Tim Stoll Real Estate

Dallas Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll  Home Builders and Dallas Housing Market The most recent new residential construction estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development show 2014 ending on an upswing. In fact, single-family housing starts – whic...

Dallas Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, demand for Oak Lawn Dallas mortgage loan applications increased 14.2 percent last week. The increase was driven by a 22 percent spike in refinance activity. Mike Fratantoni, MBA's chi...

Dallas Housing Market   Dallas Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll   Trulia's Housing Barometer is a measure of how quickly the Dallas housing market has been returning to normal following the economic crisis and housing crash. The Barometer looks at five economic indicators, including existing home ...

Real Estate Minute | Dallas Urban Living Find Dallas Foreclosures  In 2014, foreclosure filings – which include default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions – fell to their lowest annual level since 2006, according to RealtyTrac. That's a 61 percent improvement since 2010, when the...

Real Estate Minute | Dallas Urban Living Homeowners' equity refers to the total value of a property minus the amount of mortgage debt still owed. And, according to the most recent Housing Scorecard from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it's on the rise. In fact, during the th...

Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll   The number of Americans who feel they could get a mortgage is on the rise, according to the most recent National Housing Survey from Fannie Mae. In fact, 52 percent of survey respondents said they feel it would be easy to get a home mortgage today, the highest in ...

  Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll The most recent data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey actually covers two weeks and includes adjustments for the Christmas and New Year's holiday. Typically a slow period for mortgage applications, the holidays resulted in a 9.1 ...

Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll The economy and housing market are linked in such a way that one can't do very well without the other. That's why even though a large majority of Americans continue to express a desire to own their own home, residential real estate has experienced a gradual, up-and-...

Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll The beginning of every new year brings optimism, a chance for a fresh start, and a flood of predictions from analysts and experts who believe they know what will unfold over the next 12 months. This is especially true for residential real estate and the housing mark...

Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index measures how many contracts to buy homes were signed each month. Because the index measures sales that have yet to close, it is a good indication of future existing home sales. In November, the index ros...