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On SecondShelters.com: In Honolulu, Marco Polo Spells Opportunity

By Jon Anderson | December 13, 2017 |

There’s an old investment adage: Buy when people are selling and sell when people are buying. On July 14, 2017, there was a fire at the Marco Polo high-rise in Honolulu that damaged some 200 units and will cost approximately $100 million to repair.  It wasn’t the first. There was also a fire just four…

Wednesday WTF: Don’t Be Fooled By the Rocks That I Got

By Bethany Erickson | December 13, 2017 |

Sometimes, the Wednesday WTF is innocuous on the outside — it seems fairly pedestrian from the outside, and then you get about three photos in to the listing and then you’re like, “Oh, yeah, that’s definitely WTF.” Such is the case with our WTF today. This unassuming three-bedroom, two-bath home in Newark, Delaware, seems pretty…

White Rock Forest Midcentury Ranch Takes Trendy Risks

By Joanna England | December 13, 2017 |

It’s the stuff HGTV series are made of, and considering the runaway success of Flip or Flop Fort Worth, we have to wonder if Daniel and Stesha Gearner are the next wedded pair to take on the mantle of the popular real estate reality series.  With an unapologetically hipster aesthetic, the Gearners infused trendy style…

With State Guidelines Late, Dallas ISD Makes Plans for IR Schools

By Bethany Erickson | December 13, 2017 |

Dallas ISD has a bit of a quandary — they need to formulate a plan for what to do with the four long-term “improvement required” schools on its books, but guidelines that go with a new law regarding the other options haven’t been provided by the state yet. The new law, which was passed in…

Curbed Does Dallas… Note Who They Quote

By Candy Evans | December 12, 2017 |

A few weeks ago this nice fellow from Curbed.com, Patrick Sisson, contacted me to talk Dallas real estate and the biggest changes in the city from my perspective. We could have spoken for hours. It was hard to pick a single favorite or “best” dense new urban area, though I gushed on about Bishop Arts,…

Scott & Cooner Warehouse Sale Just in Time for Holiday House Spruce

By Candy Evans | December 12, 2017 |

Those purveyors of the best contemporary furnishings in town, Scott & Cooner, have a great present for all of us: a holiday SALE just in time to outfit the house for the holidays. It’s at the warehouse location, 2150 Irving Blvd. 10 am to 4 pm until Friday. We told you all about it last week…