Dallas Real Estate News

Coming Soon: Elizabeth Mast to List Historic Stellmacher Home on La Vista For $1.5M

By Joanna England / February 26, 2014 /

You remember our post about the estate sale over at 6243 La Vista. The home, a historic treasure that had been lovingly preserved by Willetta Stellmacher, will hit the market soon, listed by none-other than Elizabeth Mast.

Mast, the foremost Realtor for the Swiss Avenue area, plans to take her time freshening the Landmark Stubbs home and staging it to show off its colorful history and beautiful details. She plans to list the five-bedroom, four-full-and-two-half-bath estate this coming April for $1.5 million. Mast will stage the home using some of Stellmacher’s incredible collection of antiques and showbiz memorabilia.

Buying With Bitcoin? Virtual Currency Isn’t Going so Far After Widespread Theft

By Joanna England / February 25, 2014 /

Were you thinking of accepting some Bitcoin for your home like this guy or this guy? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. The New York Times reported that Mt. Gox, one of the largest bitcoin currency exchanges, was on the verge of collapse and filing for bankruptcy yesterday. Uh oh. On Monday night, a number of leading…

Buying With Bitcoin? Virtual Currency Isn't Going so Far After Widespread Theft

By Joanna England / February 25, 2014 /

Were you thinking of accepting some Bitcoin for your home like this guy or this guy? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. The New York Times reported that Mt. Gox, one of the largest bitcoin currency exchanges, was on the verge of collapse and filing for bankruptcy yesterday. Uh oh. On Monday night, a number of leading…

Case-Shiller Report Shows Double-Digit Increases in Dallas Home Prices

By Joanna England / February 25, 2014 /

After 22 months of growth, are Dallas home prices about to hit a plateau? Could be. The Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index showed a 10.2 percent year-over-year increase in Dallas home prices according to their most recent 20-city composite report. Dallas now ranks with 13 of the top 20 cities measured by Case-Shiller’s HPI…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Gilded And Splendid, This Little Cottage is Pure Gold

By Joanna England / February 25, 2014 /

If you are looking for a home in the $200K range, good luck. Pretty much everything that is clean inside with a few updates here and there is under contract within a few days. Of course, there are some holdouts. Take this interesting two-bedroom, one-bath cottage in Cochran Heights at 5029 Pershing. This is the…