Realtor News

Ebby Rising Star Kenneth Walters Sells Purdue Ave. Home at Landmark $447/ sqft

By Joanna England / October 30, 2013 /

We know that University Park dirt is flying off the market faster than you can imagine, but we had no idea how high prices were inching up. There’s a lot of value in the neighborhood — dense, walkable, top-rated schools and a responsive local police department — but Kenneth Walters, a rising star inside Ebby…

Why Is Troy Aikman Buying so Many Homes? And Which One Will He Be Living In???

By Candy Evans / October 30, 2013 /

Turns out that Troy closed on author/editor Jane Wolfe’s St. Johns home on August 16. The home, 4300 St. Johns Drive, was built in 1941 and has 6109 square feet. It was extensively remodeled in 1988, and Alan Peppard says Troy paid $4.3 million for the property, which I’m sure made Ms. Wolfe quite happy:…

Update: Northaven Home in Preston Hollow Where FBI Raid Took Place Must Have Had Pretty Big Garage. Party On!

By Candy Evans / October 30, 2013 /

Recall the house that had us all ducking for cover in Preston Hollow a few weeks ago? That was because police helicopters were bop bop bopping overhead as the FBI raided 6520 Northaven Road on August 6. It WAS (but is no longer) the home of Tanya and Jeremy Wiggains, he the owner of a high-end,…

Skirting the I-Word: Dallas, Denver Home Prices Up, High, Is Legalizing Marijuana Next?

By Candy Evans / October 30, 2013 /

Rocky Mountain High takes on a whole new meaning as Dallas and Denver continue to lead the nation as the most vibrant real estate markets, according to the venerable Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Home Price Index that came out Tuesday. . Here, too, is why more real estate investors are swooping in to Dallas to…

Is Transit Oriented Develoment Making a Comeback? Richardson Develoment Dubbed CityLine is Betting on it

By Joanna England / October 29, 2013 /

Less than a decade ago, “transit-oriented development” was a buzzword you couldn’t escape. It was heralded by DART Rail boosters as a way to make mass transit and greater urban density more palatable and accessible. Since then we haven’t seen much in the way of successful transit-oriented development, as even Mockingbird Station — the project…