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Are People Using Bitcoin to Buy Homes in Texas?

By Daniel Lalley | December 16, 2021 |

A historical hotbed for high-tech innovation, Texas leads the country in everything from space travel to telecommunications. In 2017, the Lone Star State found itself fronting a futurist movement in using Bitcoin to buy homes. The first purchase, brokered by Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty in Austin, set the stage statewide for revolution in real estate…

Celebrate Christmas All Year Long in Santa Claus, Indiana

By Elaine Raffel | December 15, 2021 |

In the spirit of the season, we wanted to share a story we discovered in the New York Times. The real estate market is booming in Santa Claus, Indiana—population 2670.

Luminarias Light The Way to a New Tradition in Hollywood Heights

By Mimi Perez | December 15, 2021 |

Neighborhood associations can make or break a neighborhood. Their goal is to unite an array of neighbors, improve the aesthetics, and plan fun activities that everyone can enjoy. There is no better time to do all three than at Christmas with luminarias. The Hollywood/Santa Monica Neighborhood Association (HSMNA) has the market cornered on all three…

High Rise Luxury Plus All the Perks of Life in the ‘Burbs At Windrose Tower

By Shelby Skrhak | December 15, 2021 |

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, takes us to Windrose Tower, a 27-story luxury high rise nestled in the impossibly hot Legacy West in Plano. This two-bedroom listed by Crystal Gonzalez of Compass offers luxury, lock-and-leave living, and none of the traditional upkeep that comes…

Winter Home Repair Tips That Should Go Without Saying

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | December 15, 2021 |

There is some advice that should be so obvious that it should go without saying, like “Don’t play in traffic,” but overwhelming evidence tells us that when it comes to home maintenance, lots of people are oblivious. So here are a few things that we shouldn’t have to say, but we will anyway.  We don’t…

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Market Led Texas in Luxury Home Sales Report

By Tommy Cummings | December 15, 2021 |

The number of Texas homes that sold for $1 million or more from November 2020 to October 21 increased 89.6 percent, according to the 2021 edition of the Texas Realtors Luxury Home Sales Report.