill authorizing the use of small auxiliary residences behind a larger main house.
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Federal investigators were preparing two Texas housing discrimination cases — until Trump took over
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.
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Texas has a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how state lawmakers may tackle it in 2025.
A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate. DALLAS — Buying or renting a home in Texas used to be relatively cheap. Amid the state’s economic boom, its once-celebrated housing affordability has slipped. Texas renters now spend more on keeping a roof over their head than…
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These 3 bills could impact Dallas’ affordable housing crisis
Dallas housing advocates are hopeful about legislation that would allow workforce housing, small dwellings on single-family lots.
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Fort Worth business owners to design toolkit to aid with homelessness issues
Fort Worth businesses will soon have a new tool to address issues involving homeless people. Business owners have told the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce that homelessness is a daily concern that impacts their operations — whether it’s trespassing, disruptions or other incidents. To help, the chamber launched a Homelessness Task Force to develop a…
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Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
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Amid high rents, eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels
Eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels. Here’s what you need to know about rising eviction filings.
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More than half of Dallas-Fort Worth renters are cost-burdened, study shows
The median renter monthly housing costs in Dallas-Fort Worth is $1,472 per month, a significant increase from before the pandemic. Data from ApartmentList.com also shows that rents in Dallas and Fort Worth are up by over 20% since March 2020.
