{"id":35,"date":"2026-10-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:00:00","slug":"dallas-leads-the-new-home-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/12\/dallas-leads-the-new-home-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Leads the New-Home Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/rahil-elminia\/the-forces-shaping-the-dallas-housing-market-in-2026-remotion-videos-d1fa\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Dallas continues to set the pace as the nation&#039;s largest new-home market, with more than 43,000 annual closings\u2014even as we move through 2026 and face the same affordability challenges seen across the country. As someone who supports clients through every stage of buying, selling, or investing in DFW, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how builders are responding: more attainable homes are hitting the market, with a growing share of closings on lots less than 50 feet wide and properties under $400K showing impressive staying power.<\/p>\n<p>One reason our market stays resilient? Dallas\u2019s labor market has weathered recent headwinds. While job growth has slowed, unemployment remains low, which has helped stabilize housing demand. The long-term drivers that I always highlight for clients\u2014steady population growth, abundant developable land, and a robust pipeline of new homes\u2014remain strong, supporting confidence in the market even when conditions feel unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>Still, builders are approaching new supply with more caution: annual housing starts dropped over 13% year-over-year in late Q2, and closings saw a double-digit decline. Shifts in immigration and job growth will be important to watch, since they influence both the labor force and future housing demand. In every market cycle, my goal is to help clients make informed, strategic decisions\u2014whether you\u2019re relocating, investing, or searching for the right community and long-term value here in Dallas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas continues to set the pace as the nation&#039;s largest new-home market, with more than 43,000 annual closings\u2014even as we move through 2026 and face the same affordability challenges seen across the country. As someone who supports clients through every stage of buying, selling, or investing in DFW, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how builders are responding: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":321,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/321"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}