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Hot to Trot: Candy Reports on Luxury Farm and Ranch Properties for Grand Vie

By Joanna England | October 9, 2015 |

Just about every real estate brokerage has a farm and ranch division now, which is a far cry from not long ago when you couldn’t pay people to move to the “boonies,” Candy says in her latest column inside Grand Vie: Luxury in Living. Now there are some amazing, luxurious, and enviable ranch properties on the…

Get Inspired at The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Tour in Dallas Tomorrow

By Leah Shafer | October 9, 2015 |

Wine connoisseur and author Hugh Johnson once said, “No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same in one garden.” Tomorrow, get a glimpse of six distinctive Dallas gardens as they’ll be for only one day with the Garden Conservancy‘s Open Days program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This program has shared more than 200…

Want to Spend More Time Selling? Virtual Assistants Pro Can Handle Your ‘Back End’

By Joanna England | October 9, 2015 |

Selling real estate is a people-based business that requires a lot of paperwork. Realtors are pulled in a lot of different directions when it comes to business development, compliance, and the fine art of matching buyers and sellers. But the paperwork is a huge time suck that pulls agents away from the parts of the…

This Little North Oak Cliff Cottage is Blue and Yellow, Makes You Want to Kiss it Hello!

By Joanna England | October 9, 2015 |

How cute is this house? It looks like one of those fun, quirky homes that delights readers of every shelter magazine and tiny house blog. But this house is not so tiny. In fact, it may look petite, but this sky blue cottage in the L.O. Daniel neighborhood of North Oak Cliff has plenty of…

MetroTex Region 2015 and Beyond: A Million People Move Here Every 8 Years

By Candy Evans | October 9, 2015 |

We heard from three experts Tuesday at MetroTex Region 2015 at Brookhaven Country Club. The first two were a tough act to follow: Dan Lamers, Senior Program Manager at the North Texas Council of Governments, and our favorite economist (and Princeton man) Brit Fair of Hexter-Fair Title Company. Brit’s presentation is coming up in a…

5 Dallas Open Houses Not to Miss

By Leah Shafer | October 8, 2015 |

If the State Fair is not your thing this weekend, make time to visit these five open houses around Dallas. They represent diverse neighborhoods, from Uptown and East Kessler Park, to Northwest Dallas and Turtle Creek. The prices range from the $289,000 to $749,500, and the styles of these houses and condos run the gamut from modern industrial in…