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Renting in Reno: Georgia Fisher is Deserting Dallas For The Desert, But Nevada's Market Proves a Challenge

By Joanna England | July 2, 2013 |

Editor’s Note: Meet Georgia Fisher. She’s a talented writer, and we are just pleased as punch to have her on the CandysDirt.com team. A seasoned journalist and feature writer, Georgia is pulling up stakes and moving from Dallas to Reno, Nevada. Here’s the very first installment “Renting in Reno.” Enjoy!

Tuesday Two Hundred: Throw Your Fourth of July Shindig in This Cute Kessler Plaza Cottage

By Joanna England | July 2, 2013 |

Thursday is American’s birthday, y’all! Here’s my philosophy for holidays that usually involve fireworks: Get everything you need the day before, invite people over and stay home! Yup, I rarely, if ever leave my little house when traffic is expected to be crazy, and I’m lucky to have plenty of room on our modest deck…

Don Carter Sells 8,100 Square Foot University Park Mansion. Putting Green, No BBall Court

By Candy Evans | July 2, 2013 |

Comes word that Don Carter has sold his stately Georgian mansion at 4000 University Boulevard. I’m sure you’ve seen this house — stunning. All stone  on a huge UP lot of 100 by 200 on a corner to boot with huge lap pool and putting green! There are six living areas, a bar room, wine…

Tom Leppert’s House Reduced Over on Alva Court, In Hottest Real Estate Market Ever?

By Candy Evans | July 1, 2013 |

I have told you, but let me go on record again: yes, the market is hotter than hell and homes are selling in days, weeks, even hours. We have less than three months’ inventory. But that is for properties generally below $2 million, as Jennifer Miller pointed out last week. So it surprises me not…

Real Estate Center at Texas A&M Releases Report Extolling Texas' Bustling Economy, Says Dallas Area Ranks 6th in Job Growth

By Joanna England | July 1, 2013 |

If you want to know why growth in Texas real estate markets is outpacing other states, look no further than our great state’s unemployment rate. Like a mushroom that sprouts overnight, Texas’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 6.5 percent — an entire percentage point lower than the national average, according to the Real Estate Center…

Local Market Monitor Maintains Optimistic Forecast Dallas-Irving-Plano Area, But Will Changing Interest Rates Slow Market's Growth?

By Joanna England | July 1, 2013 |

Interesting times for the Dallas real estate market as several neighborhoods are seeing homes sell fast for thousands more than they would have just 18 months ago. But with the Federal Reserve toying with interest rate changes, will next month’s forecast be far less optimistic than the June breakdown from Local Market Monitor? “Low Risk”…