Real Estate Market News

Aggie Real Estate Network Hosts Annual Conference July 25-28 in Southlake

By Joanna England / July 15, 2013 /

It’s going to be a veritable sea of maroon and white in Southlake later this month as the Aggie Real Estate Network invades Hilton on Southlake Town Square for the group’s annual conference. The four-day event features loads of speakers covering economics, finance, investment, construction, and tons more. The conference is put together by the…

Early Registration Deadline For Real Estate Center's Ad Valorem Seminar is Aug. 7

By Joanna England / July 11, 2013 /

Clients expect agents to know everything about the process of buying and selling a home, but with the constant regulatory changes and market adjustments … well, it’s best to stay abreast of everything, right? That’s where the fantastic seminars put on by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University come in. The center will…

Help This Poor Reader Find a Neighborhood: Where's the Best Place to Park Two (Maybe Three) Kids and a Husband?

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2013 /

A Reader Writes: Here is a picture of the fam in front of our townhome. We are still all over the place in terms of where to live and find the perfect neighborhood. When I wrote you last, it was Lake Highlands. A week before that, it was UP. Today, it’s Lakewood. As you can…

Waco Couple Behind Magnolia Homes Scores 12-Episode HGTV Deal

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

These must be exciting times for Chip and Joanna Gaines, the husband and wife team behind Magnolia Homes. These two have carved out a niche for themselves renovating and restoring historic properties into absolutely legit luxury homes.

After a successful pilot, the two have inked a 12-episode deal with HGTV to produce a series dubbed “Fixer Upper” in which the pair will take dilapidated and neglected structures from gross to glam in their signature style.

Tennis And Real Estate Are in Alex Perry's Blood, Says The Young Gun At Allie Beth Allman

By Joanna England / July 10, 2013 /

We are just absolutely in love with Alex Perry, y’all. I mean, how could we not be?! From his never-give-up attitude he inherited from his father and his grandfather, tennis great Fred Perry, to his winning smile and meteoric rise at Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Perry has earned his stripes as a senior VP in one of the regions leading brokerages. He may be young, but we wouldn’t dare confuse his age with inexperience.
Perry took a few moments to answer a few fun questions for us, and we were just laid out by his thoughtful answers! Read on to find out more about this amazing Dallas agent and why he gives every client the Michelin star treatment!