Dallas real estate news

What COVID-19 Means For The Future of Commercial Real Estate

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 9, 2020 /

By Jonathan Wasserstrum Founder / CEO, SquareFoot Right now, with the economic impact we’re seeing from the health scare we’re enduring, nobody knows what is yet to come. As a business owner, I need to pay attention to what’s happening, keep my team safe, and do right by my clients by offering them support and…

Breaking: Redfin Furloughs 41 Percent of Salaried Agents

By Candy Evans / April 7, 2020 /

The company chose to furlough agents instead of laying off in order to benefit from the $2 trillion CARES Act stimulus. Seattle-based Redfin, one of the very first disruptive brokerages to set the scene for upending the traditional brokerage model, announced Tuesday that it will furlough 41 percent of its agents, totaling nearly 600 people,…

Title Tip: 2019 Data Shows How Texas Ranks on Closing Costs

By Lydia Blair / April 7, 2020 /

Recently released national closing cost data showed that in 2019 average closing costs remained flat despite an increase in home prices. The average closing costs in Texas was $3,744 with an average sales price of $274,163. The average closing costs in Texas was 1.75 percent of the sales price. That put Texas ranked 28th in the…

One-on-One With Candy: Rogers Healy on the Strength of The DFW Market

By Candy Evans / April 6, 2020 /

He’s been at his ranch near Lindale, Texas, ever since the COVID-19-imposed quarantine began. But he’s still selling real estate, and eating healthy. Today’s one-on-one features real estate talk with our favorite millennial broker and go-getter Rogers Healy, founder of his eponymous brokerage Rogers Healy and Associates.

Kessler Park Jewel Hiding In Plain Sight For $495,000

By Amy Puchaty / April 3, 2020 /

Every now and then a listing comes along that surprises and delights. Such is the case with our Kessler Park Friday Four Hundred. Listing agent, Ged Dipprey with Dave Perry-Miller InTown, tells us this gem has been hiding in plain sight since 1999! Let’s take a closer look. A Kessler Park Stunner Hidden In The Trees…