Home Selling Tips

More Competition, Higher Prices Mean Fewer First-Time Homebuyers Finding Way Into Dallas Market

By Joanna England / January 30, 2014 /

First-time homebuyers are finding it harder and harder to get into their dream home.

The National Association of Realtors said that first-time homebuyers make up only 28 percent of the national housing market in a Jan. 28 new story, the lowest number since the organization started measuring the demographic in 2008. According to the NAR, first-time homebuyers typically make up about 40 percent of the market, but several factors are keeping them from purchasing a home, including higher competition for lower priced properties, which are being swept up by investors at increasingly high rates.

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Ebby Halliday Companies Re-Launches Ebby Blog With New Design, Same Great Taste

By Joanna England / January 27, 2014 /

We love the Ebby Halliday Companies blog, mostly for the great listings and the “Of The Day” features that come from the biggest pool of amazing Realtors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Needless to say we were thrilled when they unveiled the new design to the Ebby Blog. “The just-released, redesigned Ebby Blog isn’t just…

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Friday Four Hundred: Looks Can be Deceiving, Especially With This Inwood North Traditional

By Joanna England / January 24, 2014 /

Talk about unexpected! From the outside, I’d think 4910 Harvest Hill Road to be sedate and traditional, with some cream and blue upholstery, understated draperies, and maybe a kitchen with some white cabinets and a rather plain countertop. But I totally wasn’t expecting this! Check out the sleek, modern interior of this Inwood North Estates home!…

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How Do I Get Ready For a Real Estate Photographer? Lance Selgo Has a Few Suggestions if You're Game

By Joanna England / January 21, 2014 /

Lance Selgo of Unique Exposure Photography is a member of RESA, so as a real estate photographer he has a pretty interesting perspective about how sellers should get their homes ready for his visit. As part of that, Selgo launched a new website that outlines the “do’s” and “don’ts” of preparing a home for listing…

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How Do I Get Ready For a Real Estate Photographer? Lance Selgo Has a Few Suggestions if You’re Game

By Joanna England / January 21, 2014 /

Lance Selgo of Unique Exposure Photography is a member of RESA, so as a real estate photographer he has a pretty interesting perspective about how sellers should get their homes ready for his visit. As part of that, Selgo launched a new website that outlines the “do’s” and “don’ts” of preparing a home for listing…

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