Economy

Growing, Growing, Gone: Dallas Market is Fully Recovered From Recession, But NAR Report Shows Pending Sales Are Dropping

By Joanna England / November 5, 2013 /

It’s official: According to the latest numbers from CoreLogic, the Dallas-area real estate market is fully recovered from the recession and housing bubble. Dallas real estate prices are up 9.7 percent according to the CoreLogic HPI report. Nationally, prices are up 12 percent year-over-year, too, the report showed, showing that regions across the U.S. are…

6909 Tokalon Drive Is Your Rainy Day Antidote: Extreme Southern Charm on a Most Beautiful Street in Dallas

By Candy Evans / November 5, 2013 /

You give me a list of the top streets to live on in Dallas and Tokalon is right there, maybe at the top. I love Beverly Drive and Overhill and would kill (not really) to live on Lexington. I lived on Park Lane and love it, particularly where it winds down to Sunnybrook and then…

Under Contract: Chuck Norris Doesn't Negotiate. He Waits. With a Machete Behind His Back

By Candy Evans / November 5, 2013 /

Sorry, I have been reading too many Chuck Norris jokes on this rainy day. There is no Theory of Evolution. Just a list of who Chuck Norris decides will live. Chuck Norris can light a fire by rubbing two ice cubes together. Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares at them until he gets the…

Texas Real Estate News: Home Sales Hit Historic Highs With Demand, Prices Remaining Lofty and Inventory Low

By Joanna England / November 1, 2013 /

“In the fall, Texas Realtors usually start to catch their breath as the summer selling season draws to a close, but not this year,” said Shad Bogany, chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors. “Demand for Texas homes remains strong, keeping buyers and sellers in the market, and Texas Realtors, busy.” We couldn’t have said…

If Lakewood Schools Splinter From DISD, How Will That Affect Property Values?

By Joanna England / November 1, 2013 /

Thanks to a Facebook page started by former State Rep. Allen Vaught, meetings with Dallas ISD trustee Mike Morath, and a growing groundswell of support, talk is picking up about Woodrow Wilson High School and it’s feeder campuses splintering from Dallas ISD to form their own school district. It’s an interesting idea, one that would either…