Real Estate Market News

Ask Candy: Symptoms of the Hot Market — No Call Backs from Brokers, No Nada

By Candy Evans / March 10, 2014 /

What gives? A reader writes: Candy, I’ve had a couple of recent broker interactions that I found to be strange, and wonder if you could help me out.  The pattern is this:  a property in which I’m interested suddenly sports a for sale sign.  I call the listing broker… then, I never get a call…

Preston Hollow East HOA Hires Seasoned Attorney to Battle Proposed Transwestern Multi-Family at Preston/Northwest Highway

By Candy Evans / March 10, 2014 /

His name is P. Michael Jung, he’s a partner with Strasburger and Price, and he has served on the Dallas City Plan Commission in the past. His background is appellate, financial services, governmental, infrastructure and land use, and real estate. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Texas Land Conservancy [as president];…

See You in the Cocktail Room: If You Have One Open House to See This Weekend, This is It

By Candy Evans / March 9, 2014 /

17412 Pauma Valley open today from 12 to 4 pm! $1,899,900. This is such a Mad Men-style house that I almost cannot believe it was built as recently as 1982. Maybe it was an early 80’s prototype of a very groovy, sixties-type house. It has everything – formals, great gourmet kitchen, more storage than Fort…

Crazy Real Estate Market Marks the Return of the Bidding War: A Case Study

By Candy Evans / March 7, 2014 /

Steve Brown interviewed a cross-section of Realtor buds, from Lydia Player to Robert Kucharski to my buddy Scott Carlson. And what are they saying? Just what we’ve been telling you: house inventory is at a 20 year low, the market is hot, bidding wars on homes that are listed, prices spiking. CoreLogic tells us that…

SOS Light Brigade: Forget the Grid, Leave Your Electricity On for Inspections From Now On!

By Candy Evans / March 7, 2014 /

Now for a bright Dallas Real Estate message from one of our readers, Dallas Realtor Lance Blann: CANDY: I’ve met an appraiser on each of the past two days on listings about to close and there is a new appraisal item you need to know about. Please remind/instruct your sellers, agents or tenants, to leave…