TRERC, Realtor.com, and Zillow: Why don’t the numbers add up?

​From time to time, astute users of our housing data have asked us why our data are out of sync—sometimes significantly—with numbers being reported by other major ​data sources. One such question came to us this week, in fact: "I am curious why your data show only 43,507 Texas listings while Zillow

Five questions new CRE brokers should ask themselves

​​Guest blogger Jim Breitenfeld is president of Sidecar Commercial Real Estate LLC in Frisco, Texas.​​​​​ A career in commercial real estate (CRE) brokerage can be incredibly rewarding, but not always. This potential attracts many young, ambitious professionals to the industry, but before long reali

Same song, second verse: ‘Is there a housing market price bubble?’

​​​​As home prices accelerate at an elevated rate, the old question is being asked once again: “Is there a price bubble in the housing market?" Some interesting signals based on future expectations by market participants are appearing. Google reported last week that the search "When is the housing m

How far is it to the nearest H-E-B?

​​​​ In second quarter 2020, deals for Texas rural land began to dry up. Broker telephones quit ringing. However, the third quarter brought a dramatic change. The pace picked up even more in the fourth quarter. The buyers’ stampede to Texas rural land was underway. Preliminary reports for first quar