Dallas, TX
The best day to list your home in Dallas-Fort Worth is less than a month away
The best day for homeowners to list their house for sale in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is April 12, according to a new Realtor.com study.
In the early to mid-spring there is a golden window in the home market when buyers are returning to the market, said Hannah Jones, a senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com.
Realtor.com placed the week of April 12-18 as the best days to list a home across the United States. Ideal time blocks to list a home range from March 8 to May 24 for the 50 largest metros in the country — but Dallas is near the national average, the firm notes.
“Sellers who are able to catch that early swing of buyers can expect to see a lot more demand for their home, versus later in the summer, when schools are out and there are more people in the market,” Jones said.
As a result, “there are more homes in the market and so you might have less demand for your home.”
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington homes listed on April 12 are expected to be on the market nine fewer days compared to the average week, according to the study. Additionally, views per property are anticipated to be up 23.5% and active listings are expected to be down 14.6% versus the average week.
A separate Zillow study said sellers in Dallas saw the strongest returns by listing in the last two weeks in April. The analysis found that time frame would deliver a price boost of about $5,700.
“Dallas is such a large and varied market of course,” Jones said. “So when you’re looking at that metro level it really does align with the national data because of how big it is and how those dynamics work out.”
That stretch of April still means higher prices, Jones said. D-FW homes listed during that time period are expected to have a listing price increase of about $24,000 versus the start of the year, according to the study.
However, the benefit of listing a home in D-FW in the time frame that Realtor.com is recommending is less stark compared to other metro areas.
The list pricing compared to the start of the year only expected to be up 5.8%, compared to other metro areas which have anticipated listing price changes as high as 15.8%. Dallas is a very stable market with fewer big swings and stronger demand than other metros, Jones said.
Getting a head start is key
Most people start getting ready to put their homes on the market before they actually list their home. The quality of homes has increased and in order to be competitive a seller really needs to get their home ready, said Jim Fite, CEO of Century 21 Judge Fite Company.
“They need to stage it properly, they need to get the repairs done in advance so that when it hits the market, that group of people that haven’t bought yet see it immediately and will be attracted to it,” Fite said.
If a seller hasn’t gotten their home ready to sell it will probably stay on the market regardless of when it is listed, he said.
The spring and summer is the home selling season, Fite said. More homes sell in the next five months than the following seven months, he said.
There are a number of reasons for that. School is getting out and people want to make a move before the start of the next school year, Fite said. People are also downsizing, possibly because kids are going off to college.
Because of that timeline, it’s good to start looking for a home in April, Fite said.
“If you bought a home in April, it’s not going to close until May,” Fite said. “So that means you’re not going to move in till the first of June, maybe. And then you have a couple of months to get settled before school starts.”
Dallas, TX
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The search for the next general manager or president of basketball operations of the Dallas Mavericks has begun. They terminated Nico Harrison in November, which was about nine months too late, and gave any available candidates clear notice that they were open for business.
The plan was always to wait until after the season to start the search. While names popped up as the season reached an end, they didn’t begin turning over the staff until the Monday after the season ended. However, Dallas Mavericks fans are not going to like how the team is going about the search.
Patrick Dumont Leading Search for General Manager
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the Mavericks are not hiring a search firm in their hunt for a new lead executive. Instead, team governor Patrick Dumont is “acting as his own point person.”
This is an… interesting decision, to say the least. Dumont is not a basketball person whatsoever, and most organizations usually hire a search firm. The Chicago Bulls hired one as they look for their replacement for Arturas Karnisovas. Just because a firm is hired doesn’t mean a team will listen, though.
The Mavericks hired a firm in their last search for a GM. They let Donnie Nelson go in 2021 after a long tenure with the Mavs. Instead of listening to the firm, though, Mark Cuban ignored it to hire Nico Harrison, who had no previous NBA front office experience. Harrison had been an executive with Nike, which gave him connections with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and plenty of others.
For a while, that seemed to be working out okay. While he still had some questionable transactions, such as trading for Christian Wood and letting Jalen Brunson walk in free agency, they were still able to make a run to the NBA Finals in 2024. Then, he blew it all up, trading away Luka Doncic for an older and injured Anthony Davis, and the team hasn’t been the same since.
It’s imperative that the Mavericks get this hire correct. The interim Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley has performed admirably, but the 2026 NBA Draft is important for the Mavs to get right. It’s their best chance to pair Cooper Flagg with another young star, as they don’t own their first-round pick again until 2031 after this.
Hiring the right GM could help bring in more draft capital by bringing in bad contracts or flipping veterans into picks.
Dumont was able to convince Rick Welts, a Hall of Famer, to come out of retirement to be the CEO and lead the charge for a new arena. Maybe Dumont pulls another rabbit out of his hat for the GM.
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For a moment, it looked like FC Dallas was on its way to another statement win at home tonight.
Petar Musa scored two first half goals, to extend his Golden Boot leading tally to nine goals. But after Dallas grabbed control, the Galaxy found a way back before halftime with goals from Lucas Sanabria and Joseph Paintsil.
The second half brought more chances and more frustration for Dallas, which finished the night with 13 shots to LA’s nine. In the end, the point stretched Dallas’ unbeaten run to five games, though just like last week, it felt like another match where Dallas left points on the table.
Key Moments
7’ – GOAL! After a poor pass back by a LA defender, Petar Musa was free to go one-on-one with the LA goalkeeper. After a touch to get ahead of a defender, Musa slotted home his eighth goal of the season from outside the penalty box.
21’ – Offside! Joaquin Valiente sent a floating ball over the Galaxy defense, where Musa was able to get behind the defense and make an easy play for what appeared to be his second goal of the night. The play was called offside despite a fairly lengthy review period.
38’ – GOAL! This one counts! Musa gets his second of the night off a great ball from Chris Cappis. Logan Farrington picked off the ball in the midfield. He then played Cappis wide to the left of the penalty area. Cappis immediately played a ball back across the goal for Musa to slide in and finish for his ninth of the season.
43’ – Goal LA. Lucas Sanabria got the ball near the top of the penalty area. He took a couple of touches to get outside the penalty box before firing a shot that beat Michael Collodi at the near post.
45+4’ – Goal LA. Gabriel Pec got the ball near the top of the penalty area. He pulled the ball back a bit, which caught a pair of Dallas defenders. This allowed Joseph Painstil to get free behind the Dallas defense as Pec played him through inside the penalty area. Pec immediately smashed home a shot above Collodi to tie the game.
75’ – Another offside goal. This time on a corner kick for Dallas, after a scrum in the penalty box, Kaick hammered home what looked to be the go-ahead goal. But after a few seconds the flag was raised due to a deflection on Osaze Urhoghide, who was in an offside position.
Instant Reaction
Yeah, this is another disappointing result for this team. In a real way, it felt like the first half against Houston from last month. Dallas grabbed the lead, looked in control, but some defensive miscues opened the game up for the visitors to climb back.
With a double-game week coming up, this will certainly be another game where Dallas will wonder ‘what if’ more than anything else…especially when you factor in the two goals called off for offside.
About the Subs
Eric Quill went to his bench for the first time in the 66th minute, as he brought on Santiago Moreno for Logan Farrington. Quill went to his bench again 81st minute with Ran Binyamin and Nolan Norris coming on for Sebastien Ibeagha and Deedson. The final sub came during stoppage time with Herman Johansson and Joaquin Valiente coming off for Sam Sarver and rookie Nick Simmonds, who made his MLS debut.
Man of the Match
No question about it tonight, it has to be Musa.
Where does this fit into the season
As of this writing, the draw puts Dallas into a three-way tie for 5th place with Real Salt Lake and Seattle. Both are in action right now and look firmly in control of their games. I’d expect Dallas to be in 7th place by the end of the night.
What’s next for FC Dallas
Dallas wraps up a three-game homestand next Wednesday night as they host Minnesota United.
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