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Is D.R. Horton Being a Good Neighbor at Bryan Place? We Think Not So Much

By Candy Evans | July 3, 2014 |

A reader alerts us to the building  DR Horton is doing a less than stellar job of corporate responsibility at their Bryan Place development called “Exall Townhomes”.

More on the Move.com Injunction Against Zillow & Errol Samuelson

By Candy Evans | July 3, 2014 |

Andrea Bramblia at Inman has more on the victory for Move Inc. and the National Association of Realtors, handed out yesterday by a Washington state Superior Court judge who gave the companies a preliminary injunction against Zillow and its chief industry development officer, Errol Samuelson. Samuelson scooted over to Zillow last March without much warning. While…

Brandon McCarthy’s Uptown Loft Will Give You a 360 Degree View of Friday’s Fireworks Display

By Candy Evans | July 2, 2014 |

Whoa, this is one of those units that deserves the “O” word. Or maybe I should say, the “A” word. This is the Uptown loft of Arizona Diamondback right-handed pitcher Brandon McCarthy and his wife, Amanda. And the agent, darling Nancy Dunning at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, is not using broker babble when she says “one…

Breaking News in the Zillow v. Move Inc. Saga: Major Legal Setback for Samuelson, Zillow

By Candy Evans | July 2, 2014 |

Recall that in March, we told you that the biggest battle brewing in the U.S. right now is between Realtor.com, owned by the National Association of Realtors, its digital company Move.com, which operates Realtor.com’s websites and social media, and Zillow, the huge and ever-growing third party real estate beast portal that agents both love and hate. Recall all those defections to…

When Building Successful Communities, Education is Everything For Republic Property Group

By Joanna England | July 2, 2014 |

Republic Property Group — developers of masterplanned community Light Farms in Celina, TX — has donated $2 million to Prosper ISD as well as the land for a new elementary school. The campus, which will be located within RPG’s sustainably oriented Light Farms development, a 1,070 acre community with tons of family friendly amenities.

Built For Survival: Turning a Retired Missile Silo Into Condos and Other Homes For Preppers

By Joanna England | July 2, 2014 |

I have wanted to write a piece about “prepper” real estate forever, but every time I’d find someone to talk to, they’d never offer details about their property, their home, how much of it could weather a nuclear holocaust, you know, basic stuff. I did write about the “Earth Sheltered Home” on Buckner, but it’s…