Economy

State of the State of the DFW Real Estate Market

By Candy Evans / September 14, 2012 /

We have had a steady stream of positive real estate news reports from everywhere the last couple weeks. And despite our fling with West Nile, Dallas is like the shinest Real Estate ornament in the box! The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices show Dallas as the only Texas city on the index showing a 3.68…

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Getting Stiffed By Bad Contractors Seems to be Getting Common, Hate To Say I Told You So…

By Candy Evans / September 12, 2012 /

You may have seen the recent story on WFAA-TV about the Carrollton teacher who got stiffed by a pool contractor — his name is Danny Jones — to the tune of $6000. Even worse than the money: she’s had a gaping hole in her backyard with dangerous rebar sticking out — ouch if anyone falls…

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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…

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More Park Cities/Preston Hollow Crime, Now Behind the Pink Wall

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2012 /

I own a condo here at The Seville, and my daughter and son-in-law live here as well. Both these gracious condos are located on Averill Way, “Behind the Pink Wall”, an amazingly close-in and usually SAFE neighborhood in Preston Hollow, near Northwest Highway and Preston Road. Tonight my daughter gave me this report: “Just found…

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Dallas Real Estate News & Crime: Was Someone Shooting Up the Shelton? What is This, Park Cities or Beirut?

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2012 /

Scary thought, but Robert Wilonsky is reporting in the Dallas Morning News there’s been a bit o’ crime over at the Shelton. Yes, thee Shelton — that pricey high rise across from the Park Cities Hilton where they are still trying to sell condos for $1.3 million, don’t get me started. They have been selling…

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