Home sales and prices were up in the first half of the year in most Dallas-area residential districts. The big question is: Will it last? Some real estate agents who pound the streets representing buyers and sellers say business is still pretty good – even without the federal tax credits that fueled so much homebuying earlier this year.
Bargains, low mortgage rates boost Dallas-area home sales in 2010
July 23, 2010, 3:35pm
Diana Golobay was a reporter with HousingWire through mid-2010, providing wide-ranging coverage of the U.S. financial crisis. She has since moved onto other roles as a writer and editor.see full bio
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Diana Golobay was a reporter with HousingWire through mid-2010, providing wide-ranging coverage of the U.S. financial crisis. She has since moved onto other roles as a writer and editor.see full bio