Real Estate Market News

Who Bought Troy Aikman’s Lot: Brian and Barbara Pratt

By Candy Evans / June 6, 2012 /

Remember when I told you that Troy Aikman sold off the Potashnik lot next to his home over there on Highland Drive? The one listed for $11,500,000 for only 109 days? I heard that he sold it to the Pratts: Brian and Barbara Pratt. Word on the street was they paid just about tax value ($5,493,000) and…

Bluegreen Communities Go South, and East and West to SouthStar, Mehrdad Moayedi

By Candy Evans / June 4, 2012 /

Here’s more proof of how well home builders are doing in some parts of the country, namely, of course, Texas: a Coral Gables residential developer recently bought up a super successful builder of residential communities, many in Texas. In early May, SouthStar Communities paid $29 million big ones to buy Bluegreen Communities, which has created…

Thursday Three Hundred: Pallos Verdas North West Dallas Home is a Diamond in the Rough at $350K

By Candy Evans / June 1, 2012 /

First of all, I know what you are going to say: lousy picture of the front of 3765 Pallos Verdas Drive. I agree, but honestly, what are you going to do, what in the world do you do when the home has all those gorgeous low-hanging trees swooping down in front? They shade the house.…

Memorial Day House Candy to Last All Week: 4001 Turtle Creek, The Blue-Roofed Show Stopper, Goes on the Market

By Candy Evans / May 30, 2012 /

You know this home, you’ve probably almost crashed your S65 into the Porsch at the corner of Turtle Creek and Avondale as you ooohhed and aaahhed over 4001 Turtle Creek. That is the shockingly white, exquisitely redone 1920’s Mediterranean beauty with the blue-tiled roof. And yep, it’s on the market! But NOT in MLS. Just…

Why Stage a House? Because it Gets Them Sold (Quickly!)

By Joanna England / May 29, 2012 /

We had a Tuesday Two Hundred last week that was super cute and move-in ready. The Lakeland Hills midcentury-modern home at 8829 Hackney was priced right and perfectly staged by Karen Eubank.

Now, a lot of the mid-mods that hit the market as of late have sold at a crazy-fast pace. But this one was only on the market for TWO WHOLE DAYS before getting snatched up, says listing agent Kerry Paradise Slaughter. And get this, there were multiple offers!