Economy

Now That He’s Running For President, Let’s Take a Look at Rick Perry’s Real Estate Deals in the Texas Version of Pebble Beach

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2011 /

I was in Pebble Beach last week, and everyone in California kept asking me about Rick Perry. He is the California Republicans’ hero because of our strong Texas economy. In fact today, I think he’s leading in the polls. While in Cali, I recalled a story I wrote last summer about Perry’s real estate deals,…

What Does This S&P Downgrade and Stuff Mean for the Dallas Real Estate Market? Another Nail in the RE Recovery Coffin?

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2011 /

 Another nail in the coffin of the struggling real estate recovery? That’s Jonathan Miller and me in San Francisco at Real Estate Connect. I am glad we are friends because Jonathan is about the most quoted real estate consultant and expert these days, and one of the most knowledgeable appraisers I know. (I’ve given up on…

Oh Steve, Start Managing Your Headlines, Please. We Are Talking .3 % For Cripes Sake!

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2011 /

Like I’m serious. This is ridiculous. The real estate headline in yesterday’s Dallas Morning News says: “Dallas-area home prices projected to inch lower in coming months” Inch? Creep? Lean? “Dallas-area home prices were down almost 5 percent from a year ago in the latest Case-Shiller Index data for May.” Yes, Case-Shiller. Old data and doesn’t…

Is The U.S. Economy So Bad We Need To Open Foreign Bank Accounts?

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2011 /

Mark Dotzour of Texas A&M’s Real Estate Center is one of my most trusted real estate resources. Where he goes, I  follow. So I guess I need to head to Canada and open up a bank account. Dotzour told a group of Austin Realtors that the U.S. is in serious economic trouble that is so…

Oh How We Love The F-Word: Introducing CD’s New Foreclosure Expert

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

Meet Logan Waller. Whenever I want to know something about foreclosures in Dallas, he’s my Ghostbuster on speed dial. Let’s face it: everyone loves a foreclosure. I swear I hear the word and my heart beats faster. Logan will be giving foreclosure updates regularly now on CandysDirt.com. Here’s his overview of the foreclosure market in Big D…

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