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Burying existing overhead power lines in developed neighborhoods would cost billions of dollars. That cost would immediately show up on electricity bills.
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The state’s First Time Homebuyer program offers assistance with down payments and closing costs for low-income residents. And they’re encouraging potential homeowners to apply.
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So far, 53% of all homeowners on the Westside have signed up for the program, which cuts property taxes to a percentage of their income and, for some, freezes it at that level for 25 years.
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Republicans want to cap property value increases each year, while Democrats want to shift the tax burden away from residential homeowners to businesses and farms. But a tax expert argues both may be too wide-reaching
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A near record share of American households pay more for housing than is considered financially healthy, including almost a quarter of Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners.
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A state law passed three decades ago allows a sale to go ahead with just 80% of a condo complex in agreement. Once the deal is final, the remaining objectors have to sell their homes.
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The contract for deed option is marketed as a way for people who can’t get a conventional mortgage to realize the dream of owning a home. But more often than not, buyers do not end up as homeowners. And, most Midwestern states provide little, if any, consumer protection to prevent abuse.
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Research from Wichita State University's Center for Real Estate says the housing market will continue to favor sellers, but increases in construction are a sign more supply is on the way.
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Even as demand for rural housing grows, a shortage of lumber, labor and lending means developers are often priced out of building new affordable homes in small towns.
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Millennials in Amarillo are buying homes at one of the fastest rates in the nation, according to a new study by the personal finance website SmartAsset.In…