Realtor News

Houston Real Estate News: Martha Turner Properties Sells to Sotheby's

By Candy Evans / January 12, 2014 /

Looks like I am going to have to put Houston Real Estate on my Google alerts. Found out last night from a Martha Turner agent that one of the oldest, and most successful high-end independent real estate brokerages in Houston has been swooped up by Sotheby’s International Realty Inc. of New York. Yes, Martha Turner Properties, which closed more than $2 billion in sales volume last year, has been acquired by Sotheby’s. The new firm will operate as Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty. All six Houston-area offices, and of course all 220 associates, are retained in the deal. According to the Houston Chronicle, MTP’s founder, Martha Turner, and biz partner Tom Anderson will stay on as co-presidents of the company.

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby’s 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans / January 11, 2014 /

As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…

Significant Dallas Architectural Real Estate Treasures: Bud Oglesby's 5411 Surrey Circle

By Candy Evans / January 11, 2014 /

As a follow up to this week’s Inwood House of the Week, I uncovered some info on 5411 Surrey Circle, another fantastic Oglesby creation designed and built for Nancy (and Mark) Lemmon in 1972. This home was owned by Robert K. Thomas until November of 2003, when it was snapped up by Kenneth and Ronna…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Nancy Dedman’s Strait Lane Estate by Bud Oglesby Defines State of Dallas Real Estate in 2014

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2014 /

I was searching high and low for a home that typifies the state of Dallas real estate in 2014, where it is, where it is going. Dallas is growing like gangbusters — our real estate market is one of the strongest in the nation. Only Austin’s, Houston’s may be stronger. Luxury homebuyers are moving closer…

The Dilemma of Multiple Home Ownership: How Does One Keep Them All Up and Running?

By Candy Evans / January 8, 2014 /

I ran into a friend over the holidays right about the time I was mailing off my water bill, frantically. Seems I had switched from paper to electronic billing, but then the emails never arrived, I got busy, and yes, I faced the holidays with a termination letter from Dallas Water. One of our refrigerators broke down and defrosted because power surges during the ice storm blew the computer panel. Just got the dryer repaired, then the pool heater broke. Our friend has a couple homes he has to maintain, and commiserated: how do you manage to keep up all your homes, I asked?