Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
Not only am I hearing of multiple offers on choice listings in Dallas and as far north as Frisco, but now I know of several homes selling that never even made it into MLS. I am starting to become concerned that with so many homes by-passing MLS, we will not be getting a clear handle on true sales figures. According to the experts, there are pockets of healthy markets around the country: Orange County, D.C. and Dallas/Houston/Austin. But Calculated Risk blog, which I became obsessed with during the housing meltdown, says today’s dynamics are very different.
When you buy a home, consider it a voyage. There is real joy in the journey as much as the destination. In real estate, that couldn’t be more true! But as with any trip, you’d better be prepared before you hit the road. Just as you wouldn’t set off on any important trip without a map and itinerary…
Even Forbes called this penthouse out as one very special place. Why not make this your second home getaway in Big D? Who needs a resort when your home is a vacation retreat? I first wrote about this penthouse-to-end-all-penthouses last summer, when Greg Brady, former president of i-2 Technology once (and probably still) the Mark Zuckerberg of supply-chain…
Are they now GIVING homes away? From the looks of this, you would think it. Here’s another cutie you could practically put on your Citibank for lots of miles! (Never do that: mortgage rates are too low, credit interest too high. And Doc Compton will beat me!) This cute cute 1292 square foot brick traditional…
Did Jo and I enjoy our Mother’s Day? You betcha! I got so caught up with brunch and Mimosas I completely forgot to post the Deep Throat house, where the then-quite-controversial X-rated film took place about a doctor’s home and home medical office (now that’s antiquated!) where he “treated” this woman, played by actress Linda Lovelace, who ah, shall we say, was anatomically challenged.
