Real Estate Market News

Rick Perry, Here’s a Debate Headliner For Ya: Texas Loves Real Estate and Sex !!!

By Candy Evans / September 7, 2011 /

Another one of those inane magazine surveys, but this one is a hoot and really ought to be one of Rick Perry’s talking points: according to Men’s Health magazine, three of four major Texas cities are in the top ten list of America’s most sex-happy cities. That is, these are the cities where people appear…

Smell Sells: How to Make Your Home The Most Aromatic Listing On The Market!

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2011 /

Guest blogger Michelle Bardwell knows more about aroma than anybody in the world! A brilliant clinical aromatherapist and friend for years, she is the one expert I turned to when I wanted to know what we could do about making your home smell as wonderful as it looks, when it is on the market. I…

The Man Who Paid $16 for a House: The Texas Squatter Story

By Candy Evans / August 31, 2011 /

Leslie Minora over at The Dallas Observer has done what I wanted to do — written a great, in-depth story about Ken Robinson, the Flower Mound Squatter who filed an affadavit, paid $16 and then proceeded to squat in a $350,000 Flower Mound McMansion. It’s the Dallas real estate, no wait, the Texas real estate,…

“I Just Gave My Bank a Free Loan and Paid for the Priviledge of Doing It:” Equity Accelerator BS

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2011 /

Susan Knape of Dallas, Texas thought she was doing something smart: paying AHEAD on her mortgage. In fact, if you open your mortgage statement each month, I will bet you the paperwork is right there in the envelope popping out. I’m talking about the equity accelerator programs offered by JP Morgan Chase, Well Fargo, Citibank…

Could An Error at Experian Be Screwing Texas Consumers On Real Estate Loans?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2011 /

I have a friend named Dormand Long. We met at my house, when he brought his son to a Dartmouth College send-off party, which we usually host. Dormand is brilliant. Not sure what he does for a living,  but is a research genius and sends a plethora of information my way. There are honestly not enough hours in…