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Real Estate Mantra Rings True at 6110 Locke Avenue

By Seth Fowler | January 9, 2018 |

When meeting with new clients the No. 1 thing I tell them is this: “You buy your home to sell your home.”  They’ll probably hear that mantra 100 times when working with me. I know I’ve mentioned this before in Tarrant County Tuesday and it rings true still. Many buyers are so excited and anxious…

On SecondShelters.com: Sweet News from Port Aransas’ Cinnamon Shore

By Valerie Jarvie | January 9, 2018 |

  Great news from the post-hurricane Texas Coastal Bend region: Luxury vacation rental community Cinnamon Shore in Port Aransas on Mustang Island reports record sales of $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, despite the ravages of Category Four Hurricane Harvey earlier this year. See the story today on SecondShelters.com.

Gorgeously Remodeled Buckner Terrace Home with Magazine Good Looks

By Leah Shafer | January 9, 2018 |

If you’re looking to find an East Dallas address but have been priced out of popular neighborhoods like Lakewood Little Forest Hills, then we have the house for you.  In this week’s Tuesday Two Hundred, we’re looking at a gorgeously remodeled Buckner Terrace home at 2814 Sharpview Ln. Priced just under $300K, this home has three bedrooms,…

Nancy Carroll Spinks Gets Ten Year Sentence in Tarrant County and Handcuffs

By Candy Evans | January 9, 2018 |

One of North Texas’ most outrageous real estate fraud schemes ended just as 2018 began to take shape. Nancy Carroll, or Nancy Jackson Spinks, as she is sometimes called, walked into a Tarrant County district courtroom on January 4th with her attorney by her side, her husband Bubba Spinks, 23 years younger, sitting alone on…

Splurge vs. Steal: Love these Two Lakewood Beauties with Desirable Amenities

By Leah Shafer | January 8, 2018 |

The neighborhoods near White Rock Lake are in high demand, and Lakewood is some of the most desirable dirt in Dallas.  In this week’s Splurge vs. Steal, we’re looking at two Lakewood houses with that sweet East Dallas location. Big bonus for buyers: both are in the attendance zone for Lakewood Elementary. Which one is…

Exclusive: Compass Real Estate Launches First Dallas Office Merging With The Collective Residential

By Candy Evans | January 8, 2018 |

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid: a Major Wall Street Real Estate Disruptor has finally landed in DFW. Compass aims to own 20% of the US real estate market by 2020.  Compass, which bills itself as a real estate technology company that also sells real estate, has launched their first Dallas office by merging with the…