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Mayor Rawlings Says It’s Time for a Property Tax Cut in Dallas. We Agree 1000%

By Candy Evans | June 30, 2015 |

In a refreshing move from the norm of most politicians, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says property owners may be due a property tax break. “I would love to look at a tax-rate adjustment,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings at last week’s council meeting. Rawlings is hoping he has enough support to lower the tax rate,…

Ultra Modern Townhomes Designed by Richard Drummond Davis, Coming to the Garden District of Oak Cliff in Bishop Arts

By Candy Evans | June 30, 2015 |

I have been dying to tell you about this for weeks, but just now getting the dirt. And bear with me, because I am still checking the facts but I am so excited I just couldn’t sit on this. A very cool, high quality project is on its way to 10th and Adams in Oak…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Brilliant Updates Make This Lake Highlands Home Sensational

By Leah Shafer | June 30, 2015 |

Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred will leave you amazed that so many high-end amenities and thoughtful details are available in a Lake Highlands home for under $300K. The house at 10006 Chimney Hill Ln. is located in the Country Forest-Jackson Meadows neighborhood, about as far north as you can go in Lake Highlands before bumping into Richardson. This is…

4 of the 20 Hottest Real Estate Markets in the USA Are in Texas

By Candy Evans | June 30, 2015 |

Dallas/Fort Worth, of course, Austin, San Antonio and Midland. Not Houston. That’s because Midland’s market was so very tight on inventory lower oil prices barely made a blip. Houston, not so much.  Realtor.com’s chief economist, Jonathan Smoke, conducted the analysis based on data for the first three weeks of June. The median list price for a…

It’s the Student Debt, Stupid: Quickie Recap of NAREE15 – Changes in the Way We Buy, Sell & Consume Real Estate

By Candy Evans | June 30, 2015 |

  Just returned from NAREE15, that is, the National Association of Real Estate Editor’s annual conference in beautiful Miami, Florida. Steve Brown was there. And Candace Carlisle. We picked up another award — yeah! — but we also picked up the latest in the state of real estate. (Gave you the economic outlook last week.)…

How Will Gay Marriage Equality Affect the Dallas Real Estate Market? Or Any Real Estate Market?

By Candy Evans | June 29, 2015 |

I had the pleasure of being in Miami, and Miami Beach, the weekend of an historic Supreme Court ruling that finally affords LGBT the same legal rights as “traditional couples” when it comes to marriage. And Jack and George finally tied the knot! Does this mean we could see an uptick in home sales as…