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Elena Garrett, Realtor in Dallas Texas - My Blog

June 2022: Impact of Higher Interest Rates on Home Sales

June 28, 2022 Let’s take a brief look at the changes that the DFW market is experiencing, or is likely to experience soon, due to changing economic conditions. The number of mortgage applications is declining Therefore the number of home shoppers is declining as well, leading to lower competition among Read more…


May 2022 – DFW Housing Market Update

June 28, 2022 I think no one can argue at this point that rising inflation is starting to affect the home market in the DFW region. How do those changes affect the homeowners who are planning to sell this year? I think it is important to start by looking at Read more…


7X Real Estate Update – January 2022

Single-family Homeowners Typically Accumulated $225,000 in Housing Wealth Over 10 Years Homeownership is the largest source of wealth among families, with the median value of a primary residence worth about ten times the median value of financial assets held by families.1 Housing wealth (home equity or net worth) gains are Read more…


#Elena’s December 2021 Real Estate Update for Sellers

Due to the very low inventory of available homes and a stronger-than-usual demand, the sellers can expect to command the market throughout the year. Even homes that need updates and repairs can expect to sell with multiple offers and above the asking price.


#Elena’s December 2021 Real Estate Update for BUYERS

In a word: the forecast is difficult. The buyers planning to buy in the DFW area in 2022 need to be prepared for intense competition for homes, which means that they need to either 1) find ways to find the extra cash to win intense bidding wars to get into a house of their choice, or 2) come up with a house hacking strategy that would allow them to purchase a home that does not have a lot of buyer interest and, therefore, could be purchased at asking price (and not above asking price).


Elena’s Christmas Party 2021

Main Event, 3941 Central Expy, Plano, TX 75023 Banquet room #3 Tons of Ideas for Holiday Drinks to Try This Year – click here! Fun Christmas Party Games Ideas – click here! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!


Partner with 7X Group of Real Estate Agents

7X Group is a growing group of real estate agents with an ever-expanding database of homeowners and future homeowners in the DFW area. Consider partnering up with 7X Group to save money on promotional events to reconnect with your existing clients and to connect with new ones. Consider being a Read more…


Use Your Home Equity To Fund Your Life Goals – Workshop for DFW Homeowners

Using your home equiry to fund your life goals - workshop DFW

Learn why millionaires take out home loans and how they use it to build wealth, and how you could use your home equity to: pay off debt or student loans
invest in home improvements
pay for kids college


Graphics for the COVID-19 mortgage protection


The upcoming foreclosure crisis and the role of communities of faith in the DFW

There are upcoming changes for those members of your community whose mortgages were affected by the COVID economy May 20, 2021 by Elena Garrett The COVID epidemic has placed many DFW homeowners in deepening economic straits. The economic clouds for many economically-impacted families may be darkening and starting to gather. Read more…