Dallas real estate news

Are Texas Home Mortgage Fees Really Highest in U.S.?

By Joanna England / August 12, 2014 /

According to a survey by Bankrate, Texans pay more in home mortgage fees than any other state in the U.S. The study, which ranks closing costs for loans including lender origination fees and other charges typically associated with obtaining a mortgage, showed that Texas has the highest fees across all 50 states. That’s a sharp…

For All the Reasons the Sams at City Center is Wrong, Provident’s Saltillo is RIGHT!

By Candy Evans / August 12, 2014 /

Well, it’s been a lovely rest from the antics at 1500 Marilla but, come tomorrow, it’s show time for the folks at Provident Realty Advisors. On Wednesday, at 1:00 p.m, the Dallas City Council meets to approve re-zoning for the new 258 unit, $80 million dollar apartment development along the Katy Trail that will replace the…

Gun Shots and Excitement Near The North Dallas Forty, Family Fatality in Frisco

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2014 /

  We had reports this afternoon of a gunman up near the North Dallas Forty, at 5500 North Forty Place, who kept DPD and SWAT teams busy this afternoon while he apparently shot at propane tanks. Police tell me the man lived in the area: not sure if he lives right in the North Dallas…

Great Western Home Loans Featured Realtor: Brittney Warren Brings Positive Energy to Rogers Healy and Associates

By Joanna England / August 11, 2014 /

Now here’s a fun Q&A you will just love. Brittney Warren is brand new at Rogers Healy and Associates and this Realtor is such a positive, fun gal with a great perspective on life, just like Jeff Lindigrin of Great Western Home Loans. Brittney is ready to go the extra mile for her clients, even…

NRT Positions Itself to “Out Flank” Zillow/Trulia, Serving as Both Brokerage and Portal

By Joanna England / August 11, 2014 /

It’s a much different model than Zillow/Trulia, but NRT/Realogy will be on pace to not only capture more leads than Zillow, but it has boots-on-the-ground Realtors who can complete sales. This one-two punch is part of NRT’s strategy to “out flank” Zillow, positioning the brokerage as an online and in-person real estate powerhouse, according to Inman…