Dallas Real Estate News

United Real Estate Opens New Brokerage in Dallas

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2011 /

So you might think, home sales are off, Realtors are quitting the business left and right, the real estate gold rush is clearly over over over. So why would anyone open a new real estate brokerage firm in July 2011? One that offers agents 100% of their commission? I don’t know, but I am going…

How To Turn Your House Into A Cash Cow: Answer This Casting Call

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2011 /

Your home could be a star, wants to be a star, in fact, in the new TNT remake of the fabulous Dallas series. The show is fixin’ to air next year, which means it’s time for a casting call: To submit your property, please email [email protected] with “Dallas TV Series Locations” in the subject line.  Be…

Why Are These Dallas Homes Selling? What’s the Secret Sauce? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2011 /

So I was having lunch with two Realtors last week and I said, tell me the truth, the market really sucks, right? Here’s what they said: yes, it’s slow and not at all like it was in the boom. But… Give me a great home that is well-priced, and it will sell. It’s happening all…

Nice Nice, Baby: Vanilla Ice Transitions From Rap to Wrap

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

Good Lord, who is NOT into decorating these days? I swear I will not blink an eye if I hear the Pope has either started a chain of home design shops — heavy inventory on the gold, purple and red velvets — or appears on HGTV renovating a home in Italy. Now we learn 90’s…

Is Lakewood The New Uptown? Dallas Real Estate News and (Millennial) Views

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

  Guest Post by Susan Arledge, CEO Arledge Partners Real Estate Group Last week, an interesting report emerged from Advertising Age Magazine called “Put Your Money on Texas.” It showed that Texas is now home to 3.6 million millennials—a 14 percent increase from 2000 to 2010. The 24- to 35-year-old age group “is critical to the…