Dallas Real Estate News

Searching For Fall Flavors? Set Your Sights on Capital Distributing's Halloween Harvest Happy Hour

By Joanna England / October 21, 2013 /

I love pumpkin spice lattes, fro yo, and the amazing gluten-free pumpkin cupcakes my local bakery makes. If you have yet to indulge in trademark fall flavors, then you should definitely stop by Captial Distributing on Wednesday, Oct. 30 for their Halloween Harvest Happy Hour. Dallas’ best retailer of high-end appliances will host chefs and…

The Growing Gay-borhood of Flippers: Real Estate Investing is More Difficult Than it Looks on TV, Says Dallas Voice Column

By Joanna England / October 21, 2013 /

Loved this column in the Dallas Voice about flipping, mainly because I have said this myself a time or two: Flipping homes is a lot harder than it looks!

And yet, TV shows such as Will & Grace, Modern Family, and innumerable programs on HGTV and DIY show people navigating the dicey waters of flipping residential properties.

Monday Morning Millionaire: A Masterpiece of Modern Design in the Best Possible Location

By Candy Evans / October 21, 2013 /

There is that one aspect of great design that every homeowner hopes to achieve: timelessness. Who wants their home, like their shoulders, to be defined by the fad of an era? Not me. I am stuttering over the “t” word here (turrets. There, I said it.) or the low slung rooflines of the ’60s and…

For Trick-or-Treating Sweet Spots, Zillow List Leaves Dallas Out in The Cold

By Joanna England / October 21, 2013 /

Dallas’ lack of sidewalks and abysmal walk scores kept it from making Zillow’s list of top cities for trick or treating. I have several great memories of trick or treating, but the all involved piling into the bed of a slow-moving pickup truck and cruising through the neighborhood. We rarely walked between houses, because if…

Finally: A Dallas Morning News Reporter Says Something Nice About Museum Tower

By Candy Evans / October 21, 2013 /

Real Estate agent Scott Deakins’ Golden Retriever Heath looking at Museum Tower “It’s a damn, fine building!” Yes, MetroTex Forecast 2014 was Friday, and I don’t think one contract was written across town as half the North Texas real estate community was at the Renaissance Hotel listening to Dr. Jim Gaines, Phil Crone, Tom Woliver,…