Second Shelters

I Know Where Homes Are Selling Like Hotcakes: Austin Ridge, Frisco Schools, $300,000 – Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2011 /

  What’s wrong with living in Frisco? OK, yes, it’s a haul if you happen to work in or near downtown Dallas, which not everyone actually does. But my friend Brad Holden (who is practically my neighborhood correspondent up there) kept telling me how many homes he’s selling up in a burgeoning development called Austin Ridge in…

What Does This S&P Downgrade and Stuff Mean for the Dallas Real Estate Market? Another Nail in the RE Recovery Coffin?

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2011 /

 Another nail in the coffin of the struggling real estate recovery? That’s Jonathan Miller and me in San Francisco at Real Estate Connect. I am glad we are friends because Jonathan is about the most quoted real estate consultant and expert these days, and one of the most knowledgeable appraisers I know. (I’ve given up on…

Does Everyone Really Leave Dallas in August? And Where Do They Go? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

You could be here… instead of here. Check out where the rich and famous of Dallas escape the Texas heat over on SecondShelters.com! And tell us your favorite place to escape! Maybe you are even there…

Why Everyone Leaves Dallas In August, and Where They Go: The Dallas Second Home Report

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

Do you find it impossible to get anything done in Dallas in August? Let’s face it: everyone in town has taken a hike. And do you blame them? I’d much rather be at the seashore in Maine, on the Gulf Coast at Alys Beach, even down at Cinnamon Shore (which opens a new coffee house next week)…

Oh Steve, Start Managing Your Headlines, Please. We Are Talking .3 % For Cripes Sake!

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2011 /

Like I’m serious. This is ridiculous. The real estate headline in yesterday’s Dallas Morning News says: “Dallas-area home prices projected to inch lower in coming months” Inch? Creep? Lean? “Dallas-area home prices were down almost 5 percent from a year ago in the latest Case-Shiller Index data for May.” Yes, Case-Shiller. Old data and doesn’t…