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Kyler Hood's DFW Market Brief
A 3-minute briefing on the DFW housing market, every Monday through Saturday, from local real estate agent Kyler Hood. Each episode covers the latest market numbers, mortgage rates, and builder incentives across Dallas-Fort Worth, with extra attention on new construction in Rockwall, Wylie, Rowlett, and Forney. Sourced facts, no hype, no sales pitch. Kyler Hood, eXp Realty, TX license #828001. kylerhood.com | (469) 434-2586
Episodes
- Kyler Hood's DFW Market Brief
DFW Market Brief, Episode 33 — Wednesday, November 4, 2026
DFW logged 23,690 closings in the third quarter, down 4.5 percent from a year ago, at a median of 385,535 dollars, down 1.1 percent. Why a quarter tells a…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 32 — Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Mortgage applications rose 3.4 percent after rates dipped for a second week, but purchase applications are still 18 percent below a year ago. Why demand…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 31 — Monday, November 2, 2026
Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year fixed at 7.24 percent, down from 7.32 percent and the second weekly decline in a row. A small move down from the…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 30 — Saturday, October 31, 2026
In a 7 percent market, taking over a seller's lower-rate loan can mean a lower payment. Nearly 100 percent of FHA and VA loans are assumable, but only if three…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 29 — Friday, October 30, 2026
A buydown only means something when all three payments are in writing. Using a published Southgate Homes example, what year 1, year 2, and the steady payment…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 28 — Thursday, October 29, 2026
About half of all outstanding mortgages sit below 4 percent, which is why resale listings stay thin even as prices soften. The seller is holding a rate, not…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 27 — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Mortgage applications fell 5.3 percent for the week ending October 16 even though rates dipped. Purchase applications dropped 7 percent and sit 18 percent…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 26 — Tuesday, October 27, 2026
September existing-home sales ran at a 3.99 million annual pace, up 1.5 percent from August but down 2.2 percent from a year ago. The median price hit 417,500…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 25 — Monday, October 26, 2026
Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year fixed at 7.32 percent, down from 7.40 percent and the first weekly decline since August 20. A small move down from…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 24 — Saturday, October 24, 2026
Paperwork episode: the Texas homestead exemption, the most valuable form most homeowners never file. What it knocks off your school taxes, the 10 percent…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 23 — Friday, October 23, 2026
A history lesson: the 30-year fixed from 1975 to 2025, and why the years near 3 percent were the anomaly, not the baseline. The two zero-rate eras were policy…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 22 — Thursday, October 22, 2026
Arithmetic, not advice: what does waiting a year for a quarter-point rate drop actually cost? One year of appreciation versus one year of mortgage savings…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 21 — Wednesday, October 21, 2026
246 of the 300 largest metros saw prices rise from a year ago, while existing-home sales have sat near 4 million a year since 2023. The correction already…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 20 — Tuesday, October 20, 2026
MetroTex released its September numbers: 7,228 closed sales, down 6.6 percent from last year, while the median price slipped just 1.6 percent. Sales cooled…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 19 — Monday, October 19, 2026
Freddie Mac's weekly survey held the 30-year fixed at 7.40 percent, unchanged and the highest print in 52 weeks. Why the Thursday headline is already stale by…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 18 — Saturday, October 17, 2026
HOA dues, plainly. What they are, what they usually cover in new construction, why dues vary so much between communities, and the four things to check before…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 17 — Friday, October 16, 2026
A buyer tactic for quick move-in homes: how to compare two of them without getting fooled by the sticker price. Five steps — read the price history, separate…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 16 — Thursday, October 15, 2026
The suburb spotlight this week is the number that quietly decides how far your budget goes: the property tax rate. Same 450,000 dollar new build, very…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 15 — Wednesday, October 14, 2026
The demand side, from the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey. Purchase applications are down 15 percent from a year ago, refinances just hit their…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 14 — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Realtor.com's September data for DFW: list prices, inventory, days on market, and how many listings carried a price cut. The standout is inventory — nationally…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 13 — Monday, October 12, 2026
The 30-year fixed hit 7.40 percent, the highest Freddie Mac's survey has printed in 52 weeks, and the second weekly jump in a row. What that costs in real…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 12 — Saturday, October 10, 2026
Adjustable-rate mortgages were 10.3 percent of applications in late September, the highest share in about a year. What a 5/1 ARM actually is, how the caps…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 11 — Friday, October 9, 2026
The relist trap: pulling a listing and putting it back on to reset the days-on-market clock. Why the MLS history gives it away, the honest three-part relaunch…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 10 — Thursday, October 8, 2026
Most agents say don't tour a single house until you're pre-approved. Kyler disagrees. Why touring first and pre-approving second is the better order, how…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 9 — Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Realtor.com's first Metro Affordability and Homebuilding Report Card ranks the 100 largest metros. DFW earned a B+, scored 67.9 out of 100, and ranked 15th…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 8 — Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Mortgage applications just hit their slowest weekly pace since 2025. Purchase applications fell 4 percent, refinances fell 9 percent and sit 56 percent below a…
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DFW Market Brief, Episode 7 — Monday, October 5, 2026
The 30-year fixed jumped to 7.28 percent, the largest one-week increase in about 4 years. What that costs in real dollars on a 400,000 dollar loan, how much…
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DFW Market Brief Ep 6: How Texas Property Taxes Actually Work — Saturday, October 3, 2026
Texas has no state income tax, so property taxes carry a lot of weight here, and they surprise almost every relocator. How the rate actually works: a stack of…
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DFW Market Brief Ep 5: How to Price When Buyers Have Leverage — Friday, October 2, 2026
This one is for sellers, or for buyers trying to read sellers. MetroTex's August numbers show homes taking longer and sellers conceding more, but DFW is not…
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DFW Market Brief Ep 4: How 2-1 Buydowns Actually Work — Thursday, October 1, 2026
Yesterday's episode mentioned 2-1 buydowns, and it is the question Kyler keeps getting, so today is the explainer. What a 2-1 buydown actually does to your…
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DFW Market Brief Ep 3: Builder Incentives Ending September 30 — Wednesday, September 30, 2026
The published builder incentives Kyler tracks across 11 builders in his floorplan catalog, and the snapshot problem: several of the biggest offers expire…
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DFW Market Brief Ep 2: The Best Week to Buy Is This Week — Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Realtor.com's annual Best Time to Buy report names this week, September 27 through October 3, as 2026's best week to buy. The Dallas-Fort Worth numbers behind…
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DFW Market Brief Ep 1: Rates Cross 7%, What It Costs You
DFW Market Brief, Episode 1 — Monday, September 28, 2026 The 30-year fixed crossed 7 percent for the first time since January 2025. What that costs in real…