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Compass Attracts Top-Tier Agents Across Dallas-Fort Worth

By Joshua Baethge | February 20, 2018 |

  Compass continues to make waves in the Dallas market. The technology-centric firm that merged with The Collective Residential in January now boasts an impressive roster of 51 local agents who have represented more than $600 million in sales.

The Secret is Out on Hidden Road

By Seth Fowler | February 20, 2018 |

In the Fort Worth high-end luxury market there is a difference between exclusive and… (ahem)… EXCLUSIVE. It’s one thing for a large home to be in a gated community and have plenty of nice amenities and features and cost a king’s ransom. It’s another thing for a home to be located on a street whose name…

On SecondShelters.com: Baha Mar Job Opening Is For The Birds

By Amanda Tackett | February 20, 2018 |

We are absolutely tickled pink over news of job opening at Baha Mar. Not so long ago, Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com, sang like a bird when telling us all about Baha Mar, a much-anticipated multi-billion resort in the Bahamas. As luck would have it, Baha Mar is hiring a CFO. But this…

Luxury Apartment Overbuilding May Help Tenants Save for Down Payment

By Jon Anderson | February 20, 2018 |

Reasonably-priced new construction is fast becoming one of those stories parents tell wide-eyed offspring about the good old days. We all know that new apartment construction within a reasonable commute to a job center has been almost all-luxury. In fact, since construction restarted post-Recession, RealPage estimates that 75 to 80 percent of all apartment construction…

Jan Showers Design Sale: Deep Discounts on Fabric, Lamps, Mirrors, More!

By Candy Evans | February 20, 2018 |

There is nothing I like better than a bargain, unless it’s a design bargain. Or a real estate bargain. Thus I hit jackpot Monday when I walked into Jan Showers Interior Design showroom at 1308 Slocum Street, in the Dallas Design District, and found out about her fabulous February sale. Amazing fabric rolls selling for……

As Good As It Gets: Bent Tree Royal Home on Golf Course With Two Bars, Exercise Room and Man Cave

By Candy Evans | February 19, 2018 |

I became more familiar with the Bent Tree Royal neighborhood up north of Bent Tree Country Club when I was running for Dallas City Council last spring. The area is amazing, and I instantly knew the real estate would be worth writing home about if a home ever became available there. And it finally did!…