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Six Worst Home Renovations That Will Not Get One Penny More Out of Your Home When You Sell

By Candy Evans | September 20, 2011 |

There is one phrase we are hearing a lot less of these days: “We’ll get it back when we sell the house.” Used to be, you could sink money into your home almost endlessly and rest assured it would come back to you, maybe even at a profit, when you sold. Buyers often have little vision…

What Are The Hottest Neighborhoods in Dallas? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans | September 20, 2011 |

Lake Highlands? Shorecrest? Highland Park? Peninsula? Park Cities? Preston Hollow (my vote!)? Lake Highlands? Midway Hollow? Kessler Park? Bishop Arts? Ravinia? The Cedars? Junius Heights Historic District? Far North Dallas? Richardson? Southlake? Colleyville? Arlington? The other day I was waaaay out in Benbrook,wowzers, beautiful community! I want to hear what you like and why you…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Kari Schlegel Kloewer Drops Price on Hubby’s Condo

By Candy Evans | September 20, 2011 |

Kari Schlegel is listing her hubby’s cute condo over at 1719 Mary Street, in East dallas near Ross, and is getting ready to reduce the price. (Shh. I didn’t tell you.) This is an end unit, which she says has more windows and light than the others. Two bedrooms, two baths, three stories, built in 2003.…

This Could Be Bad for Dallas Real Estate: Chuck Greenberg Wants to Buy The Stars

By Candy Evans | September 19, 2011 |

Bloomberg is reporting that Chuck Greenberg, former CEO and co-owner of The Texas Rangers, has come forward to say he may want to bid on the bankrupt Dallas Stars Hockey franchise, according to a lawyer. This cannot be — not that Greenberg wouldn’t be a terrific owner. But Vancouver-based businessman Tom Gaglardi is already pre-approved…

How Washington, D.C. and the Banking Industry is Killing the Housing Market, Part II: Dodd Frank Gone Rogue

By Candy Evans | September 19, 2011 |

I hate Dodd-Frank. It’s a good idea gone rogue. And if you value the ability of qualified people to buy real estate without having to place 20% to 50% as a down payment, you should hate it, too. Dodd-Frank is like nuking an entire apartment complex to get rid of bedbugs in one small 300 square foot…

How Washington, D.C. and the Banking Industry is Killing the Housing Market, Part I

By Candy Evans | September 19, 2011 |

President Obama has this great idea to tax millionaires — his “Buffet/Buffett tax” — that is, getting those who actually earn $1,000,000 a year or more, not the poor strapped $100,000 middle or upper or whatever middle class you call them.  Of course, the rich can afford fancier attorneys and CPA’s to toodle around income streams,…