Real Estate

Monday Morning Millionaire II: Giraffe-Jerky Noshing Hedge Fund Manager Puts Highland Park Palazzo Back on the Market

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2013 /

That would be the pad of big time game hunter and Highland Capital Fund Manager co-founder (who likes to have FUN) James Dondero. He once apparently told the Dallas Morning News, as D Magazine reported, that giraffe makes very tasty jerky.  Well looks like Mr. D is going to be doing some HOUSE HUNTING mighty…

Attention Candice Carlisle, Yoo Hoo Dallas Business Journal: This is No Longer Troy Aikman's Home

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2013 /

Don’t want to be mean or anything, and we are ever so flattered when you guys at the DBJ grab our stories (and our name) and churn them into your own… a little love link would be ever so nice and appropriate… but just thought we’d let you know since you cover real estate and…

Outside the Frame: Lance Selgo of Unique Exposure Photography Dishes the Dirt on Shooting Real Estate

By Karen Eubank / August 19, 2013 /

We at CandysDirt.com talk a lot about the importance of professional real estate photography, and we show a lot of lovely photographs every day. Although we’ve been know to rock the boat when we show a home that is in less-than-stellar shape, we’re focused on showcasing Dallas homes, education, and selling real estate.

Recently The National Association of Realtors and Google collaborated on a report called Digital House Hunt that offers some impressive statistics that confirm what we’ve always thought: Professional photography is an essential part of the marketing package.

The report reveals that today’s home shopper is totally “plugged in” with 90 percent searching online and 89 percent using a mobile search engine. Google reports that real estate searches have grown 253 percent in four years. So what are they seeing in those searches? Photographs of course. Those photographs are what make a potential buyer want to see the house. So we asked four of our Dallas real estate photographers to give us some of their insights.

The first photographer in our four-part series is Lance Selgo of Unique Exposure Photography. Check out what he has to say after the jump!

Back to School! Five Homework Stations That Will Inspire Your Student

By Joanna England / August 19, 2013 /

Be prepared for the loud cheering that will come from every car departing carpool lanes on Aug. 26 as parents throughout North Texas celebrate the first day of school. No more hearing “I’m bored!” every five seconds! No more shuttling to camps! No more packing and unpacking trunks! And of course, think of all you’ll…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Is Obamacare Forcing Trevor Fetter to Shed His Beverly Drive Mansion?

By Candy Evans / August 19, 2013 /

Update 7:38 p.m: Whoa Nelly. Obviously I am asleep at the wheel. Did a little google research and found that Tenet Healthcare, under Mr. Fetter’s reign, paid the United States $42.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the federal Medicare program, this in 2012. You know the drift:…