Emerging Real Estate Markets

Monday Morning Millionaire: Buy Former Dallas Cowboy Bob Breunig's Lake Highlands Home and Maybe You, Too, Will Be Father of the Year

By Candy Evans / August 26, 2013 /

Today we are heading over to Oak Highland Estates in Lake Highlands, where some of the best values in Dallas real estate are to be found — obviously former Dallas Cowboy Bob Breunig knew it, that’s why he lived here for umpteen years! Breuning, you may recall,  started 117 straight games, retired after the 1984 Cowboy’s…

To Rent or To Buy: Trulia's Map Tells Us We Should Rent in NYC, Buy in Dallas

By Joanna England / August 22, 2013 /

What a cool feature! I love that Trulia is coming up with cool ways to make their cache of data more accessible. If you’re a buyer and want to know if it’s more prudent to rent or to buy a home in your city, check out this cool color-coded heat map. My favorite feature is…

Holy Schmoly More Than Half of All U.S. Homes Sold Last Year Financed by Cash — Goldman Sachs

By Candy Evans / August 22, 2013 /

This caught my eye in the Wall Street Journal last week: “more than half of all homes sold last year and so far in 2013 have been financed without a mortgage, according to an analysis by economists at Goldman Sachs Group.” According to the analysts, 20% of all homes sold before the housing crash were…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Pull Up a Chair and Some Vino for This Rockbrook Palace Four Years in the Making

By Candy Evans / August 21, 2013 /

Dang , my heart is still palpitating from touring 9800 Rockbrook yesterday. You are in for a rare treat today thanks to our good friends at Inwood Mortgage. Look at this property, does it look like it’s in Dallas? No, this estate screams Santa Barbara or Montecito! Let me tell you one sure thing about…

Patio Homes by Darling Flying Off the Shelves at Newman Village in Frisco

By Candy Evans / August 21, 2013 /

Update: Many are asking about the price points of Darling’s Patio Homes — about $550,000 ish. There are so cute you could just snap them up! You recall hearing about Newman Village, a 256 acre former Frisco farm turned into homes up at El Dorado Parkway and Legacy Drive. This is the fabulous gated community…