Investment Properties

Scientology House Burning, Continued

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2013 /

  Joanna says the house has been vacant for years. This is probably one of the biggest house fires in the area in awhile — the home was just under 10,000 square feet if I recall…

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Dallas Real Estate News: Local Market Monitor Report Projects Growth in Home Prices, Rents as RedFin Analysis Says Market is Transitioning to Benefit Buyers

By Joanna England / October 3, 2013 /

Rarely do you see both home prices and rents grow in the same market where, as we reported earlier this week, net migration is in the red. And yet that’s what Local Market Monitor is projecting for Dallas-Irving-Plano area over the next 12 months.

That’s partially due to unemployment rates dropping and a strong financial and service job market in the Dallas area. Local Market Monitor projections show 9 percent growth in housing prices over the next 12 months and 12 percent growth over the next three years. And demand for housing, both buying and renting, will grow thanks to overall population growth that is outpacing the national average.

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Meet Our Expert On Recreational Real Estate & Preservation: Dallas Addison

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2013 /

Ola — wanted to introduce you to one of our shining new expert contributors on SecondShelters.com…  As a quick intro, my name is Dallas Addison, and my passion is real estate.  I’m trained as a lawyer and have helped many clients throughout the country buy, sell, develop and manage all types of  real estate over the…

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Beat Scammers At Their Game: Colin Lardner Offers Tips to Fight Rental Fraud

By Joanna England / September 3, 2013 /

As more homes hit the market, more rental scams hit CraigsList and other free classified sites, asking for deposits and fees before a potential tenant has seen a contract, or the property for that matter. Scammers are finding plenty of material on home searching sites that they then hijack for their own purposes, which makes…

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It's My Mansion: Looking For a Quick Sale, Adorable Home in Casa View Haven is Priced Super Competitively

By Joanna England / July 11, 2013 /

Full disclosure: The owner of this home is a neighbor of mine who is selling so she can follow her dream all the way to Savannah, Ga. I am terribly sad that she’s leaving our little neighborhood, which, by the way, was recently named one of the best places to live for the younger set…

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