Report: Dallas-Fort Worth home prices rise; U.S. values plunge
"Dallas-Fort Worth home prices are still edging higher, according to a new federal estimate.

The latest nationwide home price report from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight conflicts with private industry statistics that show first-quarter home prices fell slightly in North Texas.

Federal researchers say that overall, Dallas-area housing prices rose 3.76 percent in the first quarter compared with year-earlier levels. Prices were up 0.98 percent from the fourth quarter."

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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth is a good place to build home equity
"Potential Dallas-Fort Worth homebuyers who are nervous about whether it's a good time to purchase a house might find some comfort in a new report.

The study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and National Low Income Housing Coalition projects that D-FW homebuyers could see one of the best increases in equity in the country during the next few years."

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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth won't see big home price declines
"While North Texas' housing market decline has accelerated in recent months, analysts are still betting that the Dallas-Fort Worth area won't see measurable price declines.

Indeed, the latest report from mortgage insurance firm PMI Group says that D-FW is one of the last places in the country likely to see a drop in home prices during the next couple of years.

There's less than a 1 percent chance that home prices will fall here, according to PMI's spring risk index report, which was released Thursday."

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Dallas-Fort Worth avoids U.S. housing glut
"The glut of homes for sale across the country is near a 20-year high.

But in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the number of pre-owned houses on the market hasn't increased significantly in the last two years.

At the end of February, about 43,000 homes were for sale in the Realtors' multiple listing service. That's up only about 2,000 listings from February 2006."

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