Dallas Real Estate News

The Real Estalker (Mama) + Candy Evans = BFF

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

Mama’s got the scoopola on the Aikman estate and even unearthed some things I had no idea of! God, “she’s” good. Like didjaknow: “Mister and Missus Aikman acquired the first parcel of their two-lot compound in April of 2004. A few minutes research did not turn up a sale price but public records Your Mama…

Toronto Woman Wins Sex Discrimination Ruling Against (Former) Staubach Company

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

There’s no such thing as sexual discrimination in male-oriented businesses, right? Kathrine Farris was 26 years old in 1997 when she began working for a Toronto commercial real estate company that entered into a licensing agreement with The Staubach Company. Name sound familiar? It’s the Dallas-based real estate firm founded by former NFL star quarterback…

Photos of Troy Aikman’s Beautiful Home Are Up: The Most Expensive Real Estate Listing in Dallas

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

We might as well just call this “Troy Week” here on Second Shelters. Mother Nature finally cooperated long enough for Allie Beth Allman to get some photos up on her website of this fabulous home. After reading her description, I learned something new:there are only five homesites on the Aikman block: “A rare reality is…

Dallas Fort Worth Among Most-Searched, Least Declining Real Estate Markets in U.S. Breathe Easier!

By Candy Evans / May 25, 2011 /

Realtor.com released the top metro areas for real estate search — that is, the places where more people are looking to buy homes, and guess who made it big on the list? Dallas. Metro areas in the South and West dominated the list of the 10 most-searched real estate markets for the month of April,…

Will Michael Hinojosa Flawlessly Unload His Dallas Real Estate (and Net a Profit?)?

By Candy Evans / May 25, 2011 /

Michael and Kittrick Hinojosa own a gorgeous home on Idlewood that should be hitting the market any day now. It will be interesting because he had it on the market with Debbie Sherrington from August 28, 2009 to last August 31. And it did not sell. Asking price $875,000 reduced from $899,000. The Hinojosas bought…