Realtor News

Champ d’ Or $old and CLO$ED: Time to Meet the New Owner$ ?

By Candy Evans / May 2, 2012 /

Champ d’Or closed Monday, April 30 (according to Laura Brady of Concierge Auctions). Which means it is official: Shirley and Al Goldfield no longer own the Hickory Creek mega mansion they have been trying to sell almost since the day they completed the 40,000 square foot plus home. Talk about things you might regret: I…

Inventory May Be Tight, But Please Don’t Go Knocking on Doors To Find Your Dream Home

By Candy Evans / May 1, 2012 /

Is our real estate market getting nuts again?  ReMax Agent Tom Branch tells me he just posted this on his blog, and it happened in Preston Hollow: “I received a call this evening from one of my sellers. A potential buyer had showed up at her home, rang the doorbell, and asked to see the…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Ivy League New England Sensibility is Alive and Well in Dallas!

By Candy Evans / April 30, 2012 /

No other home I can think of typifies this great compliment to our city like 11442 East Ricks Circle. OK, I’m a wee bit biased as this home is in my ‘hood and I walk by it’s glory every time I walk Bree on the Circle. This is a one-owner home, built brand spanking new and solid in 1990, and it has never been on the market.

Just be Glad You Don’t Live in Atlanta: Case-Schiller Report Says Good Things About Dallas Market, Not so Good Things About Everywhere Else

By Joanna England / April 25, 2012 /

I love Dallas, y’all.

We’ve got a lot of things going for us. Take our beautiful Arts District, our growing Southern sector, and our rebounding downtown, for example. And according to Standard & Poors/Case-Schiller Home Price Indices, Dallas is maintaining its ground when it comes to residential real estate.

Hot Property: Ira Archer Has the Granite of New Hampshire & Animal House Under His Belt… and The Creeks of Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2012 /

Food fight! Ira found my soft spot the moment he told me he went to Dartmouth College. (Fodder: Dave Perry-Miller agent Stephen Collins is also a Dartmouth grad.) Granted, he was there ahead of me by a few moments, during those infamous all-male years. He was a contemporary of Chris Miller, who wrote Animal House — in…