Real Estate Market News

Marisol Nichols Is Not the Only Gal In Town Who Gets to Play a Realtor: It’s Showtime for CandysDirt

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2012 /

Marisol Nichols plays Heather Cruz in GCB, a tough as nails (and single) Realtor who’s face is on every billbard in town. I thought she was great and loved her signs. So did the real Ebby Halliday, by the way, who I saw yesterday at a pre-birthday celebration. But you may not know I also…

Thursday Three Hundred: Super Updated Casa Linda Mid Century Is Twitcher Nirvana With Dark Room, Holiday Storage — $338,800

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2012 /

This new listing blows me away. Just came across my desk and I could not sit still. First of all, it is not you: there is hardly any inventory to sell across town until you get north. I’ll be covering that in a future post. This Lakewood/Casa Linda pup is at Buckner/Ferguson and has been…

This Kangeroo’s For You: Texas HOA Has a Heart (After All) in Spring, Texas

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2012 /

Well, we know Texas HOA’s are pretty strict, but this story might make you spring for joy. Down in Spring, Texas, near Houston, Nick and Jeni Dreis brought home a 6-month-old red kangaroo as a vocational training animal for their 16-year-old daughter Kala, who has Downs syndrome. Kala named the kangaroo Mike, who the Dreises were grooming to assist disabled persons in a future organic park and wildlife preserve near Conroe , according to ABC News reported.

Monday Morning Millionaire: This Swiss Avenue Manse Explains What They Mean by GCB: a Good Christian BUY!

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

You might as well call today GCB Day in Dallas. You know, Good Christian BUYS! First of all, 5647 Swiss has been lowered from $1.2 million to $999,000 or $180. per square foot which includes, they tell me, more than $300K of updates and upgrades. Of course, not sure if that is retail or wholesale but in any case, you are getting some major, major perks here. (Or, like Amanda said when she saw Carlene, that’s not just plastic surgery, that’s a tear down!)

What Will GCB Do to Dallas Real Estate on Swiss Avenue? “Dallas is the Most Cosmopolitan City in Texas”

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2012 /

Once upon a time every visitor who came to Dallas had to run to Southfork to snap a photo in front of JR Ewing’s house. Now, however, they are running over to 5439 Swiss Avenue, home of Carlene Cockburn (yes, that is really her name)  on the new ABC Series “GCB”, based on the book by…