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    Homebuying news

    This is how long it will take you to save up a down payment in Dallas

    Megan Ziots
    Oct 25, 2018 | 10:07 am
    Saving money piggy bank
    You can save for a down payment faster in Dallas than Austin.
    boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images

    Twenty years ago, a gallon of gas was about a dollar, and it took 5.5 years to save for a down payment on a home. Since the good ol’ days of ’98, home values have skyrocketed — nearly twice as much as incomes — and the average time to save for a down payment has gone up to seven years.

    But don’t fret too much. Some Texas cities come in below the U.S. average, and that includes Dallas, which clocks in at 6.8 years.

    To reach this conclusion, Zillow compared the change in median home values from 1998 to 2018 to the change in median income over the same 20-year period. The real estate site assumed that a person earning the local median income was saving 10 percent each month.

    Houston buyers are treated with the least amount of time needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in the state: 6.2 years. Out of all the big Texas cities, the median home value in Houston has increased the least over the past 20 years, 78 percent, while the median income has increased by 53.5 percent. If you’re extremely eager to buy a house in the shortest amount of time possible, Houston might be the place to do it.

    Houston and Dallas residents have it easier than Austinites when it comes to buying a home. The average amount of time it takes to save for a down payment in Austin is a whopping 7.9 years, almost a year above the U.S. average. From 1998 to 2018, the median home value there increased by 90.9 percent, while median income went up by 70.5 percent.

    Those in San Antonio wanting to achieve their dream of being a homeowner have it a bit better, as they will need to save for 6.3 years.

    Home values in both Dallas and San Antonio have increased by about 90 percent, but in San Antonio, the median income changed 61.3 percent, whereas in DFW, it grew by 50.4 percent.

    Although Texans, especially millennials, are going to have to be patient with the saving process, things look much better in the Lone Star State than in California. In San Jose, it takes two decades (21.8 years) to save for a down payment. San Francisco and Los Angeles are barely better at about 18 years each.

    Main priority in life to buy a house immediately? Go to Pittsburgh, where it takes only 4.8 years to save for a 20 percent down payment. Or check out St. Louis, Cincinnati, or Indianapolis, where you can have a down payment in 5.1 years.

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    HAUTE PROPERTIES

    Majestic $6 million estate in Texas Hill Country goes up for auction

    John Egan
    Feb 11, 2026 | 12:49 pm
    Oxbow Overlook estate
    Photo courtesy of JPM Real Estate Photography\u200b
    The house sits on top of a drop-off.

    A sprawling, 13-acre waterfront estate about two hours south of Dallas is hitting the auction block. Bidding on the Oxbow Overlook estate, just outside the Central Texas town of Belton, is scheduled to start February 13 on the Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions website.

    The sale process will conclude February 28 when the estate is featured at ModaMiami, a luxury event hosted by South Florida’s Biltmore Miami-Coral Gables.

    The property, at 8536 Armstrong Rd., is co-listed at $5.95 million by Debbie Stevenson of Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty. Bidding will start at $2 million to $2.5 million.

    “This incomparable offering perfectly captures the essence of refined Hill Country living,” Stevenson says. “From its serene creekside setting and acres of privacy to its remarkable architectural details, Oxbow Overlook delivers a level of craftsmanship and lifestyle that is rarely available.”

    Built in 2001 of native limestone and stone, the French Provincial-inspired main house boasts a 24-foot entry wall made of iron and glass, and a grand foyer crowned by a 31-foot copper dome ceiling. The ceiling hovers above an oak staircase with copper accents.

    Oxbow Overlook estate Everyone who enters from the front door will be looking up.Photo courtesy of JPM Real Estate Photography

    Other highlights of Oxbow Overlook’s nearly 7,000-square-foot main house include:

    • Six bedrooms
    • Five full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms
    • Seven fireplaces
    • Three laundry rooms
    • Wet bar
    • Eat-in kitchen
    • Elevator access to second story
    • Home office
    • Game room
    • Exercise pool with swim jets and spa
    • Outdoor kitchen
    • Covered and open patios
    • Coffered and beamed ceilings
    • Crown molding
    • Indoor and outdoor fireplaces
    • Generac backup generator

    Oxbow Overlook estate Natural elements break up all the white.Photo courtesy of JPM Real Estate Photography

    The property includes a separate 3,118-square-foot carriage house.

    Oxbow Overlook is close to Belton Lake, Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Salado, and Temple.

    “Designed to embrace its natural surroundings, creekside walls, and outdoor living spaces conform to the bluff’s natural curve, offering spectacular views across the property and showcasing thoughtful conveniences at every turn,” Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions says.

    Oxbow Overlook estate
    Photo courtesy of JPM Real Estate Photography\u200b
    The house sits on top of a drop-off.
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