Dallas Real Estate News

Dallas Home Builder George Lewis Honored With Achievement Award, Mike Sugrue Developer of the Year, in Texas

By Candy Evans / December 13, 2013 /

I have known George Lewis for umpteen years, and believe this is highly fitting. In Dallas, he is the pioneer of the “tear down to re-build” on your own lot. George, president of George Lewis Custom Homes, past president of both the Dallas Builders Association and the Texas Association of Builders, has been honored with the…

Dallas Residential Real Estate Market Softens, But Are Slowing Sales Anything More Than a Seasonal Change?

By Joanna England / December 12, 2013 /

North Texas’ real estate market posted a 4 percent increase in sales for the month of November, the lowest such increase since the 2012 according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Gleaning numbers from NTREIS, the center’s report showed a 12 percent decrease in condo and townhome sales, too. But instead of…

In Best-Performing Cities Poll, Dallas Ranks 7th, Trailing Chart-Topping Austin

By Joanna England / December 12, 2013 /

It’s definitely an improvement over last year’s ranking of 14th, with Dallas coming in 7th in this year’s Best-Performing Cities poll from the Milken Institute. The Dallas-Plano-Irving MSA beat Houston-Sugarland-Baytown (8th) but came in behind top-ranking Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos. The poll tries to objectively measure job creation and retention, as well as the economic vitality…

Thursday Three Hundred: Lovely Little Wilshire Heights Home is Cozy and Cute, With a Splendid Backyard

By Joanna England / December 12, 2013 /

Yes, we talk a lot about Lakewood Elementary and how amazing it is, thanks to a very active parent group, the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA. But let’s not forget that there are other great elementary schools in this area, including Stonewall Jackson Elementary. This is an amazing, trend-setting campus that started its own educational garden…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: The Belle of Belclaire Has Been Reduced Just in Time for the Holidays.

By Candy Evans / December 12, 2013 /

And I am now a House Whisperer! Honestly, someone tell me why 4212 Belclaire is still on the market? It has everything going for it and then more. It is so clearly ready for a new owner to love, nurture and cherish it, and it promises to love a new family back in return. What’s…