Dallas Real Estate News

Sit Down. Grab Smelling Salts. You Are Going to LOVE LOVE LOVE This PERFECT Dallas Real Estate — Candy’ Sale of the Week

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2011 /

If it were possible to kidnap a house, I’d be down in North Oak Cliff in a heartbeat with a truck. Actually, I want the fireplace and I want it NOW! When I first saw the listing, which is new, I about died. I emailed the agent feverishly and asked who the interior designers were…

Six Worst Home Renovations That Will Not Get One Penny More Out of Your Home When You Sell

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2011 /

There is one phrase we are hearing a lot less of these days: “We’ll get it back when we sell the house.” Used to be, you could sink money into your home almost endlessly and rest assured it would come back to you, maybe even at a profit, when you sold. Buyers often have little vision…

Do Your Trees Still Have a Pulse? Because the Texas Drought Is Picking Them Off Like Flies

By Candy Evans / September 16, 2011 /

This is a giant, beautiful tree that rose majestically over the triangle in our neighborhood. It’s gone. Dead. Yesterday morning, it split and fell over onto the street. Thankfully, it did not hit a car, jogger, child or pet. I’m a little miffed. A neighbor tells me she called the City of Dallas and Lind…

Friday Five Hundred Club: 4200 Square Foot Estate Home with Home Theater & Outdoor Kitchen.

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2011 /

12900 Portifino is basically a dream. I mean, 4195 square feet, three fireplaces, home theater with bar – HOME THEATER! – outdoor kitchen, beautiful finish-out and green as the grass was in June. When the builder, Royal Crest Custom Homes, told me the home was just under $700,000, I said you are lying! This is a…

Rick Perry, Here’s a Debate Headliner For Ya: Texas Loves Real Estate and Sex !!!

By Candy Evans / September 7, 2011 /

Another one of those inane magazine surveys, but this one is a hoot and really ought to be one of Rick Perry’s talking points: according to Men’s Health magazine, three of four major Texas cities are in the top ten list of America’s most sex-happy cities. That is, these are the cities where people appear…