Real Estate

Why Care About Fair Park: Because Dallas North of the Trinity Foots Most of the Bills

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2016 /

NOTE NEW VENUE: KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 6411 LBJ FREEWAY, NORTH SIDE ACCESS ROAD, WEST OF HILLCREST, EAST OF PRESTON ROAD My husband often asks me about news from City Hall, how tax dollars are spent, things like that, because I am supposed to be the one “in the know”. He sticks to the…

Star Wars Real Estate: The Force is Strong With These Dallas-Fort Worth Homes

By Joanna England / December 18, 2015 /

Huge Star Wars nerd that I am, I went to the special screening of The Force Awakens hosted by Keith’s Comics at Studio Movie Grill. Let’s just say that, if you’re a fan of the force, you’ll love this film. Big props to J.J. Abrams for doing right by the franchise. Last night, however, was pretty dang magical as…

Pretty Soon You Will Be Able to Ski in Texas — Well, in Grand Prairie, at Least

By Candy Evans / October 15, 2014 /

When we visited Tokyo a few years ago and our hosts told me about the indoor ski resort there, outskirts of Tokyo, I did not believe it until I saw the dome for Zaos, as I think it was called. Sure enough the Japanese loved to ski indoors. The indoor ski resort was on the way…

Would a Zillow-Trulia Merger Be Good or Bad for Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2014 /

Would a Trulia-Zilllow merger be good for the Real Estate Business? Yes No Not sure Zillow is the devil, who wants more devil? Zillow, Trulia and the free portals are best thing in RE The MLS’s of the world need to wake up: Zillow’s taking over    pollcode.com free polls   

Building it Back Up: Remodeling a 1950s Home Reminds You That They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

By Joanna England / June 3, 2014 /

My home has been standing since 1952, according to DCAD. In that time it has seen a cycle of haphazard “renovations,” including a rather embarrassing “remodel” of the home’s sole bathroom. My home didn’t come with the cute vintage Daltile in the many different colors of the rainbow, nor did it have one of those…