Realtor News

Did it Sell? Why Is Troy Aikman’s Home Listing on Highland Drive in Dallas Cancelled?

By Candy Evans / September 20, 2012 /

Curiously enough, Troy Aikman’s home is no longer on Allie Beth Allman’s web site. And when I checked MLS, it said CANCELLED. What does this mean? A. Troy has taken his home off the market and needs a break from the exhausting sales process. It is so hard keeping one’s home perfect for every showing.…

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Ask Candy Dallas Real Estate Questions: Why Is It So Bad To Live Across the Street From a School?

By Candy Evans / September 18, 2012 /

A Dallas house-hunter writes and wants to know what’s so bad about buying or even renting across the street from a school: I saw the interior of this fabulous Lakewood home when I was in town. Thinking we’ll apply. Do you think the middle school across the street would be a problem? I’ve always heard…

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Brandon Stewart Joins David Griffin & Company: Perfectly Modern Match

By Candy Evans / September 18, 2012 /

Brandon Stewart has left Ebby Halliday to park his license with David Griffin and Company Realtors. Brandon is one of the city’s more interesting agents: his background is in architecture– he’s an architect, in fact. Though he sells homes now and does not practice architecture, if you can use that phrase, he has one of the best…

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List a Home at Sunrise, Sell it by Sunset: The New Dallas Real Estate Story

By Candy Evans / September 18, 2012 /

As I told you, Dallas homes are selling like hotcakes. What is it about this market, and when did this start? Had lunch with Carol Blair up in Addison Circle today — stay tuned for the neat stuff she and her office are doing — and we were scratching our heads: just when did this…

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Newest Status Symbol: “Our House Sold Before Going on the Market”. Hip Pocket Sales and Why Brokers Love Them

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2012 /

I call it the Hip Pocket Revolution, and it’s been going on since the market picked up this January. Steve Brown jumped in on something that is growing like hotcakes in Dallas real estate: the Hip Pocket sale. These are off-market deals, says Steve, but I prefer to call them deals where no listing agreement has…

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