Joshua Baethge

Joshua Baethge is a writer, editor, and general wordsmith.

Angelia Ekholm Returns Home to Ebby Halliday

By Joshua Baethge / May 3, 2021 /

Angelia Ekholm says that returning to the Ebby Halliday Frisco office is like coming home.  She recently came back to the firm she started with back in 2016 after spending most of last year affiliated with The Associates.  Despite being based in Collin County, she says that at least half of her business comes from areas south…

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Catherine Straughan Thrilled to Be at Vivo Realty

By Joshua Baethge / April 19, 2021 /

Catherine Straughan recently left Compass Real Estate to join Vivo Realty.  As a relatively new real estate agent, she said that making the change gave her more opportunities to learn and continue to grow in her new profession. “Compass is a fantastic company and very forward-thinking in their software and marketing,” she says. “But I can’t…

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The Dallas Museum of Art Wants You to Go Home With Their New Exhibit

By Joshua Baethge / April 9, 2021 /

The Dallas Museum of Art is taking a unique look at the places we live through contemporary art. “For a Dreamer of Houses” features 54 works inspired by Gaston Bachelard’s 1958 book “The Poetics of Space.” Many of the pieces come from the museum’s permanent collection. Among the highlights are major recent acquisitions of works…

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Carrie Sethi Loving Life at Compass

By Joshua Baethge / March 28, 2021 /

Earlier this month, Dallas-based agent Carrie Sethi joined Compass Real Estate. She says that she loved her experience working with her former broker, especially because the company’s training gave a great base in the real estate industry. However, she was wooed away by the technology and networking opportunities that Compass had to offer. “I’m a…

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Monument Realty Merges With Robert Elliott’s The Associates

By Joshua Baethge / March 25, 2021 /

Frisco-based Monument Realty has acquired The Associates, a Dallas-based brokerage led by Robert Elliott.  Together, the new firm will boast more than 260 agents.  “We’re looking for the best in the industry and I think that’s exactly what Robert and his team do, not just with residential real estate, but with all of their projects,” Monument…

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