Dallas real estate news

Real Estate News: For Texas, It’s a Brick House, And That’s a Fact

By Bethany Erickson / September 24, 2018 /

The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce announced its slate of speakers for its 14th annual economic summit, the Census Bureau revealed the most common housing materials for new homes in 2017, the Texas Association of Realtors announces a rebranding effort, and we compare Texas housing starts numbers to national statistics in this week’s roundup…

Kevin Caskey Departs C21 to Lead Agent Operations at Halo Realty

By Candy Evans / September 24, 2018 /

Kevin Caskey, that dapper, loved-by-every-real-estate-practitioner-in-town, super-star agent, has left Century 21 Judge Fite’s Fine Homes & Estates luxury division to join Halo Group Realty where he will be leading the company as Executive Vice President. Kevin started his real estate career with Keller Williams, Dallas City Center, where he quickly became a top producer. He took…

Mortgage Report: Fed Will Raise Interest Rates This Week

By Joanna England / September 24, 2018 /

It’s a big week for market watchers, says Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage), senior mortgage adviser at the nation’s oldest private lender, Wallick & Volk, in the 74th episode of the Mortgage Report. According to our most-trusted mortgage expert, it’s take-it-to-the-bank certain that the Federal Reserve will raise the Fed Funds rate this week. However, don’t…

“Selling Is Just Dating,” and Other Wisdom from Ryan Serhant

By Bethany Erickson / September 23, 2018 /

He may have drawn a large crowd at Barnes & Noble-Lincoln Park Saturday afternoon, but Ryan Serhant said that his first three years in the real estate business were actually a big struggle. “This business is so hard,” he told the eager crowd who came to hear him talk about his new book, “Sell It…

Dilbeck Renovated Ranch on Lakewood’s Blue Fair Lake

By Karen Eubank / September 22, 2018 /

Our Saturday Six Hundred is a lovely Charles Dilbeck renovated ranch at 6731 Lakefair Circle, and it perfectly illustrates the name of the neighborhood. We seldom think about why a neighborhood carries a particular name. Lakewood seems straightforward enough. It’s near White Rock Lake, and it’s heavily wooded. However, what many people don’t realize is…