Realtor News

Battle Behind the Pink Wall: Traffic Concerns, Heavy-Hitter Signatures, No Help from District 13's Jennifer Staubach Gates

By Candy Evans / February 7, 2014 /

Things are heating up in the battle behind The Pink Wall, where Transwestern wants to re-develop approximately 3 acres smack at the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway. The Change.org petition the Preston Hollow East Home Owner’s Association drafted last weekend against the project already has 587 signatures, which the HOA hopes to top off…

About Those Apartments Transwestern Wants to Build Behind The Pink Wall: Hello High Net Worth Leasing

By Candy Evans / February 6, 2014 /

Recall the apartments Transwestern wants to build at the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway? I am just starting to peel back the story about the company’s proposed 80 to 100 million dollar project. Last week, I met with the managing developer of the proposed project, Mark Culwell, Jr. a very nice man. He made…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: From Ugly Ducking to Swan, Sauna, and Indoor Swim

By Candy Evans / February 5, 2014 /

Do not miss this house, especially if you are looking for a lock and leave, get-out-of-Dodge- type place that is effortless to maintain, in a secure, friendly neighborhood, and will turn you on every time you walk in the front door. Welcome to 5706 Overdowns, the Ugly Ducky who became a swan with the help…

CoreLogic HPI Shows Year-Over-Year Home Price Growth For Houston, Dallas MSAs

By Joanna England / February 5, 2014 /

According to the most recent report from CoreLogic, the Dallas-Plano-Irving MSA ranked seventh in year-over-year home price growth among the 100 statistical areas the firm measures in its Housing Price Index with a 9.4 percent increase in prices (excluding distressed sales) through the year ending in December 2013.

How Far Can an HOA Agreement Go? Man Sues Rabbi Hosting Twice-a-Day Synagogue Service in North Dallas Home

By Joanna England / February 5, 2014 /

Very interesting case here in North Dallas. Orthodox Rabbi Yaakov Rich has been hosting two services a day in his home, dubbed Congregation Toras Chaim, and recently applied for a Certificate of Occupancy with the City of Dallas.

Rabbi Rich wants to operate a religious center in his 3,572-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home at 7103 Mumford Court. Built in 1986, records show this home was purchased in June of 2013 and is valued at $330,000. But neighbors are beginning to chafe from the traffic and parking problems in their HOA-protected community.