Real Estate Market News

Renting in Reno: Georgia Fisher is Deserting Dallas For The Desert, But Nevada's Market Proves a Challenge

By Joanna England / July 2, 2013 /

Editor’s Note: Meet Georgia Fisher. She’s a talented writer, and we are just pleased as punch to have her on the CandysDirt.com team. A seasoned journalist and feature writer, Georgia is pulling up stakes and moving from Dallas to Reno, Nevada. Here’s the very first installment “Renting in Reno.” Enjoy!

Don Carter Sells 8,100 Square Foot University Park Mansion. Putting Green, No BBall Court

By Candy Evans / July 2, 2013 /

Comes word that Don Carter has sold his stately Georgian mansion at 4000 University Boulevard. I’m sure you’ve seen this house — stunning. All stone  on a huge UP lot of 100 by 200 on a corner to boot with huge lap pool and putting green! There are six living areas, a bar room, wine…

Real Estate Center at Texas A&M Releases Report Extolling Texas' Bustling Economy, Says Dallas Area Ranks 6th in Job Growth

By Joanna England / July 1, 2013 /

If you want to know why growth in Texas real estate markets is outpacing other states, look no further than our great state’s unemployment rate. Like a mushroom that sprouts overnight, Texas’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 6.5 percent — an entire percentage point lower than the national average, according to the Real Estate Center…

Local Market Monitor Maintains Optimistic Forecast Dallas-Irving-Plano Area, But Will Changing Interest Rates Slow Market's Growth?

By Joanna England / July 1, 2013 /

Interesting times for the Dallas real estate market as several neighborhoods are seeing homes sell fast for thousands more than they would have just 18 months ago. But with the Federal Reserve toying with interest rate changes, will next month’s forecast be far less optimistic than the June breakdown from Local Market Monitor? “Low Risk”…

Monday Morning Millionaire: This Beautiful Historical Dallas Estate is Super Fabulous, So Fabulous I Cannot Even Tell You Who Owns It

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2013 /

Stunning main abode, cabana, quarters, putting greens, tennis court, pool, private stone-lined waterway and even an original storm shelter. Whose home is it? Oh how my lips are sealed! When someone asks me not to reveal information they give me, keep a secret, I DO.  And so I am torn, dear readers, simply torn because…