Dallas real estate news

Austin Real Estate News: Barrington Oaks Neighborhood Takes 6th in RedFin Hot ‘Hoods Poll

By Joanna England / January 16, 2014 /

I’m going to be honest: I hadn’t even heard of Barrington Oaks until Redfin published this list of hottest neighborhoods. As it turns out, this subdivision, which is just south of Balcones Country Club, is full of great homes in the $200s to $400s with a median list price of around $364,000, ranging in age from the…

LocalDwelling.com Lease of The Week: Brand-Spanking-New Richardson Home Can Help You Start The New Year Off Right

By Joanna England / January 15, 2014 /

  Thinking of making a move but not sure if you’re ready to go steady? Consider renting through LocalDwelling.com, the Dallas-Fort Worth area property management experts who lease some truly beautiful properties, including 1213 Savoy Lane, a brand new home in Richardson. This house is a fantastic family home with three bedrooms, two and a…

Ebby Halliday Companies Top Record $6 Billion in Sales For 2013, Up 25 Percent From 2012

By Joanna England / January 15, 2014 /

You can rely on Ebby Halliday Realtors to bring home the bacon, that’s for sure, as the 68-year-old North Texas real estate powerhouse landed a record $6.4 billion in sales for 2013. As you soak in that huge number, consider that many economic forecasts show at least 9 percent growth in sales for the region in 2014, too.

From Snagging Investment Properties to Calling Bluff on Naughty Realtors, Bill Petrey Believes Clients Deserve More Transparency From Agents

By Whitney Thompson / January 15, 2014 /

Nearly 13 years ago, Bill Petrey moved to Dallas with his wife to hunt for investment properties.

After earning his real estate license, Petrey’s experiences as a Realtor in the Dallas market inspired him to create his own real estate consulting company, Agent Harvest — a performance-based real estate agent rating service that matches clients with top-ranking real estate agents — based right in the heart of Dallas.

Just for kicks, Petrey also developed the Really Rotten Realty blog, which is a whistle-blowing website of sorts that brings awareness to real-life agents across the country engaging in not-so-ethical practices, such as Million Dollar Listing New York’s Luis Ortiz using Photoshop to glam up his virtual listings.

Learn more about Bill Petrey and what ignited his passion for helping home buyers and seller with his exclusive Candy’s Dirt Q&A:

Tuesday Two Hundred: Back on Market, This Winnetka Heights Prairie Home Has Updates With Tons of Space

By Joanna England / January 14, 2014 /

We’re constantly on the lookout for great deals all over Dallas, and sometimes we find them where we least expect. Take this gorgeous Prairie-style two-story in Winnetka Heights for example. This neighborhood is so heavily sought-after, we thought for the longest time you couldn’t find a good-sized family home for under $300,000 in this historic…