Real Estate Market News

Two VIP Things To Know About Today: Eater Says Hello, HUD’s EHLP says Goodbye

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

The HUD Emergency Homeowner Loan Program,  designed to provide mortgage payment relief to eligible homeowners experiencing a drop in income of at least 15% directly resulting from involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to adverse economic conditions and/or a medical emergency, for folks earning up to $75,000 a year is a really good deal but guess…

This is How We Chill… On Second Shelters

By Candy Evans / July 20, 2011 /

What famous Dallasites have second homes on this yacht?

Who Needs Palm Springs: Mid Century Modern in Kessler Lights My Fire for $200,009 – Not Kidding

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

Who needs Palm Springs? Besides, it’s almost as hot here, right about now. This nee 1963 mid-century modern sweetheart is sleek, snazzy and will actually save on your water bills and landscape frustration. (This coming from someone with crispy critter plants!) Built into an Oak Cliff hillside at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, the home…

Plano is so Boring: No One Gets Killed, and The Residents Live Longer Up There

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

Here’s something to consider when you are house-hunting: not only is Plano safe, it can add extra years to your life. Recall I told you last year on DallasDirt that Plano was boring because, except for the teenage heroin deaths of a whole generation ago, it’s one of the safest cities in America. Forbes selected Plano…

The World May Well be the Best Vacation Home… in The World

By Candy Evans / July 19, 2011 /

The World is a condominium at sea for the uber rich. A 644-foot ship — wait, make that giant private yacht — with 165 apartment units, it roams the seas visiting exotic ports 365 days a year. The World is a world unto itself, filled with restaurants, nightclubs, shops, spa, pools, gyms, masseuses and theaters on board —…