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Big Bold Sales Move: Here Are the Details on Museum's Tower's 24 Month, Money Back Guarantee… and More…

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2013 /

You may recall that in early November 2012, Museum Tower came out with a gutzy move to spur condo sales: offering buyers an unprecedented two-year, money-back price guarantee.  George Zimmer’s voice kept circulating through my head. At the time, I remember thinking, wowsers, that’s bold and I need to know more about this! Well, Steven C. Sandborg, Vice…

Candy's Lease of the Week: It's a Threesome on McKinney Avenue

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2013 /

We know you want to live in West Village off Knox-Henderson with the cool people, with easy access to I-75 and soon, the new Whole Foods that will be down there. Try a threesome — that is, a tri-level town home loaded with upgrades at the Charleston Square Condos. You get premium hardwood floors, high…

Candy’s Lease of the Week: It’s a Threesome on McKinney Avenue

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2013 /

We know you want to live in West Village off Knox-Henderson with the cool people, with easy access to I-75 and soon, the new Whole Foods that will be down there. Try a threesome — that is, a tri-level town home loaded with upgrades at the Charleston Square Condos. You get premium hardwood floors, high…

This Flu Season is Nasty: Should You Cancel a Showing if You Are Sick?

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2013 /

Not only is the flu kicking our butts earlier this year, likely because we’ve had straight cold temps now since Christmas Day, but it’s straining the local pharmacy’s supply of  flu drugs, my husband (a physician) tells me. On Monday I heard that virtually every pharmacy in town was wiped out of Tamiflu. We all…

Dallas Real Estate in 2013: Candy’s Crystal Ball Says No Bubble Trouble, Just Look Under the Seat Cushions for Inventory

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2013 /

We will be hearing a lot more in 2013 from the good folks at Houston-based Metrostudy. MetroStudy was just acquired by Hanley Wood, a media company that produces, among other things, Builder Magazine along with media, information and marketing services for the real estate, construction and design industries.