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Late-Bloomers To Home Ownership, Couple Now Ready to Sell Oak Lawn Townhome

By Bethany Erickson / February 24, 2019 /

When self-described “late-bloomers” Meltem Ballan and Nathen Hinson made their first foray into the Dallas real estate market when they bought their Oak Lawn townhome in 2013, it was almost as renters. “My husband and I are in our 40s,” Ballan said. “I studied too long to have a Ph.D., and never married until I…

Getting the Dirt on Two Open Houses — Thanks to Facebook

By Bethany Erickson / November 8, 2018 /

As we mentioned last week, we’ve debuted two new Facebook groups designed to provide a platform for the house hunter and the Realtor alike, and all those businesses also make homeownership possible. This week’s roundup of open houses features two house that came to us during our Open House Roundup feature that we have on…

New Ways to Engage With CandysDirt Staff

By Bethany Erickson / November 2, 2018 /

It’s been a few weeks since we announced some pretty major staff changes here at CandysDirt, and what has followed since that announcement has been pretty exciting, we think. One of the biggest things the editorial board — which is made up of founder and publisher Candy Evans, executive editor Jo England, and me —…

For This Wednesday, the WTF Wears Pink

By Bethany Erickson / September 26, 2018 /

I don’t know how to say this, but this week’s Wednesday WTF made us blush. Or something. It’s really pinkies up. We’re tickled pink to show you this. We pinked this one just for you. Had enough yet? No. No you have not. How do I know this? Because you haven’t actually seen this week’s…

From Facebook: What Every Buyer and Seller Should Know

By Bethany Erickson / August 26, 2018 /

After our previous discussion on Realtor commissions, we thought we’d take the opportunity to let real estate professionals of all stripes flex their knowledge with two questions that we asked over two weeks that should be good advice for every buyer and seller out there. So for our Aug. 10 and 17  Friday Questions, we…