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Fastest-Growing Real Estate Agent Offers Market Insight For 2023

By Candy Evans | February 2, 2023 |

To earn a spot as the fastest-growing real estate agent in Dallas, Eric Narosov relied on two important and time-tested methods: working hard and connecting with people. On the weekends, you’ll often find this Allie Beth Allman & Associates agent holding four open houses, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. Before opening the home,…

3 Ways That Selling Your Home is Like Groundhog Day

By Brenda Masse | February 2, 2023 |

In the movie Groundhog Day, the main character relives the same day again and again until he gets it right. Selling homes might feel like Groundhog Day to Realtors when they find sellers making the same mistakes over and over. Since we’re all stuck at home due to #Thundersleet and #Icepocaplyse2023, desperately hoping we wake…

A Swinging Sixties Midcentury Modern in JanMar Just Flew Off The Market

By Karen Eubank | February 2, 2023 |

There are a few neighborhoods in Dallas where preservation has a firm foothold. JanMar is one of them. This original Midcentury Modern is a big win for our city because not only will it remain standing, but it will also be thoughtfully and carefully updated.   JanMar was developed in the 1950s and ’60s. Most of…

Your Sweetheart Will Fall in Love With These February Open Houses 

By April Towery | February 2, 2023 |

Candy and flowers make great Valentine’s Day gifts, but those who want to go a little bigger this year could fall in love while touring some North Texas open houses.  Topping the list in this edition of CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week is a sweethearts’ cottage on a large lot in North Dallas, a…

Good Samaritan Realtor Patrick Abell Helps Stuck Motorists And Homebound Residents

By April Towery | February 1, 2023 |

Garland Realtor Patrick Abell spent the day Tuesday checking on some local listings, dragging cars out of ditches, delivering groceries, and picking up prescriptions for the homebound.  Then he followed a Dallas Area Rapid Transit supervisor home from Mesquite to Coppell to make sure he got there safely.  On Wednesday, with plans to do it…

Explore This Townhome With Highland Park Proximity

By Daniel Lalley | February 1, 2023 |

For this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage broker Lisa Peters, we’re elated to cover an incredible two-story traditional just steps from West Highland Park. J.L. Forke of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International lists 5609 La Foy Blvd. for $799,900. This 3,116-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom, half-duplex is the perfect pad for those with…