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Crime Is Creeping Upon Us: Burglaries in the Park Cities, Purse Snatchings at the Corner Gas Station in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / October 10, 2013 /

I know it’s sort of typical for fall, but the crime news seems to be on the rise out there. Take Park Cities: more than half a million dollars’ worth of property was stolen from a Park Cities home on Bryn Mawr last week.  The six-page itemized report from University Park says says the burglar’s booty…

Thursday Three Hundred: East Kessler Traditional Is a Refuge For Humans and Wildlife

By Joanna England / October 10, 2013 /

Who would have thought that a home just south of downtown Dallas would be a certified wildlife habitat? Not me, that’s for sure, but this adorable East Kessler traditional is. It has enough creature comforts inside to be a refuge from a hard day at work, too. At 415 Allison you’ll find a great North…

Clay Stapp Intern Produces Adorable Realtor Spoof Video Featuring Ebby Superstar Agent Lydia Player

By Joanna England / October 9, 2013 /

Sometimes we at CandysDirt.com love digging into the dark corners of the Internet to find some gems that need to see the light of day. A few days ago we found one such Internet gem: A real estate music video spoof featuring Ebby Halliday Luxury Portfolio Realtor Lydia Player and two adorable cohorts, Ryan Booth and Johnny Mowad.

The Realtor spoof video is a growing trend, featuring pop hits like “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, and “Gangnam Style” by Psy. Re/Max Lexington Bluegrass Team went one step further and made their own rap video, which is just incredible!

Survey Says: Luxury Real Estate Buyers Are Getting Younger According to Coldwell Banker, Luxury Institute

By Joanna England / October 8, 2013 /

No, it’s not that Baby Boomers have found the fountain of youth. Instead, it’s the younger crowd that is becoming a growing share of the luxury real estate market, making purchases at an unprecedented clip according to a Coldwell Banker Previews International and Luxury Institute survey. Around 43 percent of the $1 million-plus homes are…

Tuesday Two Hundred: This Adorable Ash Creek Home Has Everything Going For It!

By Joanna England / October 8, 2013 /

Rarely do we find a house in the $200K range that is just a perfect home. A home so cute and sweet that, try as hard as we might, we can’t find anything that really turns us off about this cute little East Dallas cottage, and that’s a mighty big feat! Let’s talk location, first.…