Dallas Real Estate | DFW Homes for Sale

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
stevebrown@dallasnews.com
The latest foreclosure statistics show only a 7 percent increase in the Dallas-Fort Worth area from a year ago.
But more than 3,700 homes are scheduled for foreclosure sale in September, according to the numbers released Thursday by Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service.
The biggest gain in September [...]

Dallas seeking to expand smoking ordinance Nov. 19th. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert’s chief of staff, Chris Heinbaugh, says the meeting will involve major players on all sides of the smoking ordinance issue and serve as a forum “to come up with an ordinance that everyone can discuss.” Within a week — probably Monday, November 17 [...]

Due to the rise in Dallas home foreclosures, the Dallas Appraisal District property values are expected to  decrease.
The foreclosure rate along with the expected slight increase in new construction, the final result would be a zero overall increase in property values, Brown said. This is good news for homeowners, who have been up in arms in [...]