Real Estate Market News

Dusting Off Texas Real Estate History: Does the Name Billy Sol Estes Ring a Bell?

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2013 /

I recall hearing about this guy, apparently a notorious Texas swindler, when we first moved here in the ’80s. But I never really knew the whole story of how, from a “penniless background, Billy Sol Estes built up a $40 million West Texas empire of cotton, grain, real estate and fertilizers, and then lost it all…

Walkable Cities: Dallas Scores 30, While University Park Snags Most Walkable 'Hood Because Duh, There Are Sidewalks

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2013 /

I sigh not because I do not enjoy walking, but because all this “walkable” talk is so annoying in our climate right now. Oh, I know we have had a really mild summer — last week we would have sat outside in the evening had it not been for the mosquitoes and West Nile.. Really,…

Monday Morning Millionaire II: Giraffe-Jerky Noshing Hedge Fund Manager Puts Highland Park Palazzo Back on the Market

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2013 /

That would be the pad of big time game hunter and Highland Capital Fund Manager co-founder (who likes to have FUN) James Dondero. He once apparently told the Dallas Morning News, as D Magazine reported, that giraffe makes very tasty jerky.  Well looks like Mr. D is going to be doing some HOUSE HUNTING mighty…

Attention Candice Carlisle, Yoo Hoo Dallas Business Journal: This is No Longer Troy Aikman's Home

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2013 /

Don’t want to be mean or anything, and we are ever so flattered when you guys at the DBJ grab our stories (and our name) and churn them into your own… a little love link would be ever so nice and appropriate… but just thought we’d let you know since you cover real estate and…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Is Obamacare Forcing Trevor Fetter to Shed His Beverly Drive Mansion?

By Candy Evans / August 19, 2013 /

Update 7:38 p.m: Whoa Nelly. Obviously I am asleep at the wheel. Did a little google research and found that Tenet Healthcare, under Mr. Fetter’s reign, paid the United States $42.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the federal Medicare program, this in 2012. You know the drift:…