North Texas is looking pretty, pretty, pretty desirable to outsiders. Photo: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Dallas-Fort Worth is projected to be one of the top real estate markets in the country in 2023, behind only Nashville.
Driving the news: Dallas rose to the second spot from last year’s seventh-place rank, according to the newly released Emerging Trends in Real Estate report produced by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- The Dallas area also ranks sixth in homebuilding prospects next year.
Why it matters: Investors are flocking to the Sun Belt markets, including Dallas, Austin, Houston and Atlanta, as opposed to the colder, more-established cities in the north, such as Chicago.
- They aren’t drawn to the warmer weather but to the population growth and lower housing prices.
Yes, but: Real estate investors worry about climate change and rising temperatures, pointing to the increase of billion-dollar storms.
- The report mentions five “once-in-1,000-year storms” this summer, including in Dallas.
Details: More than 2,000 real estate professionals were interviewed for the annual report, which had a mostly positive outlook on 2023, despite rising housing costs and concerns about inflation.
- High amounts of construction in D-FW will likely slow the fast increase in rental costs, the report says.
- Hybrid work has brought workers to offices about three days a week nationwide, and up to 20% of existing office space may need to be repurposed.
The bottom line: Dallas, like other Sun Belt cities, has recovered faster after the height of the pandemic than other cities.
