Dallas real estate news

CandysDirt-Approved Home Builders Clean Up the Prizes at the 2014 ARC Awards

By Candy Evans / August 19, 2014 /

  We just have iphone pictures, but more are coming from Saturday night’s spectacular 2014 ARC Awards where the top home builders in Dallas were honored, feted and recognized. Each summer the annual Dallas ARC awards recognize home building excellence by associate members, remodelers and custom home builders who are members of the Association. Winners…

What Happened at Dave Perry Miller’s 9:00 a.m. Meeting Friday Morning? Gaynelle Henger!

By Candy Evans / August 19, 2014 /

The big real estate news in town is that Dave Perry Miller, the high end luxury boutique firm with those regal blue and gold signs all over town, has a new manager of the Preston Center office. Her name is Gaynelle Henger, and she’s replacing Bud Bush at Dave Perry-Miller’s outpost in Preston Hollow, as…

Want to Live Near Transit? New Ebby.com Tool Tells You Where to Make Tracks

By Joanna England / August 18, 2014 /

Commuting time is a huge factor for many homebuyers, and mass transit is making strides for people who commute without cars. If you’ve had a hard time deciding on a home due to limited information about trains and buses, your home search just got easier. The timing is perfect, too, as DART rail reaches from…

Pushing The Envelope: Stephan Sardone Uses Unusual Techniques to Build Style and Substance

By Joanna England / August 18, 2014 /

What stands out the most about Stephan Sardone‘s project on Stanwood in Casa Linda Forest is the homeowner. Not that Sardone isn’t a very talented builder and contractor, as he very much is. It’s that Larry Paschall, AIA, is a co-founder of HPD Architecture and straddles the lines of client and co-worker to collaborator, as…

Museum Tower Shows Strong Sales, Gets “Recognition”: How Long Should It Take to Sell Out a Luxury High Rise?

By Candy Evans / August 18, 2014 /

Last week, my dear friend Tim Rogers over at D Magazine gave Museum Tower some good SEO by headlining that  “Museum Tower Shows Strong Uptick in Sales”. He checked DCAD and found: “…that 27 units have sold, for a total of 108,208 square feet and $57,343,250 of assessed value. Not too shabby. In about five…