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Some Non-Dallas, Non-Austin Texans Can Commiserate with London Property Dip

By Jon Anderson / April 29, 2016 /

Being in London last week, I decided to sniff around for you and found a bit of Texas in the air. The London housing market has been a story of ever-increasing growth for quite some time.  There are several reasons for this.  The sustained growth and enormous bonuses of the financial sector.  The growth of…

MC13 House Shows Shipping Container Possibilities with Industrial Chic Style

By Leah Shafer / April 25, 2016 /

The craze for shipping container homes shows no signs of slowing down, as consumers seek out the eco-friendly, unusual abodes. One Texas design firm is following up their acclaimed shipping container home in East Dallas with another industrial chic home near Waco, Texas. M Gooden Design, a residential design studio based in Dallas, is in the…

Buying a Ranch in Texas: What is an Ag Exemption? Kathryn Roan Explains on SecondShelters.com

By Joanna England / March 29, 2016 /

Of all the questions farm and ranch Realtor Kathryn Roan gets asked, “What is an ag exemption?” is the one she hears most frequently. With Texas ranch properties getting snapped up left and right, being an educated buyer is critical. Find out more about this real estate misnomer and how you can make sure your…

Aloha to Secondshelters.com’s Hawai’i Month for 2015

By Jon Anderson / December 31, 2015 /

I’m hours away from my flight home to Dallas and figured it was time for a Hawai’ian roundup (and share some odd pictures with no meaning beyond amusement value).  This year I chronicled my real estate travails in Hawaii for Secondshelters.com. It started innocently enough with an interview with the local Berkshire Hathaway Home Services…

Hawaii Month Continues on SecondShelters With Budget-Friendly Finds in Honolulu

By Joanna England / December 15, 2015 /

If you’re on a budget and you want great views, Jon Anderson is issuing you a reality check. They call them “Million-Dollar Views” for a reason, he says, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a property for $200,000 to $400,000 so you can soak up all that Honolulu has to offer. When considering a…