Dallas real estate news

Keller Williams Urban Challenges Me to the ALS ICE Bucket Contest, and I Accept!

By Candy Evans / August 27, 2014 /

Thank you, Keller Williams Urban. Since I’m in Maine, we really don’t need an ice bucket: we have one outside the front porch called The Atlantic Ocean: 65 degrees. I have only tip-toed in because it’s so cold, but here I am going in the water to swim all for you Keller Williams Urban guys…

Crime Report: Time to Ditch The Window Unit? Plus: Rapscallion With Air Rifle Plagues Park Cities

By Zachary Dickens / August 27, 2014 /

  Well, the new version of the Dallas Police Department’s incident reports are sorely lacking in interesting information. For example, we can tell you that a burglar entered a house in the 5900 block of Revere Place, just a few blocks south of Stonewall Jackson Elementary, “through the doggy door” on Aug. 18, but we…

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…