DFW Real Estate Guidance for Buyers, Sellers & Relocating Families

The Loose End on Your Tape Measure Isn’t Broken — Here’s What It’s Actually For: That loose metal hook is intentional and helps ensure accurate measurements, whether measuring inside or outside edges, and reduces measurement errors. The post The Loose End on Your Tape Measure Isn’t Broken — Here’s What It’s Actually For appeared first on Family Handyman. http://dlvr.it/TTWW2r bio.jasonabalos.com #dfwrealtor #dfwre #jasonabalos

Dallas sees Texas' biggest one-year jump in cost of raising kids: Raising a child is not an easy or inexpensive feat, and a new study has determined Dallas parents are saddled with the second-highest costs for childrearing in Texas, with expenses jumping higher than any other metro statewide since 2025. http://dlvr.it/TTWSDK bio.jasonabalos.com

An (off-the-pitch) World Cup star is born: Meet Bob from Japan: He arrived in America with almost no money, slept on the street and wasn't sure what to expect. A few weeks later? He's riding on private jets, getting stopped for selfies across Dallas and has become one of the unexpected stars of the World Cup. Meet Bob from Japan — the creator whose videos about food, hospitality and fan culture captured hundreds of thousands of people around the world. As his World Cup journey comes to an end, Bob is leaving Dallas with unforgettable memories, thousands of new supporters and a new goal: traveling the world to share it with audiences back home in Japan. "I don't know what happened to me," he said. Read more about Bob's journey at the link in our bio. 📹: Eric Prisbell and Shannon Worley / Staff journalists http://dlvr.it/TTWVzN bio.jasonabalos.com #dfwrealtor #dfwre #jasonabalos

Sellers and builders are both giving buyers more to work with this year. Want to know what’s realistic to expect in concessions and incentives in our market? Let’s connect. #BuyingTips #SellingTips #dfwrealtor #dfwre #dfwrealestate #homesforsale #realtorlife #texasrealtor #jasonabalos

WWE Intercontinental Champion Penta Answers 5 Questions: The WWE returns to American Airlines Center in Dallas Monday night with some of its top stars Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and reigning intercontinental champion Penta to Dallas. Getting a head start on his competition, Penta made the rounds in North Texas on Friday stopping by the FIFA Fan Fest, throwing out the first pitch at Saturday's Rangers-Astros game and chatting it up at our downtown office ahead of WWE's return to Big D. 🔗 Read more here: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-sports/article/wwe-penta-dallas-monday-night-raw-tickets-22336178.php (🎥: Joe Snell / Video Producer ) Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/subscribe/main/ Site: http://dallasnews.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dallasnews Instagram: http://instagram.com/dallasnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dallasmorningnews http://dlvr.it/TTWVyX bio.jasonabalos.com #dfwrealtor #dfwre #jasonabalos

Broadway Dallas launches intimate Club 909 cabaret shows at Fair Park: Broadway Dallas, which hosts the national tours of Broadway shows, is expanding its offerings with Club 909, an all-new cabaret concept at the Music Hall at Fair Park. http://dlvr.it/TTWPLc bio.jasonabalos.com

Dallas neighbor beefs up with new upscale wagyu market from Kansas: A premier Kansas wagyu producer has crossed state lines to make its Texas debut: Booth Creek Wagyu Market is now open in Southlake, bringing its premium Kansas-raised beef to a sleek, upscale market designed to make shopping for meat feel like an experience. http://dlvr.it/TTWVVy bio.jasonabalos.com

Fraud Report, AMC, Non-QM Products, eNote News; ROAD to Housing Thoughts; Oil and Rates: Recently, MISMO released its new white paper, “From Paper to Performance: How eNotes and eClosing Streamline Liquidity,” providing guidance for originators, warehouse lenders, investors, and technology providers to implement digital mortgage solutions. Today at 10AM PT is Now Next Later, presented by Relcu, where Jeremy Potter and Eric Lapin are joined by Laura Kornhauser, CEO of Stratyfy, to discuss the evolving role of AI in mortgage and financial services. The conversation explores how lenders can use AI to improve risk assessment, strengthen decision making, and balance innovation with governance and regulatory expectations. (Today’s podcast can be found here… this week’s ‘casts are sponsored by Zillow Home Loans, Zillow’s in-house mortgage lender. By integrating Zillow’s real estate platform with financing, Zillow Home Loans helps buyers move from dreaming about a home to holding the keys, and loan officers focus on guiding buyers with care and confidence. Today’s has an interview with Zillow Home Loans’ Eric Wilson on how the company is guiding buyers, helping them move from pre-approval through closing with support from centralized processing, underwriting, and closing teams.) Lender and Broker Software, Products, and Services NFTYDoor just lowered its HELOC rates (again!). Lenders looking to capture more home equity volume can now offer their borrowers lower HELOC rates through NFTYDoor. NFTYDoor just lowered rates (again), delivering sharper pricing with the same flexible buy box built to say "yes" (600+ FICO, up to 90 percent CLTV, and loan amounts up to $750K). Because NFTYDoor manages the full origination lifecycle from underwriting, processing, closing, and title curative, you can add a high-demand product without adding staff or infrastructure. Get your borrowers closing in as little as ZERO days! (6 days on average) with hospitality-grade human support on every file. Onboarding is quick, allowing you to pass these savings on to your clients immediately. Apply today at nftydoor.com/partner-application. http://dlvr.it/TTWNCh bio.jasonabalos.com