Realtor News

CandysDirt.com Wants Real Estate Agents to Learn How to Play it Safe This Saturday

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2016 /

That’s why we are sponsoring a self-defense seminar with Dr. Nick Chamberlain in Lakewood on Saturday from 12 high noon to 2 p.m. The location is 2114 Kidwell Street at Chamberlain’s studios. We want every Real Estate agent in Dallas to learn how to play it safe! One of the most frightening blogs I have posted…

East Dallas MLS Annual TREPAC Bake Off Was Out of This World

By Joanna England / March 3, 2016 /

Dallas City Center director Kevin Caskey probably did an extra spin class yesterday evening. I mean, how else could he stay in such great shape after an event like the East Dallas MLS “Cake Wars for TREPAC” yesterday? The auction, which benefited the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee that focuses on protecting homeowners’ rights,…

Joe Atkins Opens the First Real Estate Office in Bishop Arts, His Second Shop

By Candy Evans / October 1, 2015 /

Joe Atkins is one of my favorite Realtors and Brokers in town. He’s a millennial with a capital M, a self-starter and one of the best marketers around. We cannot even write about most of his homes, they don’t last on the market that long! Anyhow, I may be spilling the beans, but Joe is…

Should Realtors Drive Fancy Cars? If So, It’s Officially Porsche Month

By Candy Evans / September 30, 2015 /

Do you know one successful agent who drives a run-down (read: crappy) car? I don’t. One of the top condo agents at a large local brokerage just bought herself a gleaming Rolls Royce — yeah more power to her, I say! Cars are not just a mode of transportation for an agent, they are a…

Online Reputation Management for Realtors In a (Sometimes) Hostile World

By Leah Shafer / August 21, 2015 /

Imagine yourself in this situation: You’re a Realtor with many years of experience, even more satisfied clients, and by and large, a happy career. Upon the urging of your brokerage, you’ve established a Google Business page, and encouraged people to leave reviews about their experiences with you on Yelp. Then one afternoon, you see a new…