Real Estate Story

Richardson, North Richland Hills Named Top Cities to Live In USA By Wall St. 24/7

By Leah Shafer / October 31, 2016 /

For people looking to Internet rankings when searching for their next place to live, 24/7 Wall St. produces some solid information. As opposed to some list-makers, they actually do real research with scientific data and come up with interesting findings. They recently reviewed data on the 550 American cities with populations of 65,000 or more (measured by…

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New Interactive, Live Broadcast Real Estate Classes Allow for Remote Learning

By Leah Shafer / September 9, 2016 /

The digital age is with us. Real estate students and Realtors now have the option to skip the in-person classroom experience and learn via live instruction broadcast online. The Champions School of Real Estate is rolling out this newest offering, ChampionsLive!, to offer people more options when it comes to classroom instruction. “Part of what makes…

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Where Do Dallas Folks Buy Vacation Homes?

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2016 /

Right about now is when people usually start thinking about getting away from the heat with a vacation home somewhere that is cooler. Its not that we don’t love Dallas — sometimes this heat is a bear to bear. Our pool is perfect for me right about now: 88 degrees. Come August it inches up…

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Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: CandysDirt Writer Discovers Cottonwood Dream Home

By Joanna England / July 20, 2016 /
Leah Shafer | Candy's Dirt

Leah Shafer is a senior writer for CandysDirt.com, and in her time with us, she has written 454 blog posts about real estate, buying a house, trends, selling, and staging … the whole banana. But never in that time, or ever, has she herself owned a home. In fact, Shafer has moved 20 times in her…

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Study: Dallas Rated One of Worst Texas Cities for Families; DFW ‘Burbs Score High

By Leah Shafer / July 20, 2016 /

The Lone Star State is thriving economically, doing much better than many other parts of the country. We’ve also got hoards of people moving here for jobs at places like Plano’s Toyota headquarters near Frisco, JPMorgan Chase, and Liberty Mutual Insurance. As these people consider DFW, ranking the cities becomes important. WalletHub, a personal finance website,…

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