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Growth In Most Major Cities Outpaces Suburbs. Except in Dallas, Where the Urbanists Are Losing

By Candy Evans | July 3, 2012 |

I was in downtown Dallas, cursing the other day. Traffic? No, one way streets. STUPID one way streets. Here we are trying to conserve fossil fuels and make Dallas a “walkable” city with bike lanes, the newest urban fad du jour. (Truth is, I’m sick of hearing about bike lanes. While I might ride on…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Want New Construction in The Park Cities? You Can Have it With Tatum Brown Custom Homes

By Joanna England | July 2, 2012 |

This house, it just makes me want to say “Ahhhhhhhh!” It’s 3625 Bryn Mawr, marketed by the gorgeous and talented Kari Schlegel Kloewer of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, and it was just completed by the experts at Tatum Brown Custom Homes.

If you want high-end finish-out and tons of extras, Tatum Brown is the go-to builder. In fact, this company is on our short list of Hot Builders!

More Realtors Should Adopt This Tag Line: Get a Bigger House, Not a Divorce

By Candy Evans | July 2, 2012 |

This area code is out of Toronto. Now that Obamacare has cleared the Supreme Court, perhaps we can adapt Canadian real estate tag lines as well?

Dallas Real Estate: Does (Ivy) School Spirit Help Sell Your House?

By Candy Evans | June 30, 2012 |

If you are squinting, that’s a Vanderbilt flag flying proudly outside this house. Will that help it sell and fetch a pretty price? Would a Harvard Princeton Brown Cornell Penn Columbia Dartmouth flag fetch more?

Friday Five Hundred: This Perry Heights Three Bedroom Will Sweep You Off Your Feet

By Joanna England | June 29, 2012 |

I was just cruising MLS, minding my own business, and BAM … I ran into 4303 Rawlins, a listing from the adorable Jory Walker of Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, and my search was over. I had to show you, dear readers, just how gorgeous this home is.

I’ve told you how I feel about Tudors. Folks, this is the Anti-Tudor. This is the Tudor to end all Tudors. This Tudor will knock your socks off, sweep you off your feet, and light a fire in your escrow account.

On the Street Where You Live: Hopefully, Drexel — How Important is A Street Name?

By Candy Evans | June 29, 2012 |

I have always wanted to live on Drexel Drive. Something about that name sounds so classy, elegant. That may be why I am in love with this nicely-priced home — for the Park Cities -about a block south of Mockingbird on what I call the “affordable” Drexel: $1.725. About a block south of Mockingbird, walk…