Neighborhoods

Guess Who’s Buying Up Vacation Homes Like There’s No Tomorrow? The Rich!

By Candy Evans / June 16, 2012 /

Those of us in real estate know that when the housing market plummets,  vacation places plummet the most. Second homes are most often discretionary purchases you wait on until you feel flush with cash. Well, get ready. Realtors say second-home buyers are returning to the store,  shopping from Cape Cod to Lake Tahoe. As I…

Inventory May Be Tight, But Please Don’t Go Knocking on Doors To Find Your Dream Home

By Candy Evans / May 1, 2012 /

Is our real estate market getting nuts again?  ReMax Agent Tom Branch tells me he just posted this on his blog, and it happened in Preston Hollow: “I received a call this evening from one of my sellers. A potential buyer had showed up at her home, rang the doorbell, and asked to see the…

What Are The Most Unfaithful Neighborhoods in Dallas? (You Know What I’m Talking About… Where the Spouse is a Louse)

By Candy Evans / April 26, 2012 /

Comes word from The New York Post that the richest neighborhoods in New York are the ones where the most cheating goes on, apparently. The New York Post called in Noel Biderman, he the CEO of the site AshleyMadison.com… if you don’t know what that is, you’ve lived in the Bible Belt too long! (It’s a…

Snakes and Speed: Two Neighborhoods in Dallas You May Want to Avoid: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2012 /

If you have an aversion to slithery creatures, might not want to move over to Harry Moss Park off Arborside Drive and Royal Lane in Lake Highlands. Homeowners there have lost dogs to nasty snake bites from Copperheads. Some are even afraid to let dogs romp in the park. In fact, there are now signs at the park…

Is Denton County Becoming a Safe House for House Squatters?

By Candy Evans / February 22, 2012 /

This photo is so dark, but hopefully you can see all the stuff loaded in the front yard of 2013 Annabel Lane in Flower Mound  last night when the movers yanked everything out of the home after the new owner, who bought the home out of bankruptcy, hired a mover to clear it. The family…