Emerging Real Estate Markets

Is Facebook the New MLS? Were One-Third of Dallas Sales Off-MLS in 2013?

By Candy Evans / April 17, 2014 /

The day started with a few tweets from Rob Hahn, the founder and managing partner of 7DS Associates, a boutique management consulting firm specializing in corporate strategy, product management, and strategic marketing for real estate and related industries. Gosh, that’s a mouthful. Rob is one of the nation’s loudest voices for change in the real estate…

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Don’t Mess With Texas Highways: Demolish a Downtown Dallas Highway to Spur Real Estate Investment? Part I of a Two-Part Series

By Candy Evans / April 16, 2014 /

Dallas is a fascinating place to live right now. Downtown, urbanists are lobbying for the tear-down of a short but squirrely elevated highway they believe is choking urban living, creating a schism of disruption between neighborhoods and sucking up dirt that could be developed as housing units. Go north of the Park Cities to the…

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Steve Wolens Owns a Unit at The Athena While Wife Laura Gets Involved in Transwestern Dispute

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2014 /

You know all about the fracas Behind the Pink Wall, the “No” signs all over Preston Hollow. And you know that former Mayor Laura Miller (and former City Councilman Mitchell Rasanksy, both of whom live in Preston Hollow) have asked Jennifer Gates to get another proxy beside City Councilman Lee Kleinman because he isn’t “willing…

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Monday Morning Millionaire: This 1976 Masterpiece Overlooking White Rock Lake Can Say Frank Sinatra Was Here

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2014 /

As I was driving to the Mad hatters luncheon at The Dallas Arboretum last week, I passed by this house and stopped dead in my tracks on West Lawther Drive. In fact, it was the reason why I missed half of Jam Strimple’s fabulous fashion show. Entirely worth it. I was driving in front of…

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Signs of the Times in Dallas: Say No in Preston Hollow, Enjoy Don’t Destroy Lakewood

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2014 /
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