Dallas Real Estate News

Hidden Costs of Homeownership Can Add Up to Almost $10,000 Per Year

By Leah Shafer / August 18, 2015 /

At CandysDirt, we love real estate and we love homeownership! But with a house comes expenses beyond the mortgage and insurance. For the unprepared buyer, these can be a rude surprise. And nobody likes those. We’ve seen it before: First-time homebuyers focusing solely on the list price of a house when deciding how much they can…

Texas ASID Awards Gala is Wednesday, And We Can’t Wait to See the Winners

By Joanna England / August 10, 2015 /

  It’s going to be a who’s who of the highest end interior designers and their ilk at the Grand Ballroom inside the newly renovated Renaissance Dallas Hotel this Wednesday, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., as the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Texas Chapter holds its annual awards gala.   The 2015 Legacy of…

Guardian Mortgage President and CEO Marcia Phillips Retires, Russell Anderson to Take Helm

By Joanna England / July 30, 2015 /

Since 1988, Marcia F. Phillips has been at the helm of Guardian Mortgage Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strategic Growth Bancorp Incorporated. But it’s an end of an era as Phillips has retired from those positions and will become Vice Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors. “Marcie Phillips, along with Cari McCue, the Company’s…

Supreme Court Rules Dallas Low-Income Housing Program Created De-Facto Segregation

By Joanna England / June 25, 2015 /

The Supreme Court made a long-awaited ruling on whether tax subsidies for low-income housing in Dallas created segregated neighborhoods. The Texas Tribune has the most detailed report on the ruling, in which the high court ruled 5 – 4 against the state of Texas. Under the Low-Income Tax Credit program, run by the Texas Department…

It Was a Good Day for Real Estate at Fox4’s Good Day, Just Not a Good Day for Jokes

By Candy Evans / June 4, 2015 /

It’s no secret that I have a sick unique sense of humor. It even does mornings! This morning, bright and early, I was  delighted to be a guest on Channel 4’s Good Day with Dan Godwin, who was sitting in for Tim Ryan. The topic was our hot hot real estate market, and homes selling…