Real Estate

Another Reason to Rethink Fracking: Even The Threat of Shale Gas Wells Tanks Propert Values 20 to 24 Percent

By Joanna England / May 22, 2013 /

Business Insider listed the top nine things that can cripple or kill home values, and fracking (hydraulic fracturing) was listed among foreclosure graveyards, hoarding, sex offenders, and poorly performing schools as one of the top problems that tank home values. The threat of potentially polluted drinking water scares off buyers from their potential dream home.…

Newman Village in Frisco: Fall in Love With Boulevards and Picket Fences Once Again

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2013 /

“Life Happens Outside Your Front Door” is the slogan, if you will, at Darling’s Newman Village in Frisco. One of the most unusual, and successful master planned developments in this rapidly growing neck of North Texas, homes in this community are drawing from a wide cross-section of generational buyers: young families, professionals, and downsizing Baby…

Between Dallas and NYC, "Cozy" is a Relative Term, says Trulia Economist Jed Kolko

By Joanna England / May 20, 2013 /

We’re seeing Jed Kolko’s name pop up all over the place nowadays. This time it was in this Wall Street Journal piece comparing how the word “cozy” is often used to denote “small” properties in real estate markets. “Cozy is one of those words that means very different things in different markets. Cozy in Texas…

Between Dallas and NYC, “Cozy” is a Relative Term, says Trulia Economist Jed Kolko

By Joanna England / May 20, 2013 /

We’re seeing Jed Kolko’s name pop up all over the place nowadays. This time it was in this Wall Street Journal piece comparing how the word “cozy” is often used to denote “small” properties in real estate markets. “Cozy is one of those words that means very different things in different markets. Cozy in Texas…

Jaap Van Zweden Selling Ritz Carlton Musically-Shared Residence: Ritz Listings Thinning Out…

By Candy Evans / May 20, 2013 /

Comes word late last week that Jaap Van Zweden, the esteemed Dutch-born Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, has listed his home at The Residences of the Ritz Carlton with Ritz Queen realtor Sharon Quist. He is asking $2.9 for the 4,258 square foot unit that is exquisitely decorated, features a wood-paneled music room (of course), and was…