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Don’t Miss This Profile on Mehrdad Moayedi and His Plans for the Statler Hilton in Downtown Dallas!

By Candy Evans | November 4, 2015 |

Came across this really great piece from D CEO, a question session with a really great man, the president and CEO of Centurion American, who is about to make his presence known in downtown Dallas with his “ambitious redevelopment of the iconic Statler Hotel and Residences.” Ambitious? Not for Mehrdad. Personally, I think Mehrdad is one of…

Polls Close, City and State Await Results

By Bethany Erickson | November 3, 2015 |

UPDATE, 11:45 p.m.: Some final numbers, and a brief round up of some other races. All told, out of 1,199,726 registered voters in Dallas County, 108,607 ballots were cast, meaning turnout in Dallas County was 9.05 percent. Some other returns you might be interested in, including the state proposition votes: Prop 1 – 87.53 percent…

Fun Cars & Real Estate: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Grant Vancleve Drives a Porsche and LOVES It

By Candy Evans | November 3, 2015 |

CD: Grant, you wild man, what kind of car do you drive? GV: 2016 Panamera CD: Pure white! Is this the first Porsche you have had? GV: Second Porsche, first was 2013 Panamera also… CD: Just a Porsche type of guy. What do you love about this sled? GV: What I love about my Porsche is…

KXAS-NBC Loves the Dallas Real Estate O Factor… but Hates Bad Gas

By Candy Evans | November 3, 2015 |

So let me tell you how this went down: Maggie Kerkman calls me from KXAS and asks if I know any Realtors who have experienced bad gas. Well, I say, I’m sure the new TRID rules are giving everyone bad gas. No no no she meant REAL gas, as in gasoline. Oh, I said. Well…

Virtual Work — How More Americans Working From Home Will Shake Up Real Estate

By Jon Anderson | November 3, 2015 |

Candy recently wrote about attending the Northwest Region 2015 and Beyond meeting that featured a speaker from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (and Candy). Highlights included the poor condition of our roadways (no surprise there), the growth of the Metroplex (no surprise there) and the love affair Dallas is having with tollways (no…

Get Prime Location, Rare Finished Basement In This Newly Listed North Oak Cliff Home

By Leah Shafer | November 3, 2015 |

Basements in North Texas are about as rare as a cat that likes to swim, but today’s Tuesday Two Hundred is that unusual exception. The reason you don’t find basements in DFW is because our clay soil moves too much and building one is usually cost prohibitive. But in North Oak Cliff, there are a few. The house at 924 Lausanne Ave.…