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Buyers Taking Big Risks To Win In DFW Housing Market

"Going to an open house sometimes feels like you're pulling up to a party," said Rachel Laviola.

(CBS News)

March 1, 2021

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The real estate market in DFW is so competitive, some buyers are taking big risks to make sure their offer is accepted.

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“Going to an open house sometimes feels like you’re pulling up to a party,” said Rachel Laviola.

She and Masud Zair have spent the last several weeks looking at available homes near their jobs in Collin County. Neither was prepared for the competition among buyers. “We didn’t expect it to be like, ‘there is one new house every day and if you don’t look at it immediately it will be gone,’” said Zair.

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