Dallas Real Estate News

Monday Morning Millionaire: Can Modern Design Be Warm And Inviting? It is at 4130 Cochran Chapel

By Joanna England / June 18, 2012 /

You know me by now, right? Craftsman, yes. Tudor, no. Mid-Mod, um .. DUH!

It’s contemporary design I’ve always been on the fence about. When they are designed poorly, they are sterile, ugly spaces with oddly utilitarian — nay, institutional —finishes.

But when done well, well, they are astonishing. As my search goes on to find every house in the Dallas/Fort Worth area I can fall in love with, I’ve found a contemporary home that is warm, inviting, and just plain gorgeous. It’s 4130 Cochran Chapel, and it’s To. Die. For.

Selling the Most Challenging Homes in America: The Skater on the Roof in Forney, Texas

By Candy Evans / June 18, 2012 /

Dallas agent Keith Yonnick is a man of many talents. But skateboarding was not one of those talents, until recently. Like most agents in this market, Keith takes on an REO (that’s bank-owned, or foreclosed) property to sell from time to time. REO’s are doozies, and everyone knows they can be quite challenging to sell…

Best Realtors: Selling the Most, and I Mean the Most, Challenging Homes in America

By Candy Evans / June 18, 2012 /

As I was telling a reporter the other day, I don’t understand the Jayson Blairs of this world. You just cannot make this sh** up! Truth is way better than fiction, especially when it comes to real estate.

Buy Dad Some Real Estate Appreciation for Father’s Day to Show Yours!

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2012 /

This ranch in Celina  caught my eye back in January, now it’s got my breath. Tell you why: 57 plus hilltop acres in a place where developers are moving in by the truck-loads. The price has been reduced to $3,395,000. Buy it, enjoy the Longhorn for a few years, then sell it to a developer…

As We Are Well Aware, Americans Are Moving to Dallas: Dallas #6th Most Popular City to Move to in U.S.

By Candy Evans / June 15, 2012 /

Push, shove, honk. God, I don’t have to tell you this, you know it already from the traffic. Dallas is one of the top ten cities in the US where everyone is moving. Those ten are, according to the nice people at U-Haul,  Washington, D.C., Phoenix and Mesa (meh), Houston, Seattle Bellevue Everett — too…