Dallas real estate news

MetroTex Alerts Realtors to NTREIS Phishing Scam

By CandysDirt / October 24, 2018 /

After agents began getting emails alerting them that someone had attempted to log in to their North Texas Real Estate Information System (or NTREIS) accounts, the MetroTex Association of Realtors warned its members. The message some received said, “We were notified of a log in attempt on your account from El Paso, TX. This may…

Oh Hey This Abandoned Villa On a Bridgeless Island Isn’t Creepy At All

By Bethany Erickson / October 24, 2018 /

So next week is Halloween, and this week over at CandysDirt.com, we’ve been looking at homes that are in great neighborhoods for trick or treating, or that address some scary part of home ownership. In keeping with that theme, the Wednesday WTF got creepy. OK, sure, we get creepy all the damned time. All. The.…

Dallas May Get Nice Things: FAB Studio

By Jon Anderson / October 24, 2018 /

I give Dallas grief for building a lot (A LOT) of bad, boring architecture. For those following my train of thought, there’s the semi-regular series Why Can’t Dallas Have Nice Things where I feature international architects who do great work but who have never worked in Dallas. Well, last week I met with the Frank…

Nice Halloween Treat From the Folks at Apartment Fit — Two Months Free Rent at Victory Place

By Candy Evans / October 23, 2018 /

When Allie Beth Allman agent Erin Seeds first moved back to Dallas, she did what everyone usually does: went apartment hunting. Few people are ready to plunk down a down payment and buy a home when they first move to town, even if they have family here. “It was a disaster,” says Erin. “All I…

Hocus Pocus: Magical Second Shelters Await in Salem, Massachusetts

By Amy Puchaty / October 23, 2018 /

Who is ready for the popped corn, the bat brownies, the fabulous return of Hocus Pocus on repeat?  Well then, it shouldn’t take long to figure out why we selected Salem, Massachusetts for our latest Splurge vs. Steal. Need a Hocus Pocus refresh? Here goes, courtesy of Wikipedia: After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max…