Dallas Real Estate News

Waco Couple Behind Magnolia Homes Scores 12-Episode HGTV Deal

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

These must be exciting times for Chip and Joanna Gaines, the husband and wife team behind Magnolia Homes. These two have carved out a niche for themselves renovating and restoring historic properties into absolutely legit luxury homes.

After a successful pilot, the two have inked a 12-episode deal with HGTV to produce a series dubbed “Fixer Upper” in which the pair will take dilapidated and neglected structures from gross to glam in their signature style.

Home of the Week: One-of-a-Kind in Kessler Park

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

  We tend to throw around the word “stunning” a lot here on CandysDirt.com. Maybe that’s because there are so many gorgeous homes in Dallas. Or maybe it’s because we only select the best houses in our featured price ranges every day, weeding the wheat from the chaff to show you how great Dallas real…

Tennis And Real Estate Are in Alex Perry's Blood, Says The Young Gun At Allie Beth Allman

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

We are just absolutely in love with Alex Perry, y’all. I mean, how could we not be?! From his never-give-up attitude he inherited from his father and his grandfather, tennis great Fred Perry, to his winning smile and meteoric rise at Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Perry has earned his stripes as a senior VP in one of the regions leading brokerages. He may be young, but we wouldn’t dare confuse his age with inexperience.
Perry took a few moments to answer a few fun questions for us, and we were just laid out by his thoughtful answers! Read on to find out more about this amazing Dallas agent and why he gives every client the Michelin star treatment!

Realtor Rant: Diminished Agent Services at Certain Price Points?

By Candy Evans / July 10, 2013 /

A Reader writes: I will be putting our home on the market in a few months. Last time we sold was about 12 years ago.  I have been shocked to learn that most listing agents no longer show up for showings. They let the CSS lockbox do all the work! In years past when we…

The Good Home Company: How To Make Your Home Smell Like a Million Bucks

By Candy Evans / July 9, 2013 /

UPDATE: The Good Home Company is offering a special 20% discount to all CandysDirt.com readers sitewide today who use this ‘specially sweet code: CANDY20  There is one very important aspect of marketing a home that many of us forget to cover: the way a home smells. It’s like Feng Sui for the nose. The sense…