Dallas Real Estate News

Newman Village in Frisco: Fall in Love With Boulevards and Picket Fences Once Again

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2013 /

“Life Happens Outside Your Front Door” is the slogan, if you will, at Darling’s Newman Village in Frisco. One of the most unusual, and successful master planned developments in this rapidly growing neck of North Texas, homes in this community are drawing from a wide cross-section of generational buyers: young families, professionals, and downsizing Baby…

Jaap Van Zweden Selling Ritz Carlton Musically-Shared Residence: Ritz Listings Thinning Out…

By Candy Evans / May 20, 2013 /

Comes word late last week that Jaap Van Zweden, the esteemed Dutch-born Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, has listed his home at The Residences of the Ritz Carlton with Ritz Queen realtor Sharon Quist. He is asking $2.9 for the 4,258 square foot unit that is exquisitely decorated, features a wood-paneled music room (of course), and was…

Hip Pocket Dream: Snag This Gorgeously Classic Preston Hollow Ranch Quick Before It Hits MLS

By Candy Evans / May 17, 2013 /

A little background story here: Bob Martin called me last summer, said he was thinking of selling his house at 6322 Royal Crest. I popped over, we had wine, we toured. The home is great — Bob and his wife, Meaghan, have done a superb job of re-decorating the 1950’s ranch despite having a toddler…

How Tight is Dallas Real Estate Inventory? Realtors Have Turned To Cold Calling

By Joanna England / May 16, 2013 /

The first source cited in this report from Bloomberg Businessweek is Dallas Realtor Mary Beth Harrison, who has turned to poring over tax records to find homeowners who might be motivated to sell if they knew how much money they could make. “That’s how hot things are now,” Harrison said. I haven’t heard reports of…

Did You Win Two Tickets to This Weekend's Dallas Modern Expo?

By Joanna England / May 16, 2013 /

If your name is Edward Hunt, then yes, you just won two tickets to this weekend’s Dallas Modern Expo, where he can check out works from amazing galleries such as Cohn Drennan Contemporary (pictured) If you didn’t win, there’s still time to buy passes to this three-day event (May 17-19) celebrating everything modern at Victory…