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North Texas Real Estate Agent Katherine Schwab Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge For Jan. 6 Role

By Candy Evans | August 23, 2022 |

Katherine Stavely Schwab’s real estate license status is inactive, and she has until September 30 to renew it. But right now, she may have other concerns. The former Century 21 Mike Bowman agent pleaded guilty last Thursday to a federal charge for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, mayhem at the U.S. Capitol. Schwab…

Ready to Rec: Finally a Cute, Newer Build in Dallas For Less Than $300K

By Nikki Barringer | August 23, 2022 |

A house in Dallas built after 2000 for under $300,000. Let me rephrase, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom, newer construction house in Dallas for $280,000. Yeah. It’s happening people. It’s right here. Out near Interstate 35 and Red Bird. It’s close to Downtown Dallas, the University of North Texas Dallas Campus and the recently remodeled Singing Hills…

In Fort Worth, a Balancing Market is Getting Mixed Reactions From Sellers, Buyers, Builders, And Realtors

By Seth Fowler | August 23, 2022 |

The Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors (GFWAR) reported that 50 percent of all active listings in Fort Worth had a price reduction in July. Obviously, Toto is not in Kansas anymore. We have highlighted this balancing of the residential real estate market frequently in Tarrant County Tuesday. It shouldn’t be a huge surprise to…

Reality is Tricky Business in This Week’s Three Things to Know

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | August 22, 2022 |

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor If you search the word ‘reality’ in a dictionary you’ll find it defined, as “the state of things as they actually exist.” Intuitively speaking, reality isn’t that simple, is it? It’s sometimes very difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Here’s a series of questions that demonstrate what I mean:…

It’s Flooding in North Texas. Does That Mean You Should Cancel Your Listing Appointment?

By Joanna England | August 22, 2022 |

It’s a rude awakening to find out that the house you just bought essentially becomes landlocked as your neighborhood becomes surrounded by inches of slow-to-drain water during a hard rain. That’s what some new Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners found out this morning as historic rainfall and the accompanying flash flooding affects the North Texas region. In…

Bentley Tibbs and Mark Siepiela’s Bluffview Modern is a Study in Subtlety

By Karen Eubank | August 22, 2022 |

If you know much about Dallas architects and builders, you can always spot a Bentley Tibbs and Mark Siepiela collaboration. This Bluffview modern was a custom project for a young couple and one that I could tell meant a lot to Tibbs when we spoke last week. “The clients were interested in and enjoyed the…