Dallas real estate news

Thursday Three Hundred: Get Cozy in This M Streets Cottage With Spacious Backyard and Updated Kitchen

By Joanna England / November 14, 2013 /

The M Streets is such a fabulous neighborhood. It has an urban feel and a great elementary school in Stonewall Jackson and feeds into Woodrow Wilson High School. It’s close to great restaurants and entertainment on Greenville Avenue, super close to mass transit at Mockingbird Station, and it’s not far from SMU and the Park…

Have an Appetite for Architecture? DCFA Hosts Tours of Trend-Setting Park Cities Home

By Joanna England / November 13, 2013 /

The Dallas Center For Architecture hosts some amazing open houses, allowing patrons to tour homes with unique design elements and stunning construction and giving architecture lovers access to some truly one-of-a-kind properties. This time patrons can tour a Park Cities home that is as sustainable as it is chic. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while…

Jacqui Bloomquist Knows Creative Marketing, Relentless Drive Makes For Real Esate Success

By Joanna England / November 12, 2013 /

What do we love best about Jacqui Bloomquist? Her great attitude, for sure! Bloomquist, a top-producing agent with Coldwell Banker’s Apex Realtors, always knows how to make lemonade from lemons, something from nothing, and gold from brass. She’s a lot of fun, too, working hard to make the best deals for her clients while keeping…

Ebby Halliday Realtors CEO Mary Frances Burleson Receives NAR 2013 Distinguished Service Award

By Joanna England / November 11, 2013 /

The National Association of Realtors has good taste, that’s for sure, as the organization has selected Ebby Halliday Realtors president and CEO Mary Frances Burleson to receive the 2013 Distinguished Service Award — the highest award a Realtor can receive. Burleson was recognized by NAR chief Gary Thomas for her service at the Realtor Conference…

Twigg Realty's Travis Horton is Planting Trees All Over Dallas For Free

By Joanna England / November 11, 2013 /

I didn’t realize that planting trees adds so much value to homes and neighborhoods until my hero, Jenni Stolarski, told me. I was interviewing her for a story regarding her reTree Oak Cliff project. As it turns out, Stolarski isn’t the only Realtor committed to a Johnny Appleseed-like tree-planting project. In fact, Twigg Realty broker…