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Exclusive: Half Price Books Vice President Kathy Doyle Thomas Dishes on Their First Foray Into Commercial Real Estate

By Joanna England | February 3, 2015 |

In the interest of full disclosure, I should go ahead and say that my husband works for Half Price Books. But honestly, I’d be a fan of the company regardless. I’ve always been interested in how Pat Anderson grew a company from a 1,000-square-foot laundromat into a national brand, all without relinquishing the used bookstore…

Late Late Super Bowl Edition: I Want to Live in This Bluffview Home With Pete Carroll

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2015 |

Do you know that, on the day after the Super Bowl last year, 1.5 million Americans called in sick to work and another 4.4 million were late? In fact, many think we should just go ahead and make it a holiday!  A study by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc., a Massachusetts based workforce management consulting…

Craig Ranch Enters Build-Out Phase with Thousands of New Houses, Apartments

By Leah Shafer | February 2, 2015 |

Developer David Craig was in the right place at the right time when he bought the first tracts of land for Craig Ranch 15 years ago, north of State Highway 121 in McKinney. With northward expansion of the population and careful planning by Craig for the mixed-use development, the 2,200-acre planned community has been hugely…

Trammell Crow Implodes ACS/ Xerox Building on Central: Time to Mend Fences and Stop Building Berlin Walls in Dallas!

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2015 |

By the time you read this, the ACS/Xerox Building on North Central Expressway will be another dusty relic of Dallas history. But the implosion won’t erase the anger of the neighborhood and the negative publicity this development fiasco has created for Trammell Crow CBRE. Back in the spring, when I first met Jonas Park and…

Dallas Public Schools: And The Decision Is …

By Bethany Erickson | January 31, 2015 |

Today we had Tiny’s interview and assessment for the Dallas ISD magnet program – which sounds a whole lot more daunting than it actually was. But where did we end up going? Well, we were certain going in that we would be picking Dealey as our first choice school. It was close to our house. It…

Is Your 2015 Real Estate Resolution Revamping Your Marketing? Here are Five Hot Tips

By Joanna England | January 30, 2015 |

If you’re looking to top your 2014 sales and referrals this year, but don’t know where to start, you’re not the only one. A lot of times agents will hire pricey marketing consultants to take an objective look at their materials and campaigns. This can be overwhelming for some Realtors, but the truth of the…