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Bush and State Ed Board’s $600M Disagreement About the Permanent School Fund Continues

By Bethany Erickson | October 1, 2018 |

Even people who follow public education are often unaware of how the General Land Office and the Texas Land Commissioner and the State Board of Education can impact public school finance. And that is, in part, because up until this year, things between the two entities and the services and funding they make available to…

Splurge vs Steal: Hollywood Heights Tudors

By Leah Shafer | October 1, 2018 |

A little south of White Rock Lake, the Hollywood Heights neighborhood is a conservation district full of 1920’s Tudor-style houses. The appeal is enormous to homebuyers, and families love that the area is in the attendance zone for the beloved and award-winning Lakewood Elementary.  Our Splurge vs Steal this week takes us to Hollywood Heights to look…

The Hidden Glass House on Turtle Creek

By Karen Eubank | October 1, 2018 |

There’s a little neighborhood you’d be hard pressed to find unless you were looking for it. Nestled in a slim strip of nature that backs up to the Katy Trail, it’s home to our Monday Morning Millionaire at 2706 Turtle Creek Boulevard—the most wonderful glass house you are ever going to find, anywhere in the…

Mortgage Report: Inflation Remains Stable, But Fed Comments Influence Bond Market

By Joanna England | October 1, 2018 |

As our most-trusted mortgage expert told us in last week’s Mortgage Report, there was news on the way that could definitely influence the bond market. Those indicators were the PCE, one of the Fed’s favorite measures of inflation, and of course Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s comments.  As expected, the bond market had a bit of…

The Standard Real Estate Partners With Amazon

By Joshua Baethge | October 1, 2018 |

The Standard Real Estate announced a new partnership with Amazon to create a custom digital store. Under the setup, clients will have new options for purchasing home necessities and furniture. “We are focusing on making the best of technology and being forward thinking,” founder and chief executive officer Zach De Bernardi said. “Amazon is everywhere…

Real Estate News: DHA Announces New Hires, DFW Home Prices Continue to Rise

By Bethany Erickson | October 1, 2018 |

The Dallas Housing Authority announced two key hires last week, we have average Dallas-Fort Worth and state home prices for August, employment forecasts for the state of Texas, and a look at Compass’s latest expansion plans in this week’s roundup of real estate news.