Dallas Real Estate News

Two VIP Things To Know About Today: Eater Says Hello, HUD’s EHLP says Goodbye

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

The HUD Emergency Homeowner Loan Program,  designed to provide mortgage payment relief to eligible homeowners experiencing a drop in income of at least 15% directly resulting from involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to adverse economic conditions and/or a medical emergency, for folks earning up to $75,000 a year is a really good deal but guess…

Oh How We Love The F-Word: Introducing CD’s New Foreclosure Expert

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

Meet Logan Waller. Whenever I want to know something about foreclosures in Dallas, he’s my Ghostbuster on speed dial. Let’s face it: everyone loves a foreclosure. I swear I hear the word and my heart beats faster. Logan will be giving foreclosure updates regularly now on CandysDirt.com. Here’s his overview of the foreclosure market in Big D…

Plano is so Boring: No One Gets Killed, and The Residents Live Longer Up There

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

Here’s something to consider when you are house-hunting: not only is Plano safe, it can add extra years to your life. Recall I told you last year on DallasDirt that Plano was boring because, except for the teenage heroin deaths of a whole generation ago, it’s one of the safest cities in America. Forbes selected Plano…

Texas Squatter Claims $300,000 home for Only $16: What Is This Man Smoking ? – Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2011 /

Could Texas law net someone a $300,000 house for filing a $16 fee on line?  Maybe. Kenneth Robinson told WFAA-TV he moved into the house at 2205 Waterford Drive on June 17 because it had the perfect storm: the home was abandoned for foreclosure, then the mortgage company that owned it went out of business. After researching a Texas law…

Austin Waters: A Darling of New Urbanism In Carrollton in for $240,000. Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 17, 2011 /

I have just heard about what everyone is calling “The Texas Hill Country” up in Carrollton — Darling Home’s Villas at Austin Waters. A friend who is downsizing tells me she is looking at a 2,600 square foot home there in the mid-$200,00o range that has blown her away: low maintenance, great  finish-out, and beautiful architectural…