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These Caribbean Treehouses Offer Every Amenity — And More!

By Elaine Raffel | January 27, 2021 |

These ultra-luxe Caribbean treehouses, on the tiny mountainous island of Dominca in the Lesser Antilles, are being transformed into a residential community.

Sit Back, Relax, And Enjoy The Photos Inside This Sexy, Sleek Modern Home

By Shelby Skrhak | January 27, 2021 |

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters at Caliber Home Loans, is another innovative property by Janelle Alcantara of Briggs Freeman. This upscale modern home at 4823 March Avenue, located in the up-and-coming Inwood Park areas, is like all of Alcantara’s homes — smart and beautiful. Beautiful homes like this…

Building a Home in Dallas-Fort Worth? Phase Inspections Could Save You Headaches Down The Road

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | January 27, 2021 |

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” The DFW real estate market is on fire, and the demand for homes is higher than the supply of houses for sale. Homebuilders are working as…

Study: An Arrest Could Prevent Some Millennials From Owning a Home

By Diann Nichols | January 27, 2021 |

So, you got arrested a few years ago but weren’t incarcerated. You’ve put the incident behind you but now you want to buy a house. Will that arrest hamper your ability to become a homeowner even if you didn’t serve time? Yes and no. Yes, according to a study by Rice University assistant professor of…

Staging And Professional Pictures Will Make or Break Your Listing

By Adlene Neely Dealey | January 27, 2021 |

We’ve talked about this again, and again, and again — staging and professional pictures will make or break your listing. But you know what else will? Decluttering and cleaning. In fact, if you’re marketing gut jobs to investors, you might even say that you don’t even need 56 photos of your scary, less-than-photogenic house. Post…

Broker Jenna Ryan Takes to Social Media in Aftermath of FBI Arrest, More Charges Added

By Joshua Baethge | January 26, 2021 |

In the three weeks since CandysDirt.com first spoke to local Realtor Jenna Ryan in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol riot, she’s become one of the most recognizable faces of the insurrection.  Ryan’s arrest on federal trespassing charges garnered international attention. Comedians Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah, among others, have included bits about her in…