Tim Stoll Real Estate

Turtle Creek real estate observers got some background information last month that seemed to confirm much of what we’ve been seeing for a while now. Mid-term election politicking is now safely behind us (for a brief while, at least), but in the run-up to the elections, this was a comprehensive r...

For most of 2014, home prices have continued to go up, but at a slower and slower pace. This is a sign that the dramatic increases of the previous year are being replaced by increasing stability in home values. And, according to the most recent S&P / Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the trend con...

Morning Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll  Americans are more optimistic about the housing market than they have been at any time since the real-estate recovery began, according to a recent survey from Trulia. In fact, 74 percent of respondents agreed that buying a home was part of their personal Am...

Morning Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll    A recent analysis of home prices and rent in more than 500 U.S. counties found that buying a home was cheaper than renting in the majority of housing markets across the country. In fact, according to data released by RealtyTrac, buying a median-priced hom...

Morning Real Estate Minute | Tim Stoll | Dallas Texas         Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 1.6 percent in November from October's sales rate. New home sales were also down 1.6 percent from one year earlier. The drop – which included decreases in three of four U.S. regions – broug...

Sales of previously owned homes slipped in November, according to the National Association of Realtors. The decline follows a calendar-year high in October and brings sales to their lowest level since May. Still, existing-home sales were above year-before levels for the second straight month. La...

Whenever you read up on important aspects of selling a home, the word ‘clutter’ keeps popping up everywhere (if you doubt that, just Google “clutter”—this morning, I got 7 ½ million entries!). Most elements that go into selling a home are self-explanatory—since homeowners have by definition been...

  Snap Quiz: Dallas Home Décor—by Decade!  First of all, a Spoiler Alert: It’s not fair to peek down where the answers are! Now that we’re clear on that, this is a quiz that will tell you how “Decade Sensitive” you are when it comes to Dallas home décor. It took a little browsing around to put th...

  Here Are Three Tips to Try to Get a Mortgage Approval Few people in the world can afford to pay the entire cost of a new home upfront, which is why banks and other financial institutions offer home loans. Also known as mortgages, those loans let you make monthly payments to pay off the money yo...