Star Power

Selena Gomez's North Texas home can be yours for a mere $2.9 million

UPDATE: Selena Gomez has put her Fort Worth mansion up for sale again. It is listed for $2,999,000 with Richard Wegman of Giordano, Wegman, Walsh & Associates, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate. Gomez had pulled the home from the market last year after it sat unsold for months.

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Pop star Selena Gomez has put her Fort Worth home up for sale. Born in Grand Prairie, Gomez is no stranger to North Texas, and she bought the 10,016-square-foot estate in Montserrat in 2015 as a place to spend time with her family when not on the road.

Alas, with such a busy schedule, the 25-year-old just didn’t have time to make it back that often. Besides holidays, the house didn’t see much action. So now, for a mere $2.9 million, you too can live like a pop star (minus the packed touring schedule and adoring fans, that is).

Being marketed by Todd Terry and John Zimmerman of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, the home is located at 4649 Saint Laurent Ct. in the exclusive Montserrat neighborhood, which, according to Zimmerman “probably has the highest concentration of seven-figure sales in Fort Worth” and “some of the best views in North Texas.”

The home is situated on a sprawling (and private) acre and a half and includes a lagoon-style saltwater pool with water slide and spa, an outdoor family room with fireplace and attached cabana/guest quarters, a grilling area, a putting green, and a tennis/sport court. And that’s just what’s on the outside.

Inside you’ll find five bedrooms, six full bathrooms and one half-bath, a spectacular media and crafts room, an office, a game room complete with a pool table, a coffee bar in master suite No. 1 (there are two master suites, because that’s just what you have when you’re a pop star), and a gourmet kitchen and open floorplan ideal for entertaining.

Oh, and the garage holds six to eight cars. Again, because that’s just what you have when you’re a pop star.

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A version of this story originally was published on Candy's Dirt.

Selena Gomez's home at 4649 Saint Laurent Ct. is for sale for $2.9 million.

Photo courtesy of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty

Selena Gomez's home at 4649 Saint Laurent Ct. is for sale for $2.9 million.

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Rent report

Texas opens the door to more renters than any other state, report says

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Texas remains attractive to renters thanks to factors such as affordability, job growth, and apartment availability.

Texas reigns as the country’s No. 1 magnet for renters. According to an Apartments.com analysis, Texas gained nearly 73,000 net new renters from 2023 to 2024.

That figure, pulled from U.S. Census Bureau data, takes into account people who moved to and away from Texas.

Apartments.com says Texas remains attractive to renters thanks to factors such as affordability, job growth, and apartment availability. Many of these renters arrive from high-cost states like California and New York.

Among the state’s four major metro areas:

Dallas-Fort Worth rent growth recently slipped into negative territory as a wave of new apartments hit the market. “With modern housing choices backed by a strong job market that supports income growth, it’s easy to see why renters are flocking to Dallas,” says Apartments.com.
Houston continues to stand out nationally for relative affordability and high apartment availability. “Though the city has seen growth in recent years, a steady supply of apartment communities has kept rents low,” according to Apartments.com.
San Antonio now has the highest vacancy rate among major U.S. apartment markets (15.7 percent).
Austin continues to see widespread financial incentives for new renters, with more than 60 percent of properties offering one to two months’ free rent.

“Taken together, the data suggests Texas is entering a new housing phase: Demand remains strong, but the state’s massive apartment buildout is beginning to give renters more leverage than they’ve had in years,” Apartments.com says.

According to Apartment List, these are the top sources, in descending order, of new renters for each of Texas’ four major metros:

Dallas — Houston, Austin, New York City.
Austin — Dallas, Houston, San Antonio.
Houston — Dallas, Austin, New York City.
San Antonio — Austin, Houston, Dallas.

“For renters looking to move out of California, Texas was the most popular destination, edging out neighboring Nevada and Arizona,” Apartment List says.