Real Estate Market News

Are First Time Home Buyers Are in a Better Place Today Than Their Moms and Dads Were?

By Candy Evans / September 4, 2013 /

Bryan Sherman is the Senior Vice President and Regional Sales Executive at Bank of America in Dallas. And, for a banker, he’s a pretty funny guy. When I asked him exactly WHAT he does at BofA — I love to give anyone from the Big Three a hard time, because frankly, I prefer smaller local…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Live IN the Prestigious Stanley Marcus Lakewood Subdivision, Marcus Estate as Neighbor, at 6 Nonesuch Road

By Candy Evans / September 4, 2013 /

You may have heard a lot about Nonesuch Road in Lakewood these past few weeks, ever since the current owners of the fabled Stanley Marcus house, Mark and Patty Lovvorn, put their estate on the market… for sale yes, but not in MLS. You may recall how we told you that Stanley and Billie Marcus wanted…

Renting in Reno: Even the Desert Calls Dallas to Mind As Georgia Fisher Cozies Up With Her New Neighbors

By Georgia Fisher / September 4, 2013 /

  After cleaning out their Uptown apartment, Georgia and her fiancee, Matt, were left with the essentials — an umbrella, a sombrero, an iron dinosaur, and a tub of Crisco. Two out of two Realtors I’ve met randomly here in Reno have second jobs: one at a rental-car agency, and the other at a nursery.…

Real Estate Cat Fight in Des Moines, Iowa: Why Real Estate Brokerages Guard Turf Like Fort Knox

By Candy Evans / September 4, 2013 /

This is a story a bit out of our region, up in Des Moines, Iowa, in fact, but it is very interesting as it shows how hard real estate brokerages battle for turf even in corn country. What does that mean for consumers? It means that brokers will spend just about any amount of money…

Media Day at the Stanley Marcus House: Orange Formica (Yes!) Was in That Kitchen Before It Was Remodeled

By Candy Evans / September 3, 2013 /

I spent the morning last Wednesday with Mark and Patty Lovvorn at their home, the Stanley Marcus estate, with Channel 11 shooting a long segment there for their ten o’ clock news this week. Mark had some insights on negotiating with Mr. Marcus — he was tough! He and agent Nancy Johnson also described the…