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Christina Hughes Babb is a reporter for DS News and MReport. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, she has been a reporter, editor, and publisher in the Dallas area for more than 15 years. During her 10 years at Advocate Media/Dallas Magazine, she published thousands of articles covering local politics, real estate, development, crime, the arts, entertainment, and human interest, among other topics. She has won two national Mayborn School of Journalism Ten Spurs awards for nonfiction, and has penned pieces for Texas Monthly, Salon.com, Dallas Observer, Edible, and the Dallas Morning news, among others. Contact Christina at [email protected].

Mortgage Applications Dipped Last Week

mortgage application

Large declines in government purchase applications and refinance applications pulled overall activity lower. Economists call this "a sign that borrowers are increasingly more sensitive to higher rates."

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New Highs for Existing Home Sales

home prices

Amid historically low inventory of for-sale homes, buyer demand keeps outpacing the previous year’s—economists say that pressure on home prices is going to fuel home price growth in the first half of 2021.

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