Texas (RETIRED - replaced by Dallas real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Transaction cost: 6.9%
Texas (RETIRED - replaced by Dallas is one of the 123 property markets Glopra tracks.
What a buyer pays in Texas (RETIRED - replaced by Dallas
Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 6.9% of the price here. That is below the 10.2% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even.
What it earns
We do not publish a price or a rental yield for Texas (RETIRED - replaced by Dallas. The public data for this market is limited to index figures that show change over time but no absolute level, and we would rather show nothing than a number we cannot stand behind.
How the tax works. 10.66% under the IRC § 871(d) election, which treats the letting as effectively connected income taxed on a net basis at progressive rates (Form 1040-NR with W-8ECI); the lower part of the band (10–11%) is the spread across typical rent levels under that election. Without the election the default is a 30% withholding on the gross rent (§ 871(a)), the upper end of the band — three to four times the net tax, so virtually every real owner elects. Non-resident aliens get no standard deduction and the NIIT does not apply. Depreciation (27.5-year MACRS) is not included; with it the real burden is roughly 5–6%. Source: irs.gov. Texas levies no state personal income tax, so the federal figure is the whole income-tax burden — but Texas property tax is unusually high, commonly 1.5–2.5% of assessed value a year, a running cost that is not captured in any tax field here. Texas position per comptroller.texas.gov.
Who can buy in Texas (RETIRED - replaced by Dallas
Freehold, no restrictions. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.
Sources: Realtor.com via FRED, Texas median listing price per sqft (per-m2 level, STORED) · fred.stlouisfed.org · census.gov · prnewswire.com · zillow.com · redfin.com. Snapshot: 2026-09-14.
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