Houston leads major Texas metros in new-home sales
By Emily Marek New-home sales increased 9% month over month in Houston in December, according to the Texas New Home Sales Report from HomesUSA. While new-home sales increased on a monthly basis in all of Texas’ four major metro areas, Houston had the highest sales volume at 2,157. Dallas-Fort Worth followed at 1,967. Pending sales declined […]
New home sales fall in Dallas-Fort Worth while inventory softens and prices hold steady
By Bill Hethcock – Managing Editor, Dallas Business Journal Dallas-Fort Worth new home sales fell to 1,839 in November. Homes took 154.9 days to sell, up from 116.4 last year. Year-to-date housing starts in DFW declined 9.1 percent. Dallas-Fort Worth new home sales fell again in November as houses spent more time on the market, […]
Two Real Estate Brokerage Giants Recommend This AI Book for Agents
“The REAL AI Guide for Real Estate Agents” is already an Amazon bestseller Published on November 10, 2025 on CityBiz Two of real estate’s top leaders are urging real estate agents to check out a new AI book, The REAL AI Guide for Real Estate Agents, which ranked as high as No. 2 last week on […]
New-home sales decline for fourth consecutive month in Houston
by Emily Marek – October 28, 2025 New-home inventory continued to grow in Houston in September amid the fourth-straight month-over-month sales decrease, according to the latest data from HomesUSA. Homebuyers purchased 2,046 new homes during the month, down from 2,125 in August but up from 1,943 in September 2024. Active inventory swelled to 15,315 new […]
HomesUSA.com: Dallas New Home Sales Slip in July as Inventory Jumps
Dallas-Ft. Worth new home sales dipped slightly in July, continuing last month’s decline as Ben Caballero predicted when he said, “Texas 2025 new home sales likely peaked in May.” The latest Texas New Home Sales Report was released today by HomesUSA.com and its founder and CEO, Ben Caballero, the nation’s top-ranked real estate agent. The HomesUSA.com New Home Sales Report uses […]
Texas New Home Sales See Modest Dip, But Market Holds Steady
HomesUSA.com reports modest price declines and improved Days on Market DALLAS, Texas, July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Texas new home sales showed a slight decline in June as the market adjusts to seasonal and affordability pressures, according to the latest Texas New Home Sales Report released today by HomesUSA.com and its founder and CEO, Ben Caballero, […]
How some builders win like it’s the Indy 500 while others drive in circles
By Ben Caballero If you tuned into the Indy 500 this year, you may not have noticed that all the cars are the same, even though they look different. The colors and sponsor logos disguise this fact. The chassis? Standard. The tires? Firestone only. Engines? You get a choice: Honda or Chevy, and both crank […]
Austin-area new home sales and prices drop: a look at the housing market trends
By Shonda Novak So what’s up in the new-home market in the Austin region? Not sales and prices, new numbers show. Of Texas’ four major metros, the Austin metro and San Antonio saw sales of newly built houses decline (15.7% and 2.37% respectively) in April compared to April 2024. Year-over-year, sales of new homes in […]
‘Signs of strain’ hit DFW new home market amid spring season
New home sales in North Texas fell in March, with DFW seeing lower sales than February. New home sales and prices in North Texas slid last month and homebuilders in the region are seeing some of the lowest profit margins in the country, according to a couple of recent reports. New home sales in the […]
How Home Builders Can Make More Money with better MLS practices
By Ben Caballero The MLS is a home builders’ most powerful results-based sales and marketing tool. Home builders are experts in land, materials, and labor – so why are so many still using outdated MLS listing strategies that reduce their profit potential? It’s because, until now, builders never had a better way to manage their […]