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The Next Generation of Real Estate Addicts: Teenagers in Generation Z Say They’re Willing To Make Sacrifices For Homeownership

By Joanna England / September 17, 2014 /

You know those Millennials and how they want their mortgages with cheap rates and minimal down payments. They want speedy pre-approval and closings with no hiccups. And they want it all right now. If that seems demanding, well, that’s the Millennial generation for you. The interesting news is, according to a recent survey by Better…

It’s Time to Do Teal in Texas, & Ring In The Cure for Ovarian Cancer

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2014 /

Great Western’s Julie Shrell is on a mission this month, a mission to wipe out ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic cancer there is. More than 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year, and more than 15,000 will die from the disease. Sadly, there is no reliable early detection…

Watch Out, Realtors and Homeowners: Thief Targeting Sellers is Back in Town

By Joanna England / August 7, 2014 /

  Ebby Halliday Realtor Lydia Player wants to warn Realtors and homeowners that a notorious thief is back in town and up to his old tricks, targeting homes for sale by owner and Realtors, too, primarily in upscale Dallas neighborhoods. He’s been seen in Oklahoma and Waco, but now Stan Tucker is back in Dallas. Jump…

Only Two Days Left in ‘My Texas Home’ Video Contest from Texas Association of Realtors

By Joanna England / August 5, 2014 /

Want to win $5,000 and stretch your creative muscles? Make a 90-second video showing why you love living in Texas and send it to the Texas Association of Realtors for their “My Texas Home” video contest. Your short film could net you a cash prize and some serious props! Jump for more on the contest…

It’s August. It Will Get Hot. Snag This ’50’s Ranch With Backyard Waterpark on Park Lane While It’s Cool

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2014 /

Oh you would never know it from the street, but this home practically has a waterpark in the back yard! OK, maybe it’s just a great big waterslide but still, this is a highly unusual back yard pool. It had a huge, two-story waterslide installed about the time Hurricane Harbor (originally called Wet n Wild)…