Living in Dallas... Our Real Estate Makes Life Less Stressful

I was reading a post by Stewart Penn earlier today about Los Angeles's ranking in a recent Forbes.com article about America's Most Stressful Cities. Los Angeles ranked number 2 in this report, but what I am always interested to see is where my city, Dallas, ranks.

I was excited to see that regardless of how stressful my life may be, as business continues to pick up at a rapid pace, Dallas ranked number 36 (tied with Kansas City, Missouri). This is incredible! As Forbes points out in their report, Dallas is the fourth largest metropolitan statistical area in the country, and despite our size, we have a relatively low stress level as a city.

One of the factors mentioned is our "relatively low median home-price drop of 5%". What was not mentioned, but certainly has made life less stressful for many home buyers and sellers is how vibrant our local real estate market is. I have been saying for weeks that our market is as hot as the Texas summer sun... so with our relatively low drop in property values and low stress environment, could there be a better time to buy a new home in Dallas?