Dallas Real Estate News

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Pull Up a Chair and Some Vino for This Rockbrook Palace Four Years in the Making

By Candy Evans / August 21, 2013 /

Dang , my heart is still palpitating from touring 9800 Rockbrook yesterday. You are in for a rare treat today thanks to our good friends at Inwood Mortgage. Look at this property, does it look like it’s in Dallas? No, this estate screams Santa Barbara or Montecito! Let me tell you one sure thing about…

Texas Continues to Add Jobs Faster Than The National Average, With Midland/Odessa Topping List

By Joanna England / August 21, 2013 /

While the Midland/Odessa area is leading the rest of our great state in job growth, Texas is adding jobs at a quicker clip than most other states, and beats the national average easily. That’s according to the July figures from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s “Monthly Review of the Texas Economy.” Coming…

Candy's Lease of the Week: Gorgeous With Great Amenities, 1505 Elm is Downtown Living Done Right

By Joanna England / August 21, 2013 /

Seriously, why wouldn’t you want to sleep in the same building Jon Voight did? That’s what I thought! If you aren’t already sold, today we have a gorgeous condo to show you inside 1505 Elm St., a building beautiful enough to attract a star-studded sleepover! For rent is Unit #502 inside this luxury highrise. It’s…

Patio Homes by Darling Flying Off the Shelves at Newman Village in Frisco

By Candy Evans / August 21, 2013 /

Update: Many are asking about the price points of Darling’s Patio Homes — about $550,000 ish. There are so cute you could just snap them up! You recall hearing about Newman Village, a 256 acre former Frisco farm turned into homes up at El Dorado Parkway and Legacy Drive. This is the fabulous gated community…

Ask an Architect: The Story on Second Stories — How to Decide Between Building on or Moving Off?

By Joanna England / August 20, 2013 /

Two families in my neighborhood, Casa View Haven, recently announced that they’d be selling their modest post war-traditional homes and heading for the ‘burbs. Sure, that’s an option, but sometimes families choose to invest in an addition to accommodate growing families rather than packing up and moving.

Of course, there are pros and cons for both choices. Sometimes the investment in building onto a home isn’t recouped. And sometimes you can’t sell your existing home in time and end up carrying two mortgage payments. And sometimes, too, Homeowners Associations and deed restrictions can keep you from adding more space.

Michael Staten, a Dallas architect and senior project manager at CBRE, considered adding on to his Lake Highlands home. Instead, Staten and his family of four moved to Richardson. Why?