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From the Archives: Realtors with Clean Cars Report More Confidence

By Leah Shafer | January 4, 2016 |

If cleanliness is next to godliness, then Realtors may be in the running for one of the holiest professions because of their squeaky clean cars. Sure, it’s a bit of a stereotype to say Realtors have immaculate cars, but … isn’t it also sort of true? Curious, I set out to investigate this phenomenon and…

From the Archives: Unmarried Couples Buying a House—What Should They Know?

By Leah Shafer | January 1, 2016 |

It has been said that falling in love consists of uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense, and for many couples, buying a house together is an experience driven by excitement and emotion, especially in a market as hot as ours. When a married couple in Texas buys a house, community property laws offer…

From the Archives: Karen Eubank Explains How to Stage “Naked” Properties

By Joanna England | December 31, 2015 |

[Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared on CandysDirt.com on Oct. 24, 2014, but it’s still as useful as ever considering the hordes of requests stagers are receiving to furnish vacant properties.] One of the most requested staging services is furnishing a vacant property, what I call a “naked” listing. Every day, Realtors call…

Aloha to Secondshelters.com’s Hawai’i Month for 2015

By Jon Anderson | December 31, 2015 |

I’m hours away from my flight home to Dallas and figured it was time for a Hawai’ian roundup (and share some odd pictures with no meaning beyond amusement value).  This year I chronicled my real estate travails in Hawaii for Secondshelters.com. It started innocently enough with an interview with the local Berkshire Hathaway Home Services…

Ethan Couch’s Dad Lives in Lake Oaks Estates, Fort Worth

By Candy Evans | December 31, 2015 |

This is Fred Couch’s home in Fort Worth in Lake Oaks Estates. He purchased it in June of 2007 for $410,000. The home looks pretty nice: topography gives it pretty views from the top of 3.10 acres, with 4361 square feet, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, wrap-around porches, a metal roof (I think…

Ethan Couch’s Mom Sold Her Half Million Burleson Home With Pool, Wet Bar, Sauna & Man Room

By Candy Evans | December 31, 2015 |

According to the Dallas Morning News, Tonya Couch sold her $343,400 Burleson home on Aug. 10, (2015) county deed records show. She and Ethan had been renting a house in Fort Worth since August 2014, according to her landlord, James Walker. This is the house Tonya sold on August 10 at 1719 Retta Road in…