Real Estate Trends

Should I Buy a New or Existing Home? We Break Down the Pros and Cons

By Joanna England / May 6, 2016 /

For a homebuyer, it’s an age-old question: Do I buy a new home (or even build one from the ground up) or do I stick with a tried-and-true existing home? As with anything, there are pros and cons to both buying a new or existing home. Existing homes can often save you money — though that’s not…

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Dallas Real Estate News: Dallas Named Third Most Searched Housing Market in The U.S.

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber / March 2, 2016 /

It seems like the rest of the world is discovering what we already knew — Dallas is full of tech-savvy buyers who are going online first to start their housing search. Dallas real estate was named the third-hottest U.S. market in February for online home searches, and evidence of that activity is being seen in…

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Have Realtors Gone Too Far With Branding? Houston Agent Markets, Publicizes House Filled With Poop… (but Just Wait for the Encore!)

By Candy Evans / February 29, 2016 /

  Sometimes I think we are getting a little out of control with this whole self-branding, attention-seeking, shock-and-awe video production movement. It’s like the Donald Trump-e-tizing of Real Estate. I know there is a huge push to get more listing videos out, and I know every Realtor in the country is dying trying to find…

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Florida Guy Says Dallas Housing Market is Like Miami, About to Take a Plunge: Nuts

By Candy Evans / January 29, 2016 /

Why in the world would you compare the Dallas housing market to Miami? At first glance, I thought this may have been irresponsible real estate reporting on the part of WFAA-TV, but it is not. It’s basically taking a look at a nutcase in Florida who says our market is in for a 35% value…

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From the Archives: Unmarried Couples Buying a House—What Should They Know?

By Leah Shafer / January 1, 2016 /

It has been said that falling in love consists of uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense, and for many couples, buying a house together is an experience driven by excitement and emotion, especially in a market as hot as ours. When a married couple in Texas buys a house, community property laws offer…

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