Dallas Luxury Real Estate

Highland House Rezoning Tabled ‘Til October, Pending Land Use Study for Preston Center, Laura Miller Theatrics

By Candy Evans / June 27, 2014 /

Last Thursday, the Dallas Plan Commission voted to postpone a decision on rezoning for 6215 Westchester, proposed site of the Highland House luxury apartments a Dallas developer wants to build in the center of Preston Center. The reason: to provide time for a land-use study of the area. Laura Miller was there in full theatrics, trying…

More Really Rich Peeps in Dallas Fort Worth (Southlake), Which Is Really Great for Our Luxury Real Estate Market

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2014 /

There is good news today for the Dallas luxury real estate market, and one reason why there has been a flurry of mega mansion home sales the last few weeks. There are more rich people in Dallas. According to Longnecker & Associates, a Houston consulting firm asked to compile data for the Dallas Morning News,…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Traditional Style in a Growing Urban Locale

By Joanna England / June 17, 2014 /

Today we have a very cute Tuesday Two Hundred for you. We’re here in the Dallas Arts District today for the New Cities Summit, and we’ve got urban-oriented living on the brain. This home, which is inside the Montebello Park area of East Dallas is a wonderful family neighborhood that feeds into acclaimed Stonewall Jackson…

Zillow Launches “Coming Soon” to Capture the Hip Pocket Market — Good, Bad? What Do You Think?

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2014 /

Call it another by-product of our hot, inventory-deprived real estate market that was created out of the wreckage of the worst recession since the Great Depression.Last week while the nation’s top real estate editors were gathered in Houston, Zillow launched a new on line real estate search to help consumers find pre-market listings. Call them…

Will the Administrative Changes at the Police & Fire Pension System Expedite a Solution to the Glare Debate?

By Candy Evans / June 13, 2014 /

Jo and I are in Houston at the National Association of Real Estate Editors spring conference. We just heard the keynote speaker’s presentation on commercial building trends by C. Hastings “Hasty” Johnson, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hines. He mentioned that building materials of the future might include unique glass for highrise buildings,…