Dallas Real Estate News

Candy Sale of the Week, One: Huge Custom Mayfair Residence Overlooks Lee Park, Arlington Hall, Turtle Creek for $949,900

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2011 /

I did not know this: the Mayfair at Turtle Creek is the only condo on Turtle Creek that lets owners choose their own front doors to their units. I really like that, removes the hotel-y, institutional feel you get at so many condos, even the priciest. (I always walk down a condo hall and try…

Case Shiller Speaks, The Nation Crumbles: How Did Dallas Real Estate Fare in The Latest Case Shiller Oracle?

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2011 /

My friend Jonathan Miller is the one who really helped me see the light: the Case Shiller Index ain’t what its cracked up to be. It was designed for Wall Street, not to be devoured by the average U.S. consumer. There is a major lag time between the actual data and reporting. It doesn’t include new home sales or construction, which,…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Live Like a King on Cromwell With a Swimming Pool For $229,500. Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2011 /

What a great home for $200K, give or take $20,000. Located in DeGoyler Elementary School, a Leave It To Beaver ‘hood near Royal and Marsh Lane. This home is a spacious 2359 square feet, has four bedrooms,  two baths, and is a splendid lay out for entertaining. Spacious kitchen with a ton of built-ins and nice breakfast bar. Not…

Dave Perry-Miller and Ellen Terry High-Fiving It: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2011 /

Foreigner Buys A House in the U.S., Becomes a U.S. Citizen?

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2011 /

The Wall Street Journal reports a proposed measure in Congress would offer visas to any foreigner making a cash investment of at least $500,000 on residential real-estate—that’s for a single-family house, condo or townhouse. Applicants can spend the entire amount on one house or spend as little as $250,000 on a residence and invest the…