Dallas Real Estate News

Realtors Can Now Upload 36 Photos to MLS, But Do You Need Those Extra 11 Shots?

By Joanna England / February 4, 2016 /

Some buyers have the hardest time imagining how a home will work for their families, and in the digital age, Realtors are providing tools like virtual open houses and tours to help these buyers fall in love with their listings. So I wasn’t surprised when MetroTex Association of Realtors increased the number of  photos agents…

UPDATED: Creeping Rents? Original Black-eyed Pea, an Oaklawn Institution, Closes its Doors

By Jon Anderson / January 4, 2016 /

No sooner have I returned to Dallas than I find that what’s left of the Black-eyed Pea restaurant chain (in Texas and Tennessee) filed for bankruptcy last Wednesday. Letting no moss grow under its feet, after 41 years on Cedar Springs Road, the original location opened by Gene Street was shuttered Saturday night. Most surprising…

Open Carry & Real Estate: Is There a Gun in the House?

By Candy Evans / December 29, 2015 /

As if tornadoes and earthquakes are not enough of a challenge for those of us in North Texas real estate, we may soon have to add bullet proof vests to our everyday wardrobe. I have worn one — they are heavy! Business owners all over North Texas are wrangling with the most dramatic overhaul of…

Plan Your 2016: Champions School of Real Estate to Host ‘Shark’ Barbara Corcoran May 10

By Joanna England / December 21, 2015 /

When you talk about the dream that gets people into real estate, it often follows the arc of Barbara Corcoran’s story. She worked 22 different jobs before getting a $1,000 loan from her boyfriend and starting a fledgling real estate office in New York City. More than $5 billion later, Corcoran is a well-known entrepreneur…

Dallas-Fort Worth Housing Starts are Up, But You’re Going to Pay More For New Construction

By Joanna England / December 14, 2015 /

  More confirmation that Dallas has pricey dirt in this latest report from Metrostudy: While housing starts are up to the tune of 12.4 percent year-over-year and 8.3 percent over last month, few of those have been in more affordable price ranges. More people who would have preferred to buy new construction have turned to…