Dallas real estate news

Three Significant Highland Park Homes Now Belong to Clay and Lisa Cooley

By Karen Eubank / January 13, 2025 /

Digging around on MLS the other day, I spotted a real estate anomaly.  Public records indicated three significant Highland Park homes in a row were purchased by the same buyers. The buyers are auto magnate Clay Cooley and his smart and glamorous better half, Lisa.  You know the commercials, “Shop me first, shop me last,…

Texas Stock Exchange Leases Temporary Digs at Weir’s Plaza While It Searches for Dallas Home

By Charles Grand / December 20, 2024 /

Looking to sink its roots in Dallas by mid-2026, the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) has ambitious plans to deliver a bustling new Texas Market Center — or Y’all Street as it’s been called. While it looks for a permanent location to set up operations, the TXSE found itself some temporary office space in the bustling…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Welcomes Back Iconic Area Agent Dona Timm

By Daniel Lalley / December 10, 2024 /

With over 25 years of experience serving the Dallas and Collin County markets as a top-producing agent, relocation specialist, manager, and member of several State of Texas commissions, Dona Timm is without question one of our area’s most prominent agents and advisors. Throughout her storied career, this prolific real estate pro has won an array…

A Stepping Stone to Home Ownership: Why People are Renting at East Love (and Loving It)

By Candy Evans / December 9, 2024 /

There is a time in your life when you may be on the fence about buying a home. You are growing weary of apartment life -— especially the elevators and noise. Yet you are not quite ready for a home, either because the thought is overwhelming or you just cannot afford the down payment. Enter…

Georgian Beauty on Glendora: Elegance Definitely Comes in Smaller Packages

By Candy Evans / October 28, 2024 /

It’s a bit of a quirk: in recent years, the sale of four-bedroom homes has skyrocketed in market share. But the average size of a new home has been falling steadily — getting smaller — for the past decade. So buyers want more bedrooms (even if having fewer kids) in a smaller space on less…