Dallas real estate news

For Sale on Facebook: Is Opting Out of Hiring a Realtor Hurting Homeowners?

By Joanna England / August 25, 2014 /

After living at 7303 Coronado Avenue for 16 years, Karen Nealy decided to try and test the waters to see if she was ready to sell her home in Lakewood Hills. She’s been looking to move closer to the lake, perhaps Rockwall, with plenty of room to roam around. “We almost bought a house yesterday…

Born in Texas, Stay in Texas? Texas Still Has Highest Retention of Natives, Is It the “New California?”

By Candy Evans / August 25, 2014 /

Those smart folks at the New York Times have charted just how much people have moved from state to state since 1900. Why? Because people moving from one state to another bring a lot more than moving vans, kids and baggage — they bring influence and political views that may be polar opposite from native views.

Vacation Home Week Recap: From Maine to Santa Fe and Points In Between, The Second Home Market is Second to None!

By Joanna England / August 25, 2014 /

Our Vacation Home Week celebration on CandysDirt.com was such an amazing success. We got to feature incredible second homes and developments in some of our favorite locations. Luxury amenities and gorgeous design, each one of these homes has just what you want for a getaway and then some! And boy, let me tell you about…

Move in Next Door To Rhonda Aikman in This Preston Hollow Home That Has Never Been Lived In

By Candy Evans / August 25, 2014 /

Update, August 28, 7:15 pm: Turns out Rhonda doesn’t live next door anymore! Finally, someone will maybe actually move in! This beautiful stone Preston Hollow manor was built in 2007, purchased in 2010 and really, honestly, never lived in. The owners live in a foreign country and bought the home for a “someday escape” to…

Great Western Home Loans Featured Realtor: Conor Riley Can Hang Ten With The Best of Them!

By Joanna England / August 22, 2014 /

Sure, Conor Riley was raised in California, but we won’t hold it against this fast-rising star at Dave Perry-Miller and Associates. We absolutely adore Riley, who is wise beyond his years, sharp as a tack, and fast with a smile, and he’s a great surfer, to boot! In fact, he reminds us a lot of…