Real Estate Politics

President-Elect Trump: Will The Election Outcome Affect Our Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / November 9, 2016 /

We’re all still reeling from last night, but Realtor.com Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke had some words to offer Americans. While we have had a pretty stellar seller’s market with home values soaring at unprecedented prices for so long, we were kind of due for a correction anyway. “The lead-up to the election had no impact…

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Hollywood Street Artist Has a Little Real Estate Fun With Presidential Election

By Candy Evans / November 7, 2016 /

Only in LA would someone create art out of the presidential election AND mix it in with real estate. These images are popping up all over bus-stop benches in Pacific Palisades, Brentwood and Beverly Hills, and sprinkled in the yards of various homes for sale. The artist, an ultra conservative (I guess) named Sabo, is…

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Can Political Signs in THIS Election Blow a Sale?

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2016 /

Call it another “sign of the times”. WFAA-TV ran a great report last week on how obsolete political yards signs have become. The reason? They are not as valuable as they once were. They are, as one political consultant put it, old school. Social media far outperforms them. What good does a yard sign on…

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Election 2015: Texas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Tax Relief for Homeowners, Transportation Improvements

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2015 /

Guest post by Leslie Rouda Smith, Chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors Thanks to strong support and a lot of hard work from the Texas Association of REALTORS®, statewide Proposition 1 passed with 86% of the vote. This resounding victory will save the state’s current and future homeowners money in two ways: The homestead…

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Forecast 2016: Pete Sessions Says He is Not For Housing Tax on Transportation, or Trump, But Would Support Him IF He’s the Party’s Nominee

By Candy Evans / October 16, 2015 /

  Note: I tried to live blog for you this morning, then lost my connection – good ole AT&T! Good morning! I’m sitting here at MetroTex’s Forecast 2016 and Britt Fair is the emcee. Seems like every Realtor is Dallas is here. Pete Sessions is about to take the stage, followed by Jim Gaines, of…

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