Economy

Being Nice: SouthStar Communities’ Gives Operation FINALLY HOME a Whole LOT of Dirt

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2013 /

SouthStar Communities is a residential real estate development company with a very soft spot for veterans. Just in time for July 4, SouthStar is partnering with Operation FINALLY HOME, the Dallas Builders Association and the NFL Former Players Association, to build a custom home in The Sanctuary at Lake Ridge, a beautiful gated, neighborhood in Grand Prairie, Texas often…

Being Nice: SouthStar Communities' Gives Operation FINALLY HOME a Whole LOT of Dirt

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2013 /

SouthStar Communities is a residential real estate development company with a very soft spot for veterans. Just in time for July 4, SouthStar is partnering with Operation FINALLY HOME, the Dallas Builders Association and the NFL Former Players Association, to build a custom home in The Sanctuary at Lake Ridge, a beautiful gated, neighborhood in Grand Prairie, Texas often…

What’s New In Luxury Home Marketing? Take Tips From a Bride

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2013 /

Kind of like a bride, something old and something new. A panel of real estate heavy hitters, from tip-top Dallas area agents (Mike Brodie, Jennifer Miller, Jan Richey) to Briggs-Freeman Sotheby’s chieftain Robbie Briggs took part in a luxury real estate marketing panel discussion today led by Laurie Moore-Moore, of the Institute for Luxury Home…

What's New In Luxury Home Marketing? Take Tips From a Bride

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2013 /

Kind of like a bride, something old and something new. A panel of real estate heavy hitters, from tip-top Dallas area agents (Mike Brodie, Jennifer Miller, Jan Richey) to Briggs-Freeman Sotheby’s chieftain Robbie Briggs took part in a luxury real estate marketing panel discussion today led by Laurie Moore-Moore, of the Institute for Luxury Home…

Making it Rain? Not so Fast! Banks Ease Lending Requirements, But New Mortgage Rules Will Manage Some Risk

By Joanna England / June 25, 2013 /

Interesting story in the Los Angeles Times. According to their business desk, banks are easing lending restrictions and lending more freely, using “creative financing,” which could bring more risk to the market. The story, which talks about “piggyback financing” and other risky mortgage loans, says that with higher prices comes more risk in housing finance.…