Emerging Real Estate Markets

A Closer Look at Jack Matthew’s High Rise Portfolio — and How His Buildings Are Like Lululemon for the Environment (and Any Ski Deals at Calgary?)

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2013 /

As I backtracked research on Jack Matthews yesterday,  I discovered something really cool: Matthews’ building in Calgary, The Bow. Like Lululemon work-out gear, it is like perfectly made to fit the Canadian environment. I glanced at the Matthews Southwest site quickly over the weekend, yes, but when I dug deeper I found so much cool stuff…

This Flu Season is Nasty: Should You Cancel a Showing if You Are Sick?

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2013 /

Not only is the flu kicking our butts earlier this year, likely because we’ve had straight cold temps now since Christmas Day, but it’s straining the local pharmacy’s supply of  flu drugs, my husband (a physician) tells me. On Monday I heard that virtually every pharmacy in town was wiped out of Tamiflu. We all…

Dallas Real Estate in 2013: Candy's Crystal Ball Says No Bubble Trouble, Just Look Under the Seat Cushions for Inventory

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2013 /

We will be hearing a lot more in 2013 from the good folks at Houston-based Metrostudy. MetroStudy was just acquired by Hanley Wood, a media company that produces, among other things, Builder Magazine along with media, information and marketing services for the real estate, construction and design industries.

Dallas Real Estate in 2013: Candy’s Crystal Ball Says No Bubble Trouble, Just Look Under the Seat Cushions for Inventory

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2013 /

We will be hearing a lot more in 2013 from the good folks at Houston-based Metrostudy. MetroStudy was just acquired by Hanley Wood, a media company that produces, among other things, Builder Magazine along with media, information and marketing services for the real estate, construction and design industries.

Dallas Real Estate 2012, The Year & Star Agents in Review: Guess Who Will Be The Stars of 2013?

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2013 /

My official 2012 real estate wrap is up on CultureMap.com, whose Dallas debut is definitely one of the best things that happened to our city in 2012. Talk about changing the face of Dallas media! (We need it!) I spent New Year’s Eve and most of last week musing over the biggest and best Dallas real estate deals and agents of the year — and really, truly, I have to say it all started with the April auction sale of Champs D’Or, which made awesome broker agent Clay Stapp a mighty happy man as he brought the buyer. I expect more great things from Clay Stapp & Associates in the coming year.