Real Estate

Presidents Day and Street Names: Values Higher on Daria Than (Reduced) Clinton

By Candy Evans / February 17, 2014 /

Our friends at Zillow cannot get the prices of Texas homes right, but they sure can analyze data. Because when it comes to data, they have a whole lot! For Presidents Day, Zillow analyzed home values nation-wide located on streets named after presidents. The point was to see if home values increased at all on…

Romance Week: T. Boone Pickens Weds Toni Brinker at His Mesa Vista Ranch February 14

By Candy Evans / February 16, 2014 /

Mesa Vista -BP Capital These two have got to be the most romantic couple in the world. As you know, Toni Brinker and T. Boone Pickens have been dating, got engaged, and planned a most exclusive wedding for St. Valentine’s Day. The ceremony took place at T. Boone’s Mesa Vista Ranch, a 70,000 acre “Shangri-la”…

Romance Week Extraordinaire – Special Treat for The Contemporary-Loving Valentine: It's OK to Live North of LBJ

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2014 /

It is no secret that buyers are re-discovering the snazz and pizzazz of homes built in the 1980’s. With the dearth of inventory, they are also re-discovering Dallas north of LBJ. In fact, the newest slogan around is “It’s OK to be north of LBJ”. Many boomers who lived south of LBJ for schools — ESD,…

Romance Week Extraordinaire – Special Treat for The Contemporary-Loving Valentine: It’s OK to Live North of LBJ

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2014 /

It is no secret that buyers are re-discovering the snazz and pizzazz of homes built in the 1980’s. With the dearth of inventory, they are also re-discovering Dallas north of LBJ. In fact, the newest slogan around is “It’s OK to be north of LBJ”. Many boomers who lived south of LBJ for schools — ESD,…

Architects I Love (Heart Heart Heart): Gary Gene Olp

By Candy Evans / February 14, 2014 /

One of my favorite architects –and I have a few — is Gary Gene Olp, FAIA, LEED AP. Gary has been nominated for the Sustainable Leadership Award.  Voting ends today, on Valentines Day, which seems so appropriate, so I am posting this in case you haven’t heard the good word. If you agree that Gary…