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Dallas is Second U.S. City With Most Forbes 400

By Candy Evans / September 23, 2011 /

New York City, of course, is first with 53 billionaires who collectively are worth $1.53 trillion. But Forbes Magazine says Dallas came in right behind the Big Apple with 17 of the wealthiest, beating out San Francisco at 16. Of course, a lot of billionaires are scattered along the Peninsula south of San Fran. But…

Swiss Avenue Now a Popular Vacation Destination? Dallas Real Estate Rental News

By Candy Evans / September 22, 2011 /

I told you vacation homeowers are raking it in. Well, now it seems regular homeowners are not doing too shabby, either. One of my alert readers alerted me to this interesting vacation home posting on HomeAway.com: a red-brick Swiss Avenue mansion. It leases for $2,000 to $3,000 per night, or $18,000 a week. (Wowzers!) Five…

76% of Vacation Home Owners Say Now is the Time to Buy a Second Home — SecondShelters

By Candy Evans / September 22, 2011 /

Vacation homes are now hotter to lease out than hotel rooms! All the deets over on SecondShelters.com, our sister blog (sista sista!).

Dallas Home Sales Soared in August, and September’s Going to be a Friggin’ Bonanza

By Candy Evans / September 22, 2011 /

Good news from the National Association of Realtors — home sales across the country spiked up in August. Of course, they should: August is always the busiest real estate month of the year, when families want to buy homes and get settled before the school year. Dallas residential sales were up by a whopping 29.1%,…

This REO is a Doozie: Talk About Strategic Default, the Former Homeowner Even Went to West Point – Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2011 /

Not totally local Dallas Real Estate news, but the house IS on Mockingbird Lane — in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Paradise Valley is like the Highland Park — no wait, make that Vaquero — of Phoenix.  Paradise Valley is in Maricopa County, home to twelve resorts, and one of Arizona’s top tourist destinations. Very pricey dirt: the median home…