Public record-linked AI misses key title issues in many
I've been in enough closings to know that the words "title came back clear" are some of the most relieving you'll hear during a transaction. I've also
Field Notes
Every note I've written on Texas neighborhoods, priced by nothing but what I've seen and heard on the ground.
Rural seniors face growing repair crisis with aging homes
Mae is in her eighties. She owns her place outright, has for decades. Four acres off a county road between Weatherford and Mineral Wells, a house her late
More states legalize co-living; PadSplit adds insurance for
A few months back, my neighbor two doors down — older guy, retired, owns his place outright — started renting out rooms. Not just the spare bedroom. He
Why Builders FirstSource Bought ICG; and Why Pulte Sold It
Builders FirstSource acquiring ICG — and Pulte being the one to sell it — is one of those supply chain stories that sounds like it belongs in an investor
Congress finally acted on housing. Now the real work begins
There's a dumpster in front of a house two blocks from me on Maple Avenue. The lot next to it sold last spring for somewhere around $310,000 — just the
AI-Generated Forms: Risky and Sometimes Illegal
Last spring, a buyer I know — sharp guy, works in tech, reads everything twice — sent me a PDF of a lease addendum he'd gotten from an online tool. He'd
AI's housing impact is strong — but highly localized
A few weeks ago a neighbor of mine — she's been on Willow Street since before the Domain was even a glimmer of a thought — told me she'd gotten an
Meritage Q2 2026 earnings telegraph move-up buyer pivot
Last quarter, Meritage Homes said something out loud that a lot of builders have been dancing around for a while. Their Q2 2026 earnings call made it
Texas is growing up, smart builders will redesign for
There's a subdivision going up on the southwest edge of Weatherford — I drove through it last spring, still more mud than street — where the lots are a
The Home You Want Might Not Be on Zillow. Here's Who's
A woman two doors down from me on Maple Avenue — sweet lady, lived there twenty-some years — sold her bungalow last spring without ever putting a sign in
DFW's next suburban growth wave is forming west of Fort
Growing up outside Fort Worth, the growth always seemed to move in one direction. East toward Arlington, east toward Grand Prairie, eventually swallowing
Deed theft remains a growing threat for seniors, Black
A few years back, a woman I know — older, lives alone on a street off Webberville Road not far from where I sit right now — answered her front door to