Dallas real estate news

Tuesday Two Hundred, Jo’s Take: This Lake Highlands Traditional Was Made For Saving You Money

By Joanna England / May 15, 2012 /

Along with Lakewood, Oak Cliff, and Lochwood, I am in love with Lake Highlands. It is such a quiet, tight-knit neighborhood with tons of cute homes with great details. And the prices can’t be beat. This week’s Tuesday $200K comes in $20K under at $179,900, and it’s worth every penny (and then some)! What’s great…

Lazee Agent: Are We Selling the House or the Car(s)????

By Candy Evans / April 30, 2012 /

THINK we are selling the house, but it’s hard to tell here. Someone please teach this agent how to hire a photographer! Oh, and while you are at it, pick up the trash before you snap!

Highland Park Soda Fountain (or Highland Park Pharmacy, if You’re a Parkie) is a Century Old

By Joanna England / April 30, 2012 /

Apparently Highland Park Pharm … I mean Soda Fountain has an impressive list of regulars, which happen to include some folks in the Dallas real estate business. The Grand Dame of real estate, Ebby Halliday, is known to pop in every once in a while according to this story by Maria Halkias at the DMN.…

Just be Glad You Don’t Live in Atlanta: Case-Schiller Report Says Good Things About Dallas Market, Not so Good Things About Everywhere Else

By Joanna England / April 25, 2012 /

I love Dallas, y’all.

We’ve got a lot of things going for us. Take our beautiful Arts District, our growing Southern sector, and our rebounding downtown, for example. And according to Standard & Poors/Case-Schiller Home Price Indices, Dallas is maintaining its ground when it comes to residential real estate.

Valley View Mall: Another Bishop Arts, The Shops at Legacy Legacy?

By Candy Evans / April 24, 2012 /

Valley View Mall has apparently been purchased by the Jeff Beck family, who plans to turn the hollow, seemingly vacated, 39 year old mall into an outdoor complex called “Dallas Midtown.” According to WFAA-TV,  a press conference at 10 a.m will reveal further details. This will be a $2 billion project along the lines of the hyper successful The Shops at…