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Zillow Launched a Brokerage, But Agents Say Buyers and Sellers Should Beware

By Joanna England | September 23, 2020 |

Zillow made it clear this morning when it announced its new service for Zillow Offers clients, Zillow Homes, that it’s on its way toward having a hand in every part of the real estate transaction. The program essentially creates a brokerage within Zillow — an area of the real estate business the company long said…

Rockwall Makes Money Magazine’s Top-10, and Jason Castro Couldn’t Agree More

By Tommy Cummings | September 23, 2020 |

Want to live the good life in North Texas? According to Money, you should head to Rockwall. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb made it into the top five in Money‘s list of Best Places to Live in America. In rankings released Tuesday, Rockwall was fourth, making its Money list debut based on its “status as one…

Get that Dallas/Park Cities Look in Argyle: Jenn Thatcher’s Beautiful Personal Abode

By Candy Evans | September 23, 2020 |

This is a double whammy for the discriminating house buyer who wants to move out of the craziness of Dodge, yet still be ensconced in Park Cities/Preston Hollow style. This home is also own by a taste-meister supreme, a Realtor turned artist and interior designer. Most folks will recognize the name Jenn Thatcher: self-taught local…

We Can Not Believe This Florida Condo

By Adlene Neely Dealey | September 23, 2020 |

Fact I have learned while doing this job: You know a listing is a doozy when the Realtor talks about the exterior paint color before anything else, and this Florida condo lives up to every single bit of that maxim. “Driving up to the condominiums, you notice the towering palm trees, neat landscaping, and a…

Inspection Tip: Don’t be a Drip, Get Your A/C Drain Fixed

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | September 23, 2020 |

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.” After you’ve done several thousand home inspections, a few common themes emerge. As a homeowner, or a Realtor working with homeowners, these commonalities are good to be…

Born And BRED: Dallas Business Journal Best Real Estate Deals of 2019 Awards

By Joanna England | September 22, 2020 |

When Tanya Ragan has an idea, there’s no stopping her. The real estate developer behind Wildcat Management has used her tireless will to breathe new life into the West End’s Purse Building, a formerly neglected historic building. And the resurrection of the Purse Building is among the finalists for the Dallas Business Journal’s Best Real…