Baby Boomers

What’s New on SecondShelters? Baby Boomers Want Second Homes, and Are Finding Them Way Cheaper Than a Divorce!

By Candy Evans / October 13, 2011 /

90% of Cheesemaker John Raymond’s clients own second and third homes! I’m asking if Baby Boomers are the last of the great real estate consumers over on SecondShelters.com…

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Staging a Home To Sell With Pets: Does It Help Get The Joint Sold? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2011 /

Recall our tither about staging a home for sale with our furry friends — to do or not to do, and do we take them to the Dry Bar first? Well, here we see two little peek-a-boo angels who seem to be enhancing these photos. I’m becoming more convinced that I want my dogs in…

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Rick Perry, Here’s a Debate Headliner For Ya: Texas Loves Real Estate and Sex !!!

By Candy Evans / September 7, 2011 /

Another one of those inane magazine surveys, but this one is a hoot and really ought to be one of Rick Perry’s talking points: according to Men’s Health magazine, three of four major Texas cities are in the top ten list of America’s most sex-happy cities. That is, these are the cities where people appear…

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Will Baby Boomers Stay Put in the Suburbs or Flee? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2011 /

This article in the Washington Post says that Baby Boomers are changing the face of suburbia and staying put, rather than retiring to the likes of Florida and Arizona, as their parents did, once they retire. The U.S. Census showed how rapidly America’s suburbs are growing — despite efforts to squeeze us into greener, urban multi-family…

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Can a Second Home Save a Marriage? Dallas Real Estate as Marriage Savior, Cheaper than Divorce?

By Candy Evans / April 22, 2011 /

Ask Candy – a reader writes: My wife and I are not getting along, but we do not want to get a divorce for financial and religious reasons. I have enough cash for a down payment and was approved for a mortgage to buy a small house from foreclosure here in Dallas. But get this:¬†…

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