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My Fave Home in the World: We’ve Got a Real Estate Deal For You That Will Make the Easter Bunny Jump Through, Well, Glass Walls!

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2013 /

Update, 10:23 pm: Am told this house must be sold within the next 30 days! Happy Easter Monday and I hope you all had a beautiful Easter Sunday! My leak is fixed, Jo is enjoying her family, and I am bringing you an Easter treat that will make your heart beat faster. From Robbie Briggs…

Cindy O'Gorman Shows Off Tony Soprano-style Homes On CNBC.COM, Says Plano is 20 Minutes from DFW?

By Candy Evans / March 25, 2013 /

Is it faster to get to DFW now from Plano over Dallas? Last Thursday Ebby Halliday agent extraordinaire Cindy O’Gorman was in the national spotlight on  CNBC talking about our uber hot real estate market, focusing on Plano, though the spot was teased “we are going to go to Dallas.” Cindy is a mega producing…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Hillcrest Park Traditional is Two Houses in One

By Joanna England / March 25, 2013 /

So, I had a plumbing disaster at my White Rock Lake-area postwar traditional, so I’m reporting from our Forney bureau today as a means of escape from a horde of noisy dryer fans and dehumidifiers. While the three of us (me, my husband, and my 20-month-old son) are far from cramped at the in-laws’ house,…

Hot Flashes or Flash Sales: Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate is Flying off the Shelves, Most Affordable in the Land

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2013 /

Quick draw McGraw! Seattle-based Redfin tells us Dallas has one of the quickest real estate markets in the country. That is, homes go on the market, and days, hours, sometimes even minutes later, they sell! Redfin calls it “real estate flash sales”, homes that go under contact within only hours of listing. Dallas ranks No.…

Thursday Three Hundred: Cute Caruth Terrace Ranch, But Owner/Remodeler Needs a Dose of Food Reality

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2013 /

So my daughter and son-in-law are looking for a new home in Dallas. Oh yes, you will be hearing more about this, maybe even from her! I have been enlisted to check out a few properties and as you can imagine, jump to the task. One of the cute ones I rather fell in love with was 6270 Saratoga in Caruth Terrace. $365,000. This little angel just took me back to our very first home at 3550 Ainsworth. In fact, I would swear the homes were built by the same builder.