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Even in a Hot Market, Staging Can Help Any Home Sell Faster

By Joanna England | March 4, 2015 |

It’s a hot market in Dallas, that’s for sure. CoreLogic’s most recent report, detailing the Dallas-Plano-Irving MSA’s housing price index, showed tremendous growth in prices. The housing price index increased 9.1 percent year-over-year in January including distressed sales, which is a new high for our area. Dallas-Plano-Irving is only second for growth to Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland…

High Caliber Home of the Week: Stone-Clad Stevens Park Gem is Divine Inside

By Joanna England | March 4, 2015 |

From the outside, it looks like many of the Austin stone-clad 1930s bungalows you’ll find throughout North Oak Cliff’s Stevens Park Village. These homes, perched along the city’s award-winning, redesigned public golf course, all have a very Lakewood-esque character, thanks to the rolling hills and well-maintained homes. Developed by Annie Stevens between 1939 and 1941,…

Lakewood Artists Create Something Magical with French Farmhouse Home Renovation

By Leah Shafer | March 4, 2015 |

When Linda and Stephan Martiniere relocated to Dallas from Chicago in 2009, they were looking for something magical in a Texas home. Deep in the heart of Lakewood on a street with rolling hills and mature trees, these two artists found what they were looking for at 7022 Pasadena Ave. The 4-4 had gorgeous architectural detail…

My Dearest Jacob Alan Decker, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans | March 4, 2015 |

This is a real estate blog, and as such we cover not just the homes we love and live in, but the people who we love in them. Jacob Decker is one of those people. He is my son-in law, he helped people save or sell their homes through his bankruptcy practice. Jake is gone,…

On MidlandDirt: Should the Permian Basin Panic Over Drop in Jobs?

By Joanna England | March 3, 2015 |

The shrinking job market in Midland-Odessa has some people in panic mode, with rumors of multifamily developments poised for certain collapse should renters renege on their leases and abandon their apartments. Should we worry about Midland Real Estate? Not so fast, says this story by WFAA. Sure, part of the oil and gas industry’s workforce…

Ready for Redefy? Flat-Fee Brand Offers Full-Service Selling

By Karen Eubank | March 3, 2015 |

“Sell your home for a $2,500! Flat fee, full service!” That’s just what Redefy says they are bringing to Dallas. Redefy, a new kind of discount real estate brokerage, is trying to redefine options for selling your home. According to their website, “Redefy helps real estate sellers save thousands by replacing a single real estate…