Dallas Real Estate News

No Fooling: Mortgage Loans Getting More Costly Come April 1

By Candy Evans / March 26, 2012 /

There’s no April Fool’s about it: new FHA regulations will make mortgage loans more expensive in just a few short days. Major changes coming down the pike make it even more urgent that you get clients into the pre-approval process before April 1, 2012. What’s happening? The Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) is going up. I checked…

Hot Property: Garcia Desinor, Junior

By Candy Evans / March 26, 2012 /

Last week, we introduced you to Garcia Desinor, Junior and told you about his new-fangled real estate broker model. Junior (as he has been called since the day he was born) hires agents and pays them a salary, almost unheard of in the traditional agent broker model. Junior is married to Kristin Desinor, they met at Texas Tech.…

Wanna Steal A Condo? T.O.’s Foreclosed Azure Unit Just Went on the Market For Peanuts: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / March 23, 2012 /

I feel like this blog should be sponsored by Southwest Airlines today. Look at this babydoll, or rather what many say was supposed to be the “Baby Mama’s” pad: a one bedroom unit on the third floor of the Azure, 2900 McKinnon unit 307 fresh on the market for… are you sitting down, checkbook in hand? $254,000. No…

Friday Four Hundred: Northwood Hills Family Home With Leave-It-To-Beaver Feel, and a Yard Big Enough for a Beaver Colony

By Candy Evans / March 23, 2012 /

  You know how much I love Northwood Hills with those great Richardson schools! My nephews and nieces lived up here for years and all four are wonderfully educated. My nephew James is even making movies now with Tom Hanks. So when I tell you this house at 7507 Spring Valley Road is not just beautiful but a bargain,…

It’s Showtime, Baby: Top Producers at Briggs-Freeman Sothebys

By Candy Evans / March 22, 2012 /

Robbie hosted Briggs Freeman’s annual awards luncheon at the Dallas Country Club on February 29. Look at these tip top producers:  Lindy Mahoney, Becky Frey, Claire Dewar, CEO Robbie Briggs, and the Eleazer Team. Behind her, Becky’ has a shiny award that reads “Over $35 million”. Sold, that is!