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Back to School! Five Homework Stations That Will Inspire Your Student

By Joanna England / August 19, 2013 /

Be prepared for the loud cheering that will come from every car departing carpool lanes on Aug. 26 as parents throughout North Texas celebrate the first day of school. No more hearing “I’m bored!” every five seconds! No more shuttling to camps! No more packing and unpacking trunks! And of course, think of all you’ll…

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Candy's Lease of the Week: Sitting Pretty in Plano, This Fantastic Family Home is For Rent

By Joanna England / July 17, 2013 /

You guys, if you’re looking for a place to settle with your young charges before the school year starts, your deadline is fast approaching. If you’ve been Googling, searching, pointing, and clicking and you still can’t decide, let me do the work for you. Over at LocalDwelling.com, these hard-working agents have found the balm for…

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Ticket Giveaway: You Could Win One of 10 Free Passes to The Plano New Home And Remodeling Show

By Joanna England / June 13, 2013 /

This is going to be a fabulous event, folks! In just 8 days, the Plano Centre will be Ground Zero for haute decor and even hotter designers. Besides checking out some amazing manufacturers and builders, you can meet HGTV’s own “Design Star” winner Jennifer Bertrand at the Plano New Home and Remodeling Show next weekend.

Sponsored by the Dallas Builders Association, this event will showcase innovations in construction and design, as well as some incredible vendors. If you don’t already have a ticket, you’re in luck! We’re giving away 10 FREE passes to the show! All you have to do to enter our random drawing is comment below! Want a free entry? Tweet about our contest using the hashtag #CandysDirt!

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Thank Goodness For Good Neighbors: Squatters Seized After Trying to Pilfer Posh Plano Pad

By Joanna England / June 7, 2013 /

Maybe we need to get over this whole “possession is 9/10ths of the law,” mentality, because some folks are taking it way too far.

In another case of a home on the market getting some unexpected tenants, Jack Brewer, 74, and his wife were arrested at the home of Jeff and Melissa Nunn after trying to assume ownership of the home, claiming it was abandoned and using a rule that hasn’t worked so well in the past.

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CoreLogic, Local Market Monitor Reports Both Post Measured Optimism For Dallas-area Markets

By Joanna England / June 6, 2013 /

Dallas is on its way to becoming a residential real estate boomtown, thanks to our growing job market and influx of corporate employers. Interestingly, both CoreLogic and Local Market Monitor show very positive, low-risk projections for our real estate market based on previous months’ performance. According to the CoreLogic report, Dallas-area home prices are up…

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