Real Estate Market News

Would You Buy a House With a Four-Car Garage? Coldwell Banker Poll Shows Most Home Buyers Prefer Three or Two Covered Spaces

By Joanna England / July 8, 2013 /

When my inlaws built their custom home, they chose a three-car garage so that they could park both of their cars indoors and have an extra area for my father-in-law’s wood shop. His new HOA didn’t allow sheds and out-buildings, so if he wanted to have a place for power tools a la Tim Taylor,…

Weird Dallas Real Estate and Texas Rangers Story: Could This Agent be in Stranger Danger?

By Candy Evans / July 5, 2013 /

It’s not like you have to do a background check on every single client who contacts you when you are a Realtor. But then again yes, maybe you do! When you have agents’ faces plastered all over glossy mags and billboards, they are noticeable but maybe to the wrong people. Kristin Sims with Carolyn Shamis…

Let's Go To Cedar Creek Lake for the Fourth!

By Candy Evans / July 4, 2013 /

If you left at eight, you’d be in the water by now and still wallowing in luxury. Less than an hour drive from Dallas on the shores of Cedar Creek Lake, the third largest body of water in Texas, 429 Sun Valley comes with a double lot totaling approximately 3.07 acres in the 505 Cedar…

You Want Fireworks? Head to Downtown Fort Worth Where the Omni Residences Sales Are Sizzling

By Candy Evans / July 4, 2013 /

The Fourth of July came early to downtown Fort Worth. June 1 The Dream Vision Co. put on what may be one of the biggest fireworks shows of the century near the convention center, shooting from the heart of the Fort Worth Water Gardens. We were at The Omni Residences and had spectacular front row seats.…

A New Place to Find Vacation Home Deals: Dallas-Based Heritage Auctions Now Auctioning Homes as Well as Collectibles, Art

By Candy Evans / July 3, 2013 /

Fasten your seatbelts, get your reserve ready! I have told you all about real estate auctions, and I predicted we would be seeing a whole lot more. Real estate auctions are a great way, in fact, maybe the only way, to unload big, kinda albatross-y homes, as well as your standard multi-million dollar fare. Best example, of course,…