Most of what scares home buyers and sellers right now shouldn't. A few things should, and hardly anyone is paying attention to them.

It's Halloween week, so we spent a full episode of DFW Real Estate Weekly on real estate fears. Some of them deserve your attention. The rest …

If I ran Dallas-Fort Worth real estate for a day, I'd start with the things that keep people from building, moving, and getting around. Faster permitting. A planned expansion east of Lake Lavon. Better air travel for the north side. And an honest plan for first-time buyers.

Nobody …

Living in Plano is convenient and established, and for some people it is a little too much of both.

The short answer is that Plano puts nearly everything a suburb can offer within a short drive, including well-regarded schools, large parks, hospitals, jobs, and a deep roster of restaurants. …

Commercial flights start at McKinney National Airport on November 11, 2026.

Our team has talked about this airport for a long time. Now there are dates on the calendar and tickets for sale. If you own a home in McKinney or are thinking about buying one, this is …

Selling one house and buying another at the same time scares people. It should get your attention. It shouldn't keep you awake.

Almost every homeowner I sit down with brings the same five fears to the table. The five biggest fears of buying and selling at the same …

No. McKinney stopped being a small town a long time ago.

The city is roughly the size of Plano, and nobody calls Plano small. What fools people is downtown. The historic square has held onto its small-town feel so well that plenty of visitors assume the whole …

Most real estate agents aren't very good at their jobs because almost nothing about getting the license requires them to be.

I've held that license for more than 20 years, so I get to say it.

Most real estate agents aren't very good because the license is …

It used to be.

Fort Worth earned the Cowtown name honestly, and it has held on to that reputation with both hands ever since. The reputation is charming. As a description of the city you'd be buying a home in today, it's a lie.

The short answer …

No.

Comps are where pricing starts. An agent who stops there is guessing with a calculator.

The short answer is that comparable sales tell you what similar homes sold for over the past several months. They can't tell you what your home is competing against today, how …

Plano has been on the top-suburb lists for more than 30 years.

Most cities get about a decade. A newer one opens up farther north, the builders move on, and the lists change. Plano keeps showing up anyway.

The short answer is that Plano gives three very …