Dallas real estate news

Is Dallas Real Estate Overvalued? New Report From Fitch Ratings Says Yes

By Joanna England / December 23, 2014 /

Let’s just say that my eyes widened a little without the help of coffee when I read this story from Steve Brown. According to Fitch Ratings, Texas home prices are way overvalued, by 11 percent they say, and there could be a reckoning coming thanks to falling oil prices. The financial analysts at Fitch are…

Lakewood Traditional is Move In-Ready in Every Sense

By Joanna England / December 19, 2014 /

What a fantastic home that really typifies “move in-ready” for me! For a home to be move in-ready, it has to: Have immaculate neutral paint and fresh baseboards and trim, Have gorgeous floors that are in tip-top shape, And have a kitchen that is ready to plug-in and go! This home, a 1937 traditional cottage,…

University Heights Tudor Almost Too Good to be True for a Cool $2 Million

By Candy Evans / December 19, 2014 /

Our Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week has everything. And what it doesn’t have, you can easy add or transition in. It’s located on a great street in University Park, a hefty, deep lot, and it comes in at a cool $2 million. I’m talking about you, 3416 Wentwood. She was built in 2001, about…

On SecondShelters: Company Captures Estates in Custom Books

By Joanna England / December 18, 2014 /

Beauty seems so fleeting at times. Wouldn’t it be great to capture a moment, your home’s moment, in a book that you could share and hold on to for generations? Read more about the company that can do it — for a price, of course. That’s what Jane Stieren and Bill Lacy did for their Bandera…

BREAKING: Judge Denies Highland Park’s Temporary Injunction Against Mid-Rise Planned For Saltillo Site

By Joanna England / December 17, 2014 /

You’ll recall that the Town of Highland Park has tried again and again to stop developers from constructing a mid-rise apartment building lining the Katy Trail just south of the pricey burg. Highland Park Mayor Joel Williams said, “This is a very special, one-of-a-kind neighborhood. Thousands of people enjoy the Katy Trail and Abbott Park…