Real Estate Market News

Birkins, Babes, and $80,000 Bags: The Dave Perry-Miller Team Goes Croc Hunting

By Candy Evans / April 15, 2011 /

If the streets of Dallas seemed a bit hushed yesterday afternoon, that’s because the Dave Perry-Miller group — that’s Ebby’s high-end luxury real estate division — was hanging down at Heritage Auction Gallery to get first dibs on some rare, exclusive hand-bags that are going off to be auctioned in New York City next month.…

Foreclosures Down Across the Nation, Too, But it Still Is Not Miller Time

By Candy Evans / April 15, 2011 /

My colleagues over at AOL say we are not alone with our positive foreclosure numbers, as filings across the country have dropped, though Texas still got lumped in with the new bad boys of real estate: Nevada, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, Florida. (Why weren’t California and Arizona on that list?) But the story is not about…

Mexicans Work the Hardest — Harder, Even, Than Americans

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2011 /

Tis true. A new study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), when comparing¬† 29 industrialized nations, found that people in our neighbor to the south, Mexico, work the most hours both paid and unpaid. Belgium came in with the least hours of work and earliest retirement, and France wasn’t far behind. The…

Grown Up Freebie Real Estate Sleepovers at Second Homes IF You Sign Up!

By Candy Evans / April 13, 2011 /

Click yourself on over to the right side of this blog and subscribe to SecondShelters.com by email. I’m working on what I call Grown-Up Sleepovers at select second home communities. (This time, you don’t have to sneak in the booze.) I’ve always had these wild ideas about marketing real estate and homes, which is why…

But Is Buying a Home with Groupon a Good Deal for Homebuyers? A Hotseat for Realtors?

By Candy Evans / April 12, 2011 /

My colleague Sheree Curry at AOL really tackled the Groupon real estate deal and adds this caveat: could it be illegal? Some states, such as New York, have laws that prevent an agent from collecting an unearned commission. Let’s face it: there’s a LOT of backscratching going on in the real estate business. (Do not…