Dallas Real Estate News

Tuesday Two Hundred: Live Close to Everything in Kidd Springs For Less Than $200K!

By Joanna England / September 18, 2012 /

Well, the house I was going to feature today got snapped up so fast it made my head spin! Thank goodness I called Jennifer Stolarski of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s to find out from the horse’s mouth that 715 Tenna Loma was optioned just hours before I called her on Monday.

It goes to show just how hot Oak Cliff is that a two-bedroom, one-bath house with a backyard living quarters would get snagged so fast. Stolarski, though, not one to disappoint, said she had another listing in Kidd Springs that was right up our alley — 815 Kidd Springs Drive.

Brandon Stewart Joins David Griffin & Company: Perfectly Modern Match

By Candy Evans / September 18, 2012 /

Brandon Stewart has left Ebby Halliday to park his license with David Griffin and Company Realtors. Brandon is one of the city’s more interesting agents: his background is in architecture– he’s an architect, in fact. Though he sells homes now and does not practice architecture, if you can use that phrase, he has one of the best…

List a Home at Sunrise, Sell it by Sunset: The New Dallas Real Estate Story

By Candy Evans / September 18, 2012 /

As I told you, Dallas homes are selling like hotcakes. What is it about this market, and when did this start? Had lunch with Carol Blair up in Addison Circle today — stay tuned for the neat stuff she and her office are doing — and we were scratching our heads: just when did this…

Monday Morning Millionaire: This Cute Caruth Blvd. Traditional is Worth Risking West Nile For!

By Joanna England / September 17, 2012 /

So, with this recent bout of rain we’ve had, here’s your public service announcement: Drain standing water! Prevent death by mosquito!

There, I said it. If you’re willing to throw caution into the wind, here’s a cute house in University Park not far from several very placid lakes that would require teams of pesticide-spraying trucks to clear of mosquitoes. But, 4115 Caruth Blvd., priced at $899,000 and teeming with charm, is worth the scary spectre of West Nile, no?

Newest Status Symbol: “Our House Sold Before Going on the Market”. Hip Pocket Sales and Why Brokers Love Them

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2012 /

I call it the Hip Pocket Revolution, and it’s been going on since the market picked up this January. Steve Brown jumped in on something that is growing like hotcakes in Dallas real estate: the Hip Pocket sale. These are off-market deals, says Steve, but I prefer to call them deals where no listing agreement has…