Realtor News

Buy or Rent: Buy in Dallas, Break Even in Three Years… in Park Cities???

By Candy Evans / September 7, 2012 /

I’m bullish on home ownership, even these last few days after I’ve dealt with spewing water pipes. But this report from CNN/Money made me laugh. Out of the top ten metro areas in the nation, it tells us what we already know: Dallas is a great place to buy rather than rent, and with median home prices at $163,100,…

Building With The Boys: Build, Remodel, or Just Buy As Is: What Would YOU Do?

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2012 /

I know, I know, we are way overdue for the second installment of “Building With The Boys.” The house is practically graduating from high school. I’ve been bogged down with my own fun plumbing issues: my Groehe faucet in my laundry room blew a gasket and flooded, THANK GOD for water bug sensors. Though I…

People Who Live in Glass Houses… Should Just Wear a Lot of Designer Clothes from Highland Park Village With New Extended Shopping Hours (Did Someone Say Luxury is Dead?)

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2012 /

It makes perfect sense: you live in a house of glass, so everyone can see you. Therefore what you wear becomes supremely important and let’s face it — no hauling your butt to the fridge bare-ass naked. So it is smart, very smart indeed that the folks at Highland Park Village trekked out to New Canaan, Connecticut to…

Do Dallas Realtors Need a Reality Check on Their Ads? (And Are Ads Worth It When It’s All About Bargains?)

By Candy Evans / September 5, 2012 /

I about died when I saw this Realtor ad on AOL Real Estate — of course it’s from a Canadian firm. The Canuks can just get away with more than we can when it comes to billboard advertising. Or can they? So I started thinking back to local ads I’ve seen from our Dallas agents.…

Dang! John Wiley Price’s Attorney is Like a God In My Dallas Real Estate Eyes

By Candy Evans / August 29, 2012 /

Mea Culpa. I goofed. So very sorry. What more can I say but this is proof that your real estate reporter will always get off her butt and go check out a house before she writes about it. What am I, getting lazy in my old age? (Maybe.) (Or maybe too much alcohol.) So I…