Economy

House Inspectors' Worst Nightmare: Moving a Dead Body to Get Attic Access in Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2013 /

You know they see it all — the nightmares we don’t see on those nicely staged internet photos like live electrical panels next to bathtubs, toilets with no legroom, rodent infestation, grounded plugs that are not really grounded, rotted wood, hot wires behind cardboard, gerry-rigged wiring and toilets/drains that flush into plastic swimming pools either…

House Inspectors’ Worst Nightmare: Moving a Dead Body to Get Attic Access in Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2013 /

You know they see it all — the nightmares we don’t see on those nicely staged internet photos like live electrical panels next to bathtubs, toilets with no legroom, rodent infestation, grounded plugs that are not really grounded, rotted wood, hot wires behind cardboard, gerry-rigged wiring and toilets/drains that flush into plastic swimming pools either…

Ebby Halliday, Grande Dame of Dallas Real Estate, Has a Really, Really Big Birthday Coming Up!

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2013 /

Happy Birthday, Ebby! Almost 500 members of the Ebby Halliday Companies gathered at Southfork Ranch on Tuesday, March 5, bright and early in the morning to celebrate Ebby’s 102nd birthday. The festive event included a pancake breakfast with all the fun fixins. Ms. Ebby had a wonderful time posing for photos with hundreds of friends…

What the Heck is Culture Gulch? Home to a Handful of Dallas Cultural Pioneers

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2013 /

“First we shape our buildings, then they shape us” -Winston Churchill. The first time I heard about “Culture Gulch” was from Dallas builder extraordinaire Cy Barcus, senior, who collects art by Dallas artist Jerry Bywaters.  Cy began collecting art 35 years ago when he bought a single painting by Dickson Reeder from a gallery in Fort…

Dallas Real Estate Market Mimics The Atlantic's City Report on DFW, But What Exactly is The "Creative Class" Anyway?

By Joanna England / March 5, 2013 /

  Here’s my question to all you sharp Realtors: Does this piece by The Atlantic Cities tell us anything we don’t already know? Through much of the piece, I was reading sentence after sentence and saying to myself “OK, and … ?” I was looking for a conclusion that was new and eye-opening, something enlightening.…