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Former Virginia Cook Agents Settling in at New Homes

By Joshua Baethge / April 17, 2019 /

By the time Virginia Cook Realtors officially shut down this week, the vast majority of agents from the firm’s six locations had already found new homes.  Many of them were hesitant to talk about the experience out of respect for their former boss. Those who did generally shared the sentiment that they were saddened by…

Dave Perry-Miller Was Back in Dallas Talking Real Estate

By Candy Evans / April 16, 2019 /

    A very familiar face in Dallas, an icon of residential Dallas real estate, buzzed back into town before March blew away to check out his properties here, including the company with his name on the door, Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate.  Then, for a couple of hours, he spoke with a small group of…

Dallas City Center Realtors Buys Virginia Cook’s Sherman Office

By Candy Evans / April 12, 2019 /

We were the first to tell you of the sad demise of Virginia Cook Realtors. And though “others” reporting this story have said that Virginia Cook Realtors shut down all offices, that is not the truth. The Sherman office of Virginia Cook Realtors has been acquired by Dallas City Center Realtors. Paragon Realtors debuted in…

In Real Estate and in Life, There’s Nothing Average About Joe Atkins

By Karen Eubank / April 5, 2019 /

Joe Atkins and I held hands — sweating and terrified. Then we ran, screamed, and jumped off the top of a giant platform, into the trees. Not exactly how you get to know your average Realtor, but then there is nothing average about Joe. Don’t worry, that scene ended well. We were just zip-lining on…

Sources Say Virginia Cook Realtors to Close Shop April 15

By CandysDirt / March 25, 2019 /

Staff Reports After 20 years serving the North Texas real estate community, multiple sources have confirmed that Virginia Cook Realtors will close for business on April 15. The brokerage, which has five offices throughout the region, is helmed by its eponymous founder and executive officer Sheila Rice. David Griffin & Company Realtors, formerly a brand…