Dallas Morning News

Monday Morning Millionaire: Life on Beverly Drive is Beautiful with Designer James McInroe

By Candy Evans / September 26, 2011 /

Oh I have a treat for you this beautiful Monday morning. It’s called 4641 Beverly Drive and this home is smoother than your morning latte. You know who could live here? Tory Burch. Stop whatever you are doing and look at these interiors. I’m supposed to keep this package around a million, I confess the home…

Will The Dallas Star’s Bankruptcy Mean Tom Hicks is Downsizing? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / September 16, 2011 /

Update: It seems all these sports teams buying, selling and going belly-up are very good for the local real estate market. Remember, it brought Chuck Greenberg to Vaquero! So, the Dallas Stars have filed a bankruptcy package that will ease them out of some debt and hopefully smooth the way for a possible sale to Vancouver-based…

It Is No Longer Appropriate to Say That Real Estate Sales Are On Fire. But, They Really Almost Are.

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2011 /

Please note: I am curbing my use of the phrase “on fire” these days, when it pertains to homes. Should I slip, please catch me. August home sales in North Texas surged by 27 percent last month, the biggest gain in more than a year. According to NTREIS,  more than 6,800 pre-owned single-family homes sold last month. That’s just awesome. It was…

Could an Error at Experian Be Screwing Texas Consumers on Real Estate Loans — More

By Candy Evans / September 5, 2011 /

Recall last week when I told you about my friend Dormand Long, who has written to the Texas Attorney General because he believes Experian and other credit bureau agencies are wrongly lumping home improvement loans with consumer credit loans when they rate consumer credit. This is more important than ever today because mortgage lenders are looking…

4949 Swiss Avenue, Mary Ellen Bendtsen’s Home, Under Contract AGAIN

By Candy Evans / August 31, 2011 /

Update: the house closes on Friday! Stay tuned for an interview with the new owners! Remember the story in the Dallas Morning News, fall ’06, way before pay walls and the market crash about the once-glamorous model, Mary Ellen Bendtsen, with a big home on Swiss Avenue? She was reportedly coerced by two designers, Mark McCay and…