Dallas real estate news

Head East For Value With This Adorable Mesquite Ranch

By Joanna England / July 25, 2019 /

As Dallas dirt becomes more and more pricey, we’ve been keeping our finger on the pulse of our close-in suburbs for good deals you just can’t ignore. One such suburb is Mesquite, which is proving to be one of the next big areas primed for investors.  And this listing from Bobbie Jo Glover of Compass’…

Two Federal Home Loan Bank Execs Plead Guilty During Trial

By Bethany Erickson / July 24, 2019 /

On what would have been the sixth day of their trial on federal charges for conspiring to lie to the government-sponsored financial institution, two former Federal Home Loan Bank-Dallas executives reversed course and pleaded guilty to the charges. Terence Carlyle Smith, former FHLB – Dallas President, and Nancy B. Parker, former Chief Information Officer, both…

BREAKING: Hip Hop Government Head Pleads Guilty to To Alleged Bribe Funneling

By Bethany Erickson / July 23, 2019 /

Jeremy “Jay” Scroggins pleaded guilty Tuesday to funneling alleged bribes from real estate developer Ruel Hamilton to the late former city council person Carolyn Davis. Hamilton, the AmeriSouth Realty Group founder and CEO, was indicted in March on two counts of bribery. Davis pleaded guilty to taking bribes from him that same month. Davis admitted to…

Losing Amazon HQ2 Gave Dallas Time To Figure Out Zoning Policy

By Jon Anderson / July 23, 2019 /

One of life’s joys is the “I told you so,” because it is so often precluded by a period of scorn and disbelief. Last week I had a bumper crop, but let’s talk about Amazon’s HQ2. You remember that? The corporate welfare pageant where municipalities fell over themselves, checkbooks flailing in the breeze, trying to…

Houston Takes Top Position From DFW For New Home Sales

By Bethany Erickson / July 22, 2019 /

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked in the top 15 for its ability to attract tech talent, Houston overtook Dallas-Fort Worth for new home sales in June, and we see what county is the youngest in Texas, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Dallas-Fort Worth in Top 15 For Tech Talent Dallas-Fort Worth ranked in the…