Evening Roundup: Housing market eroding quickly, North Texas men sentenced for Jan. 6 crimes

Also, five things to know about to know about the COVID-19 red risk level in North Texas [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. A booming housing market with quick sales and bidding wars was a feature of the pandemic. After a recent spike in interest rates, sales have fallen and there's been a marked decline in online and foot traffic.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) [Turning point? Housing market is eroding quickly as buyers 'look for better deals']( Business columnist Mitchell Schnurman writes: Higher interest rates have already rattled Wall Street and are now reaching Main Street. "Conditions in the housing market eroded more quickly than anticipated" in the past six weeks, [according to the Beige Book for the Federal Reserve’s Dallas-based 11th district](, which includes Texas and parts of New Mexico and Louisiana. The report, which collects anecdotal information from key business contacts and other sources, said housing sales were off notably from earlier in the year, and online and foot traffic had slowed markedly. [READ MORE]( Also: Find more from our [Texas Squeeze series]( on the high cost of living here.   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [House votes to restore abortion rights nationwide as Dems seek to counter Supreme Court]( The House is voting on two bills Friday that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide. But the [...] [North Texas men sentenced for their roles in Jan. 6 Capitol riot]( Kevin Blakely, of McKinney, will spend some months behind bars while Kerry Wayne Persick, of Trophy Club, was [...] [Beto O’Rourke calls for united Texas front to oust Greg Abbott as governor]( Beto O’Rourke on Friday sought to energize Democrats and appeal to Republicans for his marquee race to unseat [...] [5 things to know about the COVID-19 red risk level in North Texas]( The CDC’s designation warns of high community spread. [NorthPark Center’s Santa retires after more than 30 years on the job]( Not all retirements are newsworthy, but this one is going to tug at thousands of North Texas hearts. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   POLITICS [Beto O’Rourke raises record amount in race for Texas governor vs. Greg Abbott]( Gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke raised $27.63 million between Feb. 20 and June 30, the most ever for [...] [Should Texas cut the fuel tax? Economists say it could hurt road and education funding]( Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to suspend the state’s gas tax for the remainder of 2022. [Moderate Democrats could block assault weapons ban in wake of Uvalde massacre]( House Democrats' assault weapons ban could get blocked by moderates within the party. [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [I'm an image]( [Brandy Bottone of Plano says she will make an argument in court when she challenges her violation ticket.(Jason Janik / Special Contributor)]( [Question 1 of 5]( [What traffic ticket is a pregnant woman from Plano fighting?]( - [Making an illegal u-turn]( - [Speeding to the hospital]( - [Driving in the HOV lane]( - [Not wearing a seatbelt]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   BUSINESS [Southwest Airlines flight attendants plan to picket as labor strife heats up]( The Dallas-based airline’s flight attendants will hold informational protests at Dallas Love Field over [...] [New Dallas apartment tower is a bright spot on the skyline]( The 15-story Galbraith apartment tower stands out with its aggressive architecture punctuated with bright red [...] [Service King merges with Chicago-based Crash Champions in ‘strategic transaction’]( Clearlake Capital Group, the majority owner of the Richardson-based auto repair chain, invested an undisclosed [...]   CRIME [More Richardson police emails point to the apparent use of illegal ticket quotas]( Emails obtained by The Dallas Morning News Watchdog through an open records request show strong evidence of an [...] [Judge rules 16-year-old can be tried as an adult in fatal Dallas robbery]( Camron Range, 16, could face up to life in prison if convicted of the capital murder of Ali Elbanna last year. [Fort Worth man accused of posing as soccer recruiter pleads guilty to child porn charge]( Michael Ansley Twing, 43, faces up to 40 years in federal prison.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022