Realtor News

Shrinking Halloween Sales is a Sign of a Recovering Economy, Housing Prices and Sales Still Moving Fast

By Joanna England / October 22, 2013 /

Halloween is an escape from troubled times, and as Oct. 31 has rolled around in recent years, Americans have spent several simoleons on the spooky holiday. But as the economy has turned a corner this year, Americans are projected to spend 13.9 percent less on costumes, candy, and decorations this year. According to this story…

The Growing Gay-borhood of Flippers: Real Estate Investing is More Difficult Than it Looks on TV, Says Dallas Voice Column

By Joanna England / October 21, 2013 /

Loved this column in the Dallas Voice about flipping, mainly because I have said this myself a time or two: Flipping homes is a lot harder than it looks!

And yet, TV shows such as Will & Grace, Modern Family, and innumerable programs on HGTV and DIY show people navigating the dicey waters of flipping residential properties.

Finally: A Dallas Morning News Reporter Says Something Nice About Museum Tower

By Candy Evans / October 21, 2013 /

Real Estate agent Scott Deakins’ Golden Retriever Heath looking at Museum Tower “It’s a damn, fine building!” Yes, MetroTex Forecast 2014 was Friday, and I don’t think one contract was written across town as half the North Texas real estate community was at the Renaissance Hotel listening to Dr. Jim Gaines, Phil Crone, Tom Woliver,…

Food, Fabrics, Fab Booze & Chateaux: Join Rusty Arena & Timothy Corrigan at ID Collection Tuesday PM

By Candy Evans / October 21, 2013 /

As you know, The fabulous ID Collection has joined the CandysDirt family on our designer page, because we love designers (Blue Sky Living, Bernadette Schaeffler, Margaret Chambers, Jason Lenox) and even our fanciest real estate would be bare-ass naked without them! So we are kind of psyched to tell you about a partee this Tuesday…

Forecast 2014: Is The Hot Dallas Market Finally Cooling Its Jets?

By Candy Evans / October 18, 2013 /

Well we cannot blame this one on the Republicans: the Dallas real estate market, which had been in a heated frenzy ever since about January 2, has finally cooled heels a bit. It started on Labor Day, Ebby agent Kay Weeks told Steve Brown, when higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainties cooled the market as…