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By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor There are ideas that can only be represented by one word — for example, parallel. Many phrases can describe the idea, but the word has no synonym. Here’s another: whiplash. No single word equally captures a quick snap back in motion. So, here’s my tribute to you, whiplash, the…
Vaquero: (n.) Used in reference to cowboys in areas (such as Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) where Spanish is spoken Cowboy imagery is iconic and legendary, so it’s not surprising that “vaquero” was the name chosen for one of the most exclusive gated communities in North Texas. It’s easy to imagine vaqueros herding cattle over…
The ranch home has been the most popular house style in 34 states, including Texas, since Cliff May created the design in 1932. That statistic comes to us from Trulia and is not surprising. When Patti and Wayne Dyess spotted this ranch home in 2015, they knew they’d found the one. “This has been my…
I was in Nashville, Tennessee, recently, interviewing agents there as I perused their gorgeous property offerings. Found out a lot of people are choosing Nashville over Dallas (and Texas) as they relocate from either California, the Midwest, or the East Coast. Why? Tennessee property taxes are one-third of Texas’. And there is no state income…
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked fifth in cost inflators in Lawn Love’s study of rent affordability.
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Dallas is home to four of the most expensive active single-family home listings in the state, according to a new report issued by the Houston Association of Realtors. Topping the list is the $24.5 million mansion at 5411 Surrey Circle. It’s been on the market for about four months, and…
