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Monday Morning Millionaire: Unkefer House on Beverly, Formerly Owned by Angie Barrett, Has Coffee Bar With Sink and Fridge IN THE MASTER CLOSET!

By Candy Evans / September 9, 2013 /

I call this a Dallas Blueblood house! I loved this home when Angie owned it, and I love it even more now that it’s back on the market. Ronald Unkefer, he of First Broadcasting fame, and his beautiful wife Terry Lee, bought 3301 Beverly from Angie Barrett in November, 2008 after selling a larger, and…

Witness to History: Dallas Media Elite Gather at Bent Tree Home of Milli Brown to Honor Hugh Aynesworth

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2013 /

Hugh Aynesworth is the only person to have witnessed the assassination of the president, the arrest of the assassin, and the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby. Now, 50 years later —ye gads, it IS 50 years — he recounts the events that have passed into memory and controversy, and sets the record…

If Realtors Learn One Thing From Xplode Dallas, It's That They Can't Afford To Ignore The Internet

By Joanna England / September 6, 2013 /

There are dozens of agents in Dallas that have been in this business for decades, relying on word-of-mouth and referrals to bring in clients and new revenue, completely ignoring the free resources that the Internet provides.

But according to Exit Realty agent and media strategist Jeff Lobb, they can’t afford to ignore it anymore.

I am sure that most of the agents in the audience at Xplode Dallas today are wondering when exactly will they have the time to implement all of these strategies that Lobb, Jim Marks, Steve Pacinelli, and Matt Fagioli are sharing. For the guys putting on the conference, they are driving the point home to the packed-in crowd at the Marriott City Center that you can’t afford not to.

Don't Worry, Be Happy Because If You Live in Dallas, You ARE Happier Than Anyone Else

By Candy Evans / September 5, 2013 /

Are you generally happy? Living in Dallas? I’m sure we all stop to think, what if I lived somewhere else? Like New York City, where we came very close to living years ago, or Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I nixed my beloved native Chicago because it’s too dang cold from December to March or April. San…

Are First Time Home Buyers Are in a Better Place Today Than Their Moms and Dads Were?

By Candy Evans / September 4, 2013 /

Bryan Sherman is the Senior Vice President and Regional Sales Executive at Bank of America in Dallas. And, for a banker, he’s a pretty funny guy. When I asked him exactly WHAT he does at BofA — I love to give anyone from the Big Three a hard time, because frankly, I prefer smaller local…