Economy

Barneys New York Abandons NorthPark Center Post; What Does That Say About Dallas’ Rank As a Top Luxury Market?

By Joanna England / October 8, 2012 /

When Barneys New York came back to NorthPark Center in 2006, they made a huge splash with an equally splashy ad campaign. Folks were anxious to have the un-self-conscious luxury retailer back in Big D. It showed the rest of the world that our fair city was on our way back up. While it appears…

Energy Transfer Partners Closes $5.5 Billion Deal With Sunoco: Hello Dallas, That’s Klyde Warren’s Dad

By Candy Evans / October 7, 2012 /

I recall hearing about this, but it didn’t resonate until I saw it in Bloomberg: Our Energy Transfer Partners, as in Kelcy Warren and his son Klyde, who has a downtown Dallas park named after him, now heads a dang big company that includes more pipeline than Larry Ellison has homes. Energy Transfer Partners has…

On the Day of the First Presidential Debates: Texas Realtors and Homeowners Not Too Keen on President Obama

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2012 /

Homegain is a company based out of San Francisco, CA — Emeryville — and I know the GM, Louis Cammarosano. HomeGain exists as a portal for finding real estate agents, researching home values, and viewing homes for sale — yes, kind of like a Zillow or Trulia, but with more Realtor research. HomeGain is a division of Classified Ventures, LLC a strategic joint venture formed by Belo Corp., Gannett Co., The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company, and The Washington Post Company. Classified Ventures’ also owns and operates Cars.com, an automotive Web site where consumers can find information on new and used cars and shop for a vehicle, Apartments.com, a national on line apartment guide and relocation resource and Homescape.com, a national network of local newspaper real estate websites.

The Big “D” is a Big “F” When it Comes to Second or Vacation Homes: How Divorce Affects Vacation Homes

By Candy Evans / October 1, 2012 /

Don’t buy this gorgeous beach front property on 30-A in Santa Rosa Beach, near Alys Beach, Seaside and Watercolor if you think you might be getting a divorce. On the other hand, do: I’m looking for a great deal in Florida!

Museum Tower: Takes an Ad in the DMN, is Experimenting with Different Glass?

By Candy Evans / September 28, 2012 /

I was downtown with my mother-in-law this week, and I said to her, look at Museum Tower: it looks to me like they are experimenting with different panes of glass, perhaps to solve the re-flectivity issue. No confirmation, but it sure looked that way to this evil eye. Then today, a very smart move by…