Real Estate

Debunking The Top 10 Myths About Realtors, And Why Being an Agent Isn't All Roses All The Time

By Kathryn Roan / February 19, 2014 /

We’ve all heard these questions or statements at one time or another, so I decided to answer them in an easy-to-digest list you can forward to all your associates and misinformed friends. Whether buying, selling, leasing, or looking, many clients or prospective clients have offered at least one of these statements to us, and we’ve…

A Local Broker's Higher Take on the Museum Tower-Nasher Dispute: the Real Estate Way Back Machine

By Candy Evans / February 19, 2014 /

One of the cornerstones of this blog is learning about, and hearing from, the Dallas Real Estate community. This blog is their sandbox, and the consumer is invited to both play and STAY. Dallas Real Estate Broker Scott Carlson has written on the Museum Tower-Nasher dispute. When I first read his post, I was reminded…

A Local Broker’s Higher Take on the Museum Tower-Nasher Dispute: the Real Estate Way Back Machine

By Candy Evans / February 19, 2014 /

One of the cornerstones of this blog is learning about, and hearing from, the Dallas Real Estate community. This blog is their sandbox, and the consumer is invited to both play and STAY. Dallas Real Estate Broker Scott Carlson has written on the Museum Tower-Nasher dispute. When I first read his post, I was reminded…

Historic Church at Cole and Armstrong in Uptown Demolished to Make Room For Mixed-Use Development

By Joanna England / February 18, 2014 /

Goodbye, little church in the city.

According to some historians, the church at 4501 Cole Avenue in Uptown was more than 100 years old. The structure, which was at one time the Fairland Methodist Episcopal Church, was most recently a Chips Old Fashioned Hamburgers. The sanctuary dates back to 1902 and was razed yesterday to make room for the new Lincoln Knox development that will include new retail and a Trader Joe’s, as well as 165 luxury mid-rise apartments.

To Rent or to Buy: Biased Khan Academy Lecture Oversimplifies a Common Conundrum

By Joanna England / February 18, 2014 /

A friend of mine has been following our recent analysis of demographic groups more likely to rent or buy, especially this story by Candace Tharp and this breakdown of Census info, and sent me a link to this online lecture from a Khan Academy instructor that dissects the costs associated with renting versus buying a…