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Location Is Everything For This North Oak Cliff Condo, Priced Just Under $300K

By Leah Shafer | May 24, 2016 |

The Kessler areas of North Oak Cliff are some of the prettiest — and hottest — real estate markets in Dallas. Our Thursday Three Hundred sits on the north end of the Stevens Park Golf Course and Coombs Creek in the gated Highlands Condos. Unit 29 at 2154 Kessler Ct. is a 2-2 with 1,434 square feet, built in 1974,…

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Unfair Tax Appraisal: How to Fight Against Them With Texas Tax Protest

How to Fight Back Against Tax Appraisal Increases

By doughatt | May 24, 2016 |

In short, almost everyone is going to be paying a lot more in taxes this year … unless they protest these unfair tax appraisals.

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Education, Not Debt, is What’s Dragging Homeownership Rates Down

By Jon Anderson | May 23, 2016 |

Long ago I was told that it’s more lucrative to be paid to think than to do. Turns out that piece of advice is true on many levels that intersect with homeownership. Several years ago, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released data that seemed to say that student loan debt was dragging down…

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What Would You Change About This Home? Suzanne Felber Wouldn’t Lift a Finger in This Avida Custom Home

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber | May 23, 2016 |

After being involved in homebuilding for over 30 years I’ve seen a lot, and as a Lifestylist® with an opinion, I almost always have changes I’d like to make to a home that I think would increase it’s value. After visiting 3608 Beverly, I’m speechless — for once I wouldn’t change a thing. One of…

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Westcotts Selling Flawless French Chateau on Preston Road with Ooh La La History

By Karen Eubank | May 23, 2016 |

If visions of living like Marie Antoinette dance in your head, this jaw dropping French chateau at 4850 Preston Road, designed by Richard Drummond Davis, and built by Sharif & Munir, may be your dream home. It was listed last week by Allie Beth Allman (of course!) for 14.5 million. Mon Dieu, it is flawless-and the…

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MidlandDirt: Home Values Projected to Fall in 2016, Investments Considered ‘Dangerous’

By Leah Shafer | May 23, 2016 |

Things look grim for the real estate market in Midland over the next 12 months, as home values are forecast to decrease by 5 percent over the next 12 months. In the second and third year, prices are forecast to decrease 2 percent and remain unchanged, respectively, according to new reports from Local Market Monitor. In Odessa, home values are predicted to increase by…

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