Realtor News

Vacation Home Crush: Best New Beach Development in the Western Hemisphere: Baha Mar

By Candy Evans / August 5, 2013 /

Do we really want to be here? Just posted the dirt on my newest vacation home crush, Baha Mar, over on SecondShelters.com. Seriously, you have to see this place: near perfect climate, clear and warm water, pristine beaches, 5% of the world’s coral reef and the most laid-back, friendly people ever. Of course they are,…

Robbie Briggs Responds to the Dispute With Sotheby's International Realty

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2013 /

Freeman Sotheby’s Statement Aug. 1, 2013

Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC Sues Briggs Freeman Real Estate Brokerage DBA Briggs Freeman Sotheby's Over Fort Worth Dirt

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2013 /

As I know only too well, just because you see it in a petition doesn’t make it Trew true, but it seems Fort Worth is really worth fighting for. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC filed a lawsuit August 1 against one of it’s own franchisees right here in Dallas. What in the world are they suing over?…

Week in Review: Everyone is Still Talking About Museum Tower, Sock Puppets and Tortious Interference

By Candy Evans / August 2, 2013 /

I have been mulling on this story all week, ever since last Sunday when it ran in the Dallas Morning News: Fake Social Media Profiles part of  Dallas pension fund’s public relations fight with Nasher (sub req).  Aside: What has happened to capital letters in headlines? Brandon Eley and Barry Schwartz were the names on…

Dallas Market Reports From CoreLogic, Case-Schiller, and Local Market Monitor Show Record Increases, Optimistic Forecasts

By Joanna England / August 2, 2013 /

It’s Friday, so we want to give you some good news that should hold you over through the weekend’s open houses, while you hover expectantly over the fax machine waiting for a seller to accept your client’s offer. First, the Dallas real estate market has fully recovered to pre-recession levels. Second, foreclosure inventory in Texas…