Broker News

Berkshire Hathaway Hawai’i Starts from Scratch and Offers Praise

By Jon Anderson / November 24, 2015 /

Out on a morning walk, I saw a sign for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Hawai’i and decided to give them a call. I wanted to get the insight into what Allie Beth Allman’s crew have gotten themselves into. A few days later, I met local president Tracy Bradley at that first-seen home’s open house. The…

More Details on the Sale of Allie Beth Allman & Associates to HomeServices of America: Nothing, Not Even Signs, Changing

By Candy Evans / November 12, 2015 /

I’ve got more details to share about the Allie Beth Allman & Associates sale after speaking to founders Allie Beth and Pierce Allman yesterday, and some additional insight from Ron Peltier, chairman and CEO of HomeServices of America, Inc., whom I spoke to briefly yesterday afternoon. There are so many questions about this game-changer in…

Breaking: Allie Beth Allman Sells to Warren Buffett Real Estate

By Candy Evans / November 11, 2015 /

Huge news in the Dallas high-end broker industry: Dallas’ own Allie Beth Allman & Associates has sold to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. I’ve suspected that something’s up with Allie Beth Allman & Associates for a couple of weeks now, but couldn’t put my finger on it. Last week, I got word that Allie Beth’s affiliation…

Tomball Doctor Mad at Houstonia Magazine for “Disgusting” Biracial Realtor’s Ad… Really?

By Candy Evans / August 1, 2015 /

There is a print pub in Houston called Houstonia Magazine.  Seems the Ashton-Martini Group of agents at Martha Turner Sotheby’s International ran an ad in the magazine — the ad above (photo credit to Chris Skiles) and a couple of subscribers to the magazine got miffed. What bothered them? They were upset that the ad depicted…

How Will Gay Marriage Equality Affect the Dallas Real Estate Market? Or Any Real Estate Market?

By Candy Evans / June 29, 2015 /

I had the pleasure of being in Miami, and Miami Beach, the weekend of an historic Supreme Court ruling that finally affords LGBT the same legal rights as “traditional couples” when it comes to marriage. And Jack and George finally tied the knot! Does this mean we could see an uptick in home sales as…