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Country radio legend's North Texas horse ranch listed for $8.2 million

For 25 years, country music radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife and business partner, Nan, made their home at the legendary Bluestem Ranch, southwest of Weatherford. More than a year after Bob’s death at age 80 after battling bladder cancer, his widow has put their 141-acre horse ranch on the market for $8.2 million.

Nan Kingsley says she’s selling the ranch as she transitions to president of broadcasting company KCCS Productions, which produced Bob Kingsley’s radio shows, and co-owner of the Bluestem Wellness spa in Nashville. Last year, Nan donated the Kingsleys’ Bluestem Studios to Weatherford College.

The ranch is at 5409 Old Dennis Rd., near the Parker County towns of Brock and Dennis.

“The memories we shared together building our home and converting the ranch into the dream property Bob always envisioned will be with me forever,” Nan Kingsley says in a January 7 release.

The main house at the ranch encompasses 10,438 square feet. It features three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, three half-bathrooms, two offices, a banquet hall, a climate-controlled wine room, and a gym. The property also comprises a three-bedroom guesthouse, a 19-stall horse barn and a covered horse arena.

“When we arrived in Weatherford a quarter century ago, it was a small town, known as the cutting horse capital of the world,” Nan Kingsley says. “Today, it is the bustling heartbeat of the performing horse industry, and I would like to think that Bob’s passion and advocacy played a role in that growth.”

“We wanted Bluestem to be a place that inspired those who set foot on it. Bob brought Nashville’s brightest stars and biggest songwriters to Parker County, generating financial support for countless causes,” she adds. “We simply saw the need and wanted to help. And if the next owners desire for these events to continue, I stand ready to support.”

Stephen Reich of Williams Trew Real Estate in Aledo has the listing. He says the ranch’s “breathtaking vistas ignite the cowboy spirit that resides in each of us.”

Radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife, Nan, lived on the ranch for 25 years.

Photo courtesy of Williams Trew

Radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife, Nan, lived on the ranch for 25 years.

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Dallas declared one of the top 10 buyer's markets in the U.S. right now

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The tide has turned for the Dallas housing market, and buyers now have more power than ever to negotiate on their forever home, a new real estate report has confirmed.

Dallas has now become one of the top 10 strongest buyer's markets in the nation with sellers outnumbering buyers by 107 percent, Redfin's newest market trends report found.

Nationally, sellers outnumbered buyers by 58 percent in August 2026, which Redfin says is the largest gap on record. Out of the 49 most populous metros in the U.S., only five are considered seller's markets, and eight are considered "balanced" markets where the number of buyers and sellers are nearly equal.

That leaves the remaining 36 most populated U.S. metros as buyer's markets, which includes the biggest cities in the Lone Star State. In fact, four Texas cities rank among the 10 strongest buyer's markets in the country right now: Houston (No. 3), San Antonio (No. 6), Austin (No. 7), and Dallas (No. 8).

There were 30,854 sellers on the market in Dallas last month, more than double the amount of buyers (14,865). The market's tilt in favor of house hunters allows more legroom to be picky with the increased supply of available housing, while falling demand indicates less competition with other buyers.

"In most markets, buyers should negotiate on price and ask for concessions like repairs or help with closing costs," said Redfin senior economist Asad Khan. "Buyers shouldn’t assume every seller will budge, especially on a desirable home that’s already priced well, but they don’t need to rush into a deal that doesn’t feel right."

For sellers that want to stand out in a saturated market, Redfin suggests they should price their homes competitively and be prepared to negotiate.

A separate Redfin report found mid-September is the best time for Dallasites to buy a home, but other experts say hesitant shoppers have until early October to take the plunge.

Regardless of the timeline, the report warns that the recent surge of available housing is only beneficial for homebuyers that can afford it.

"High housing costs and widespread economic uncertainty have caused many would-be buyers to back off in recent years, creating the imbalance of buyers and sellers we see today," the report said.

The median price of a home in Dallas came out to $408,561 in August, though 79 percent of all home sales in the city sold for below their original asking price.

The top 10 strongest buyer's markets in the U.S. are:

No. 1 – Nashville, Tennessee
No. 2 – Miami, Florida
No. 3 – Houston, Texas
No. 4 – Orlando, Florida
No. 5 – Las Vegas, Nevada
No. 6 – San Antonio, Texas
No. 7 – Austin, Texas
No. 8 – Dallas, Texas
No. 9 – Atlanta, Georgia
No. 10 – Phoenix, Arizona

"Nashville, Texas, and Florida are home to robust buyer’s markets partly because they have some of the most active homebuilding pipelines in the country, with newly built homes continuing to hit the market even as demand cools," the report said.

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