Real Estate

Friday Five Hundred: Vickery Place Craftsman is Super Charming and Now Almost $35K Cheaper!

By Joanna England / August 24, 2012 /

This week’s Friday Five Hundred is a special one. Honestly, I am so shocked this absolutely adorable M Streets Arts & Crafts bungalow at 5410 Vickery is still on the market. While it was a good deal when it was priced at $549K back in April, it is now an out-and-out steal at just $515K!

Richard Malouf Calls the Cops On Me — Candy — for Taking Pics of His Water Park Parts!

By Candy Evans / August 23, 2012 /

No handcuffs yet, I’m still able to blog. While I was touring a gorgeous home in Kessler today, noonish, another Dan Nelson treasure (stay tuned, stay very tuned), Robert Wilonsky at the Dallas Morning News emails me that I’m in trouble: Richard Malouf filed a complaint against me with the Dallas Police Department. Read this…

Thursday Three Hundred: Gorgeous Post War Traditional Feels Like a Mid-Mod Inside, See For Yourself Sunday

By Joanna England / August 23, 2012 /

I love it when a remodel gives me the shivers.

Just from looking at the amazing photos of 6265 Towhnill Lane, I got a little tingle in my toes. The current owner has poured a lot of love (and money!) into this gem of a post war traditional in the Meadows, which feels like a midcentury modern on the inside.

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: With Thoughts of Baby No. 2, Hixsons Sell Their Garland Townhome

By Joanna England / August 22, 2012 /

The first time I met Christen Hixson, she was pregnant with their daughter. That was more than two years ago. Time flies, right? So when I heard that they were planning for baby No. 2, I was sure they’d be selling their Garland townhome for some bigger digs up north. They chose Ebby agent Vicki Perkowski to list the three-bedroom, two-bath townhome for $86,000. They moved to Plano, which will be a great spot for Josh, who has taken up barefoot running.

FHA Now Permits You to Find Down Payment Cash Under the Seat Cushions

By Candy Evans / August 22, 2012 /

Is your money safer today in the stock market or tucked inside your, hopefully, Duxiana mattress? If you answered “mattress,” you’re in luck. (And probably a whole lot richer, unless you bought Apple in 2005.) You can use the money you’ve saved inside the mattress springs — or left in the chair cushions — to help cover…