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Monday Millionaire: From High Ceilings to High-End Everything, This Northwood Hills Home Has it All

By Joanna England | August 6, 2012 |

Sometimes when you put a lot of wood in a home, it starts to feel dark and claustrophobic. Too much custom cabinetry, too much dark wood floors, and too much art, and it starts to feel like the walls are closing in.

That’s why 7118 Elmridge is so refreshing! There’s tons of beautiful wood finishes on this Northwood Hills home, but the high ceilings, which, paired with huge windows, brings in enough light to make it feel cozy and yet spacious.

Hot Properties: Bryan and Amanda Crawford Are a One-Two Power Punch With Briggs Freeman

By Joanna England | August 6, 2012 |

Where are you from? If you’re not Dallas natives, what brought you to our fair burg? Amanda: I’m a Dallas native with a special place in my heart for the State-Thomas neighborhood in Uptown. Bryan: I’m from Hammond, a small town outside of New Orleans. After graduating college, I moved to Dallas to pursue a career in finance, progressing…

There is No Stopping the Stapp: Guess Who’s Moving Over There NOW?

By Candy Evans | August 6, 2012 |

Vivian Morales has joined Clay Stapp & Associates as Director of Operations, effective Friday. Vivian has worked as Rogers Healy’s office manager. That’s four bright, eager new talents down at that Cedar Springs office… like I said, there’s no stopping the Stapp…

Lookie Who I Ran Into at Inman Real Estate Connect in San Francisco

By Candy Evans | August 6, 2012 |

That’s Randall Graham, marketing director for Ebby Halliday. I know Steve Habgood was there along with some of the top producers from Ebby’s Little White House, like Linda Callicutt and Hanne Sagalowsky… really great meeting!

Friday Four Hundred: Own a Piece of History (And Save Taxes!) With This Plano Victorian

By Joanna England | August 3, 2012 |

You had me at “turret!”

Seriously, though, there is so much to love about this historic home in Plano, called “The Roller House.” There are five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and tons of details inside and out of this Queen Anne three-story!

Making Gen Y Buy: To Get Millennials To Sign, You Have To Woo Them Online

By Joanna England | August 2, 2012 |

“Listing online leaves lasting impressions,” recited Bryan Crawford. He’s a young but knowledgeable agent with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s. He and his wife, Amanda, know how to get the attention of Dallas’ newest generation of homebuyers.

Generation Y, which stretches from the late ’70s through the ’80s, are often serial renters who are more likely to look online for their first home than anywhere else. So, how do you make homeownership more attractive than renting?