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Wednesday WTF: No Seriously, Clean Your House Before Photos

By Bethany Erickson | January 24, 2018 |

Editor’s Note: We’ve had a few people call us out. But here’s where we are coming from:  If we are going to remain a voice about elevating the industry, then we have to call out photos like this, and we have to point out that the realtor did the client a disservice by having the…

Modern Luxury Dallas Real Estate Awards: YOU Decide, Who Killed It in 2017?

By Candy Evans | January 24, 2018 |

Modern Luxury DALLAS Magazine tells me they are gearing up for their annual Real Estate Awards to run in their beautiful April issue. How exciting! Rather than ask for popularity votes for the “best,” MLD focuses on specific categories of real estate achievement. Let’s face it, every real estate agent I know is the best,…

WFAA-TV’s Report on Aldredge House Tonight May Have Been Fake News

By Candy Evans | January 23, 2018 |

I was just alerted to the story WFAA-TV’s Tanya Eiserer ran on the 5 pm news this evening depicting a recent supposedly “noisy music wedding” at Aldredge House. It came on the personal Facebook page of Dallas Observer reporter Jim Schutze. Here’s the thing: Schutze was at the wedding. Eiserer said that “loud parties continue…

Midcentury Meets Rustic Modern Style in this Newly Listed Coral Hills Home

By Leah Shafer | January 23, 2018 |

Midcentury style has been quite the rage for the past few years in home design. The aesthetic is often blended with a rustic look to create a stylish, welcoming vibe.  That’s the case with our Tuesday Two Hundred, which offers a handsome combination of midcentury modern and farmhouse styles. Located at 3206 Modella Ave. near Forest Lane…

Three Graphics Show Why Everyone is Talking About Affordable Housing

By Jon Anderson | January 23, 2018 |

Everyone within earshot of CandysDirt.com knows that Dallas housing prices have been on a tear for the past five-ish years for both purchasers and renters.  I recently concluded a series on affordable housing options in Southern Dallas. I went because it’s fast becoming one of the few places that remains affordable to ever-larger numbers of…

Title Tip: Who Chooses The Title Company?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | January 23, 2018 |

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor The title industry competes for real estate dollars just like mortgage companies, real estate brokers, and insurance agencies. Competition to be the chosen one is just as fierce and the stakes are just as high. Changes that rippled through the industry in 2015, when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…