Dallas

Housing Starts Are Up, Builders Stocks Are Rebounding: Is it Time To Crack One Open And Celebrate?

By Joanna England / December 19, 2012 /

I bet big builders like Lennar Corp., Fort Worth-based D.R. Horton, and Pulte Homes are breathing a collective sigh of relief. According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing starts are up — way up, as a matter of fact — from November 2011. According…

Museum Tower Vows to Continue Nasher Negotiations, Despite Luce Departure

By Candy Evans / October 24, 2012 /

You may have heard earlier today about the latest in the Museum Tower-Nasher Sculpture Center battle. Battle. Is that a strong word? Perhaps. Disagreement may be a better term, but I do know what it feels like to be in a disagreement with a neighbor and feel you are right and not just right, but…

Uptown Magic: Crescent Real Estate Holdings Fills Last Vacant Land in Uptown, so We Ask What Are the Hottest Places to Buy in Uptown?

By Candy Evans / October 18, 2012 /

Sometimes wonderful things happen simultaneously. A reader emailed me this question: Candy: What do you think are the 3 hottest places to buy in Uptown? Then Steve Brown blogged last week about Uptown, how it is one of the most successful neighborhoods in Dallas, and how it just sort of happened. Crescent Real Estate Holdings is developing the last…

DeeVorce, Dallas-Style: Dallas CultureMap is Live, Is Fabulous, Is Changing the Culture of Dallas — THANK YOU!

By Candy Evans / October 9, 2012 /

I want to alert you to something you probably already know: Dallas CultureMap is live and fabulous. The launch happened about the time of my son’s wedding, which gave us extra reason to celebrate. And you will be seeing some exclusive work from your’s truly over there, like this look at how high profile Dallas Divorce…

IPhone 5 Announcement: Buyers Now Hunting For Homes on Mobile More Than Desktop, So It’s Really Time to Look & Move…

By Candy Evans / September 12, 2012 /

Ain’t no secret where buyers are looking for house porn these days: on their telephones! Today we hear about the new Iphone 5 as if it were a movie star — in effect, it is! The three big boys — Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com — all know this and that’s why they got smartphone apps…