Economy

We Have the Best Seat in the House When it Comes to Real Estate, but Houston’s Getting Front Row Seats & Cali’s Crashing

By Candy Evans / November 20, 2012 /

Or it’s HOUSTON, honey, not HARVARD. Wanted you to see this week’s post in Culturemap Dallas. From time to time, I will be giving these brilliant folks — did you know Eric Celeste is over there, now, too? — a wrap of local market conditions and of course, weekly House Porn. I’m so happy we…

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Building With The Boys: Unlocking the Three P’s of Construction HINT: One is Definitely Pinot Noir

By Candy Evans / November 19, 2012 /

It’s time for our fourth installment of Building With the Boys —as many of you have asked us “when do we hear more about the Building Boys?” The house is really progressing; if I compared this to labor I’d say, “she’s pushing! We can see the head!” Herewith we get some great insight into the building process, great advice and a tiny peak at Tim Loecker and Justin Kettler’s relationship. Will it stand up to the extreme test of building?

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Capital Distributing Snags Cool Marketing Award, Celebrates With Maserati Tonight

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2012 /

Capital Distributing is one of my favorite places in Dallas to shop. I have known the place and people behind it ever since their very first store over on Hi Line Drive many, many moons ago. It’s been family owned and operated for 39 years! I’m nuts about them not just because you see them…

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Speaking of Doo Doo, This $139,000 Home is a STEAL With a $5000 Stainless Steel TOILET!

By Candy Evans / November 14, 2012 /

It’s my mansion and I LOVE it! This is what we call a STEAL! Darling uber contemporary condo at 3883 Turtle Creek Blvd., otherwise known as Twenty-One Turtle Creek Condos, unit 701 is a one-bedroom, one bath, one living area deal — 862 square feet in all. You do get a garage spot, too. The…

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What Would the (Purported) Secession of Texas From The U.S. Mean to Texas Real Estate Values?

By Candy Evans / November 13, 2012 /

Update 11/13: UnFair Park has a list of questions to be answered before we secede. Surely you have heard of Micah H., an Arlington resident, who has petitioned the United States of America, technically the newly elected President of the United States, for permission to remove Texas from the rest of the country. In other words, secede, just like I want to do with Preston Hollow. Apparently if he gets 25,000 signatures within 30 days — which he has — this gets serious: a response is required by the White House. (What might President Obama say? How about “hell no!”) In Micah’s words:

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