Dallas Real Estate News

Looking to Downsize? Don't Lose Luxury When Leaving Behind a Too-Big House

By Joanna England / October 16, 2013 /

You just have to love how homes change as demographics age. Now that Baby Boomers are retiring, a growing number of single-family homes are being marketed just to this demographic. So I wasn’t surprised to get this note from superstar Dave Perry-Miller agent Christine McKenny (woman is ON FIRE!) about a very special listing in…

LocalDwelling.com Lease of the Week: Charming University Park Duplex is Close to Lovers Lane, HPISD Schools

By Joanna England / October 16, 2013 /

Highland Park ISD is growing at a breakneck pace, with people building and moving inside the acclaimed school district’s boundaries in droves. Of course, if you want to rent for just a few years to put your kids in one of the best public school districts in the nation, well, here’s a great opportunity for…

Are These Halloween Decorations Too Real, In Bad Taste?

By Candy Evans / October 16, 2013 /

Update 11:03 a.m. Oh wait, this photo came out of Mustang, OK, SHOCKER. Says the homeowner: “Just trying to scare people, that’s what I like to do,” said Johnne Mullins, of Mustang, Oklahoma, in defense of his “Halloween prank”. Scare, he did: neighbors called the police.

MAYBE Nearing an End, But Is the Government Shut Down Slowing Down Your Real Estate Business? Here's the 1-2-3…

By Candy Evans / October 16, 2013 /

Last week, we told you of some lucky ducky banks that don’t have to jump through all the government-imposed goobly-ga out there that has resulted in delayed mortgages or denied applications with the “government shutdown”. So far, I know of only one person really hurt by this, as she was buying a home with a…

Would You Swap Your Dallas House Near White Rock Lake For a Napa, Calfornia, Home? This Guy on Craigslist Wants to Know

By Joanna England / October 15, 2013 /

In what could possibly be the most uneven housing swap ever to hit Dallas’ housing board on Craigslist, is this guy wanting to swap his home in Napa, Calif., for your home near White Rock Lake:   So, would you trade this:   For this?