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Buying and Selling a House During a Pandemic
Coronavirus is commonly spread through person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets. As a result of this danger, the tried-and-true act of showing and viewing a home for sale has been suddenly altered. Now, the old tradition of house hunting has new criteria: social distancing, virtual viewing and lots of disinfectant. The type of house homeowners prefer is changing too. The recent trend of moving to …
Are Real Estate Agents Still Showing Houses?
Lots of people are currently asking this question, including both those that were already actively shopping for a new home and those that were thinking about it. Given the legal orders given by various levels of municipalities, the question fundamentally boils down to one question: Is real estate considered an essential business? The answer to that question depends upon who you ask, and specifically, …
City of Fort Worth
Ranked the 13th largest and one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., the City of Fort Worth is home to more than 800,000 residents. Fort Worth is stimulated by several university communities: Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Texas A&M University School of Law, and many multinational corporations, including Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, American Airlines, BNSF Railway, Pier 1 Imports, XTO Energy and RadioShack. The Fort Worth Stockyards are a National Historic District. The …
City of Denton
Located at the far north end of the DFW metroplex off of Interstate 35 is the City of Denton, home to about 136,000 people as of 2017. With over 45,000 students enrolled at the two universities located within its city limits, Denton is often characterized as a college town. As a result of the universities’ growth, educational services play a large role in the city’s …
Town of Trophy Club
The Town of Trophy Club is an affluent northern suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is Texas’s first premiere planned community, built around the only golf course designed by Ben Hogan. It is located in Denton and Tarrant counties. The population was 8,024 at the 2010 Census, which has grown to 12,340 by current estimates. It has been acknowledged multiple times by D Magazine as one of the best …
Town of Flower Mound
The Town of Flower Mound is located in Denton and Tarrant counties. Located northwest of Dallas and northeast of Fort Worth adjacent to Grapevine Lake, the town derives its name from a prominent 12.5-acre mound located in the center of town. After settlers used the site for religious camps during the 1840s, the area around Flower Mound was first permanently inhabited in the 1850s; however, residents did not incorporate until 1961. Although …
City of Southlake
Known for its strong school district and sports programs, Southlake is located just west of Grapevine and northwest of DFW International Airport. It is estimated about 32,000 people live in Southlake. In the early 1990s when Southlake began developing master-planned neighborhoods, the minimum lot size was 1-acre (4,000 m2). Later the City of Southlake reduced the minimum lot size to 1/2 acre, and later 1/3 …
City of Arlington
The City of Arlington is part of the Mid-Cities in DFW and is located 12 miles west of downtown Fort Worth and 20 miles east of downtown Dallas. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimate, the city had a population of 398,112 in 2018, making it the second-largest city in Tarrant county (after Fort Worth) and the third-largest in the metropolitan area. Arlington is the forty-eighth-most …
City of Grapevine
Grapevine is located in the Mid-Cities suburban region between Dallas and Fort Worth and includes a larger portion of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport than other cities. Recent estimates indicate the current population of Grapevine is near 55,000. Grapevine’s economy is largely centered around tourism. Travelers arriving to and departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport make up the majority of the city’s visitors. The Gaylord Texan and Great Wolf Lodge stand in a separate class …
City of Irving
Irving, Texas, is centrally situated between Dallas and Fort Worth, and it is home to more than 240,000 residents. The city’s rich diversity is exhibited by its population and the number of languages spoken by residents. In fact, Irving lays claim to the most diverse ZIP code in the United States – 75038. The City of Irving is an economic powerhouse in the DFW area …