Economy

Doug Newby is Marketing The Crespi Estate to High Rollers With Private Jets

By Candy Evans / August 1, 2013 /

See this ad? If you have already seen it, I want to be your friend because it is in a publication called Private Air Luxury Homes. And the only place you can find this magazine is in FBO’s… that’s Fixed Base Operations, or where people with private jets hang out. You know what they say:…

Dave Perry-Miller Closes $1 Billion in 2013, Carves Out Top Spot As Biggest Boutique Firm

By Joanna England / July 31, 2013 /

Congratulations to Dave Perry-Miller & Associates! Dallas’ biggest boutique real estate firm just closed $1 billion in sales to date in 2013, establishing itself as Dallas’ powerhouse for luxury and niche properties. “Thanks a billion to our outstanding clients and exceptional team of Associates who helped us reach this exciting milestone,” founder Dave Perry-Miller said…

What if We Could Return Homes, Like Clothes? Like Neimans Maybe Did With Patricia Walker?

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2013 /

Have you ever bought a home you wanted to return? I have. Two. Our first house was such a mess, but it was all we could afford. Three days after buying it I wished we hadn’t because refinishing hardwood floors was killing me. And much harder than I thought it would be. Yanking up carpet,…

Need Your Input: How Will Detroit's Bankruptcy Affect its Housing Market?

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2013 /

Jeeze Louise. $18.5 billion in debt. Will city workers, firemen and policemen, get their pensions? Does the garbage get picked up?  This is a great piece by Morgan Brennan over at FORBES on how other cities that have endured bankruptcy are seeing home prices start to stabilize and inch up. Of course, that is happening…

You Want Labels and Boundaries That Reflect Neighborhood Reality? Call a Realtor!

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2013 /

Last week, Dallas Morning News editorial writer Tod Robberson complained that the neighborhood boundaries used by North Texas Real Estate Information Systems are the “wackiest thing I’ve seen in a long time,” he wrote. He wished that NTREIS would get its act together and use “labels and boundaries that reflect reality, not fantasy.” He favors the neighborhood…