Economy

SOS: Traditional Dallas Foyer R.I.P. What’s In, What’s Out in Home Building

By Candy Evans / May 30, 2013 /

We were celebrating the jam-packed grand opening of Dallas builder extraordinaire (and to the Stars, literally) Mark Danuser of Tatum Brown Custom Homes last Thursday evening.  Mark is truly one of the best builders not just in Dallas, but the southwest. Of course he is a CandysDirt approved builder, a very selective and exclusive club.…

Update: Kings Gate Mansion in Plano SELLS at Concierge Auctions, Highest Sales Price in Plano in One Year!

By Candy Evans / May 30, 2013 /

UPDATE: Holy Macaroni. I got into MLS and found that while 6508 Old Gate had been listed for as much as $6.5, the last listing price was just $3,499,999. And it sold at auction for… well, is pending for… $3.4 even Stephen. Not too shabby Concierge Auctions. I am duly impressed! Remember when we told…

Thursday Three Hundred: Fully Remodeled Lake Highlands Contemporary Has Room For The Pool of Your Dreams

By Joanna England / May 30, 2013 /

  A lot of the homes with pools in Lake Highlands are just basically concrete holes in the ground. I look at them and I think, “Gosh, if that were my house, I would have done that pool much differently!” If you dream of living in Lake Highlands but want a custom pool (one designed…

Four More Days to Protest Property Taxes: Who Pays the Least, Who Pays the Most in North Texas?

By Candy Evans / May 28, 2013 /

You have a few more days to protest your property taxes, then it’s all over for another year. While he sifts through the late-comers who decide they need a pro to help them lower property values before the May 31 deadline, I asked Rob Wheelock to give us the low down on  property tax rates…

Dallas Real Estate News: Case-Schiller Composite Shows Dallas Home Prices Continue To Climb, But Economic Recovery is Slow

By Joanna England / May 28, 2013 /

Don’t get me wrong, I am thrilled to see Case-Schiller reporting double-digit annual growth across all composites in their latest report. The 10- and 20-city composites showed gains of 10.3 and 10.9 percent through the year ending in March 2013. For the Dallas area Home Price Level Index, the year-over-year growth according to Case-Schiller’s indicies…