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Five Country Homes for the Holidays from Ebby Halliday Realtors

By Candy Evans | November 23, 2016 |

There’s no place like home for the holidays. This is particularly true when it’s a gorgeous country home, like these five properties from Ebby Halliday Realtors. These houses define luxury living in North Texas, with high-end amenities, beautiful outdoor spaces, and a true country setting that will make your holidays this year one for the…

Get Inspired By These Thanksgiving Tablescapes for Your Big Meal Tomorrow

By Leah Shafer | November 23, 2016 |

Tomorrow is the big day, and if you’re like me, almost all your thinking has been about the Thanksgiving meal itself: “Who likes what?” “How long does that bake?” And “how many pans can I fit in the oven at once?”    But a holiday meal should please the eye as well as the belly: It’s…

Actuarial Versus Market Value in Pension Plan Numbers: How About Just the Truth?

By Candy Evans | November 23, 2016 |

Let’s say you are going to put your home on the market. You want to know what to list it for, so your realtor suggests getting an appraisal. Good deal. The appraiser comes over, measures for square footage, notes the type of floor coverings and windows, asks about updates. Then he or she takes a…

How Much Turkey and Dressing Does it Take To Pay Rent?

By Joanna England | November 22, 2016 |

Grocery bills are topping out just two days before we sit down to elegant tablescapes and eight different kinds of potatoes, and ApartmentList wanted to know what everyone is obviously thinking: How many of these Thanksgiving feasts it would take for Americans to pay rent?

Old Lake Highlands Home Shows Off Dallas’ Natural Beauty

By Joanna England | November 22, 2016 |

There are few areas around White Rock Lake where you can truly take in the natural beauty that surrounds the crown jewel of Dallas. Boy Scout Hill and Winfrey Point are some of the best vantage points from which you can take in a sunset over the lake, watching the clouds alight and afire around…

Wall Street Journal’s Take on Dallas Pension Crisis: Average Percentage of Large Pension Plan Assets in Real Estate 17.6%

By Candy Evans | November 22, 2016 |

The Wall Street Journal’s take on the Dallas Police and Fire pension crisis was way more accurate than what the New York Times ran. The Times blamed the fund’s real estate assets too much. They are peripheral: Retirement systems around the country are wrestling with how much risk to take as they try to fill…