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Happiest of Holidays From All of Us at CandysDirt.com!

By Candy Evans / December 25, 2012 /

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Monday Morning Millionaire: I’d Stay Home Alone or With Company for Christmas in This Perry Heights Georgian!

By Candy Evans / December 24, 2012 /

I dreamed I got a Georgian for Christmas! You know how some homes just ooze good vibes and what I call “great house juju”? This home is a blonde version of the red Georgian “Home Away” home up in Winnetka, Ill. Well of course it is — this is Dallas after all! In fact, 4434…

Talk About House Porn! Little Forest Hills Area Modern Advertises as Adult Film Location on Craigslist

By Joanna England / December 21, 2012 /

I know homeowners seek to have photo shoots and movies filmed at their homes. It’s a way to make money on a home that is either unoccupied or on the market. This, however, is a first for me, as I’ve never seen someone want to rent their home for an — ahem — adult film.…

Housing Starts Are Up, Builders Stocks Are Rebounding: Is it Time To Crack One Open And Celebrate?

By Joanna England / December 19, 2012 /

I bet big builders like Lennar Corp., Fort Worth-based D.R. Horton, and Pulte Homes are breathing a collective sigh of relief. According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing starts are up — way up, as a matter of fact — from November 2011. According…

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at Ebby Halliday? A Real Cute Blast From the Past…

By Candy Evans / December 19, 2012 /

Comes word that Bettie Abio has joined the Preston Center Office of Ebby Halliday as a sales associate. Not only is Bettie an accomplished and respected veteran of North Texas real estate, she knows where just about all the bodies are buried in this biz and who dug the graves. I recall interviewing her when she had her own brokerage firm on West Lovers Lane circa 2007. And you may recall a high end firm years ago called Abio, Adleta and Poston that became Adleta and Poston that became Poston and then was never heard of again. Precious Linda Adleta, is truly one of the most beautiful women I have ever met, and we miss her DEARLY.