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Is The iBuyer Uptick Elevating The Agency Experience?

By Daniel Lalley | February 17, 2022 |

iBuyer, or instant buyer, models have long been part of the real estate equation. These almost instantaneous transactions allow sellers to get a valuation of their properties online via AI algorithms with the option to sell on the spot. This adds a whole new level of ease, confidence, and relief for sellers, which has prompted…

Keep The Love Alive With These Romantic Airbnb Escapes

By CandysDirt | February 17, 2022 |

Just because Valentine’s Day is over, there’s no need for the romance to die. Need to put in a few more hours rekindling your flame? These are the best getaways in the U.S. for every type of couple. Whether your idea of romance involves adventures in the middle of the desert, sharing good food and…

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi Lists His Manhattan Pied-À-Terre for $22M

By Elaine Raffel | February 16, 2022 |

Eternally cool rocker Jon Bon Jovi just listed his New York City pied-à-terre. Priced at $22 million, the sprawling 3,951-square-foot condo is located on a high floor of The Greenwich Lane, a multi-building complex in the heart of the West Village.

Live High on the Hill of Kessler Park’s Evergreen Hills Road

By Shelby Skrhak | February 16, 2022 |

Never has a street name been so perfectly descriptive. This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans takes us to one of Kessler Park’s most iconic streets — Evergreen Hills Drive. A spattering of towering evergreens marks their territory along the hilly and winding streets of this…

The Sweetest Junius Heights Home Has a Sweet History

By Shelby Skrhak | February 16, 2022 |

The Sweetest Home should accompany the sweetest history behind it. This unique home, nominated by listing agent Bess Dickson of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty and voted one of 2021’s The Sweetest by the editors of CandysDirt.com, certainly fits the bill. In the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, this beautiful little Mission Revival was home to…

Buying a Newly Built Home? Head Off These Big Problems With Phase Inspections

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | February 16, 2022 |

By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor The Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market continues to be crazy competitive in 2022, and because of a shortage of available properties, many buyers are choosing to build a home or purchase a newly built home. Do you need a home inspector for a new home? Yes!  A newly built home hasn’t…