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Survey Shows That Many Students Opt For Relocation After Graduation

By CandysDirt / November 8, 2021 /

From Staff Reports After you’ve flown the nest and you’ve done your best, where do you migrate to next? One survey shows that when it comes to college towns and living conditions, many students would answer “anywhere but here.” BestColleges.com did a headcount and found that 25 percent of current undergraduate students say they are…

Poised For Growth, StreetLights Hires Vincent Hunter as SVP of Design

By CandysDirt / November 8, 2021 /

From Staff Reports StreetLights Residential, a design-driven developer of multifamily and mixed-use communities, is pleased to announce that Vincent Hunter has joined the firm as senior vice president of design. “Vincent’s design expertise, industry knowledge, and leadership make him a valuable asset for StreetLights,” said StreetLights Residential CEO Doug Chesnut. “For many years I have praised…

This Is New NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith’s Journey to the Top

By CandysDirt / November 6, 2021 /

The path of Dallas Realtor Leslie Rouda Smith to today was seemingly determined long ago, as the daughter of an Ohio residential real estate brokerage owner and one-time National Association of Realtors (NAR) president. On November 11, Smith will follow in the footsteps of her father, Harley E. Rouda, Sr., while also forging a new…

Lake Travis Retreats Offer an Urban Escape in Austin

By CandysDirt / November 4, 2021 /

Austin, Texas continues to top the “Best Places to Live” charts as thousands of new residents (as well as a Tesla headquarters) relocate the Texas capitol. People are drawn to Austin for many reasons — more affordable living and a great music scene being a few — but not least of these reasons is the city’s access…

25-Year Anniversaries Not Such a Rarity at the Ebby Halliday Companies

By CandysDirt / October 30, 2021 /

In an age when many professionals change jobs as often and easily as they change social media profile pics, it’s refreshing to hear of someone staying in one place for five years. Better still, 10 years. But 25 years? TWENTY-FIVE YEARS? That’s unheard of. Who would do such a thing? And more importantly … why?!…