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Mark Cuban Tearing Down Homes on His Preston Hollow Property

By Candy Evans | January 5, 2015 |

Yeah, his guys were busy working in the frosty cold over the holidays. Looks like the scraper this time was the tear-down at 5830 Averill Way. 8601 Jordan Way is still standing in all it’s glory. What does Mark Cuban have planned for Preston Center? Don’t touch that dial!

Dallas Public Schools: Is It Really a Montessori?

By Bethany Erickson | January 5, 2015 |

“We are looking at one of the two montessori schools Dallas ISD offers, and if we moved we are considering living near the one neighborhood montessori, Mata Elementary,” I’ve said more times than I can count when people ask about where Tiny will go to school. “And if that doesn’t happen, we are happy with him…

Luxury Sales Skyrocketed in 2014 Says Texas Association of Realtors

By Joanna England | January 5, 2015 |

Luxury home sales with prices of $1 million and up posted huge growth in 2014 according to the latest Texas Luxury Home Sales Report from the Texas Association of Realtors. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the sales volume of luxury homes was second highest in the state and grew 15 percent year-over-year. Dallas was a runner up…

East Dallas Dynamo Britt Lopez Moves to Dallas City Center Realtors

By Joanna England | January 5, 2015 |

It’s a homecoming of sorts says Britt Lopez, who has been with Keller Williams since 2004 — back when Dallas City Center was a franchise of the brand. When Dallas City Center split from the brokerage and became independent, Lopez decided to go to Keller Williams Urban, where she has been since 2012. Now, she’s…

Some Fancy Architectural Digs Up in The Hood of Glen Abbey: Won’t You Be Tony Romo’s Neighbor?

By Candy Evans | January 5, 2015 |

You know how we told you that Tony Romo is building a giant, and I do mean giant, home up in Glen Abbey?  Surely you are caught up on all this. That story ran last April — the home must be nearing completion. The new Romo home is next door to Peter Shaddock, a well-known,…

Texas or Texia? A Look at How the Thin Film Plastic Bag Ban Affected Los Angeles

By Candy Evans | January 3, 2015 |

This is so marginally real estate, except that every Californian I know is sending me fun emails tonight, saying, why move to Dallas? You guys are getting more like us every day? Like this email: Hey, I heard you guys just got a bag ban. When are you going to change your name to Texia?…