Real Estate Market News

Monday Morning Millionaire: Landmark Lakewood Home of the Late Stanley Marcus Listed for $5.4 Million

By Candy Evans / July 29, 2013 /

You have heard of this home, it’s a landmark Dallas estate fresh from an architecturally sensitive, three-year long renovation. The address is 10 Nonesuch Road. There are 10,000 square feet which now includes four living areas, three bedrooms, four full and two half baths, totally new kitchen, laundry room and bathroom updates, library, study, office, sauna and a cat-walk to a new two bedroom, two bath guest home of 1200 square feet that sits above the three car garage. The home has just been listed with Nancy Johnson of Dave Perry-Miller. It includes the original pool and a creek that surrounds the estate.

Coming Up on Monday Morning Millionaire: One of the Most Beautiful Significant, Historic Dallas Homes Ever Hits the Market…

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2013 /

Here’s a few hints: Lakewood, a world-famous architect almost designed it, movie stars slept here, SHOPPING! Only two owners… $5.4 million… see you Monday!

What if We Could Return Homes, Like Clothes? Like Neimans Maybe Did With Patricia Walker?

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2013 /

Have you ever bought a home you wanted to return? I have. Two. Our first house was such a mess, but it was all we could afford. Three days after buying it I wished we hadn’t because refinishing hardwood floors was killing me. And much harder than I thought it would be. Yanking up carpet,…

Under New Law, HOAs Can't Keep Residents From Installing Xeriscaping

By Joanna England / July 25, 2013 /

Good news for homeowners fed up with maintaining lawns and the high water bills that come with it. If you live in an HOA and couldn’t install a water-friendly landscape because of restrictive covenants, now you can. According to a new law passed by the Texas Legislature, HOAs can no longer forbid homeowners from installing…

Need Your Input: How Will Detroit's Bankruptcy Affect its Housing Market?

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2013 /

Jeeze Louise. $18.5 billion in debt. Will city workers, firemen and policemen, get their pensions? Does the garbage get picked up?  This is a great piece by Morgan Brennan over at FORBES on how other cities that have endured bankruptcy are seeing home prices start to stabilize and inch up. Of course, that is happening…