Dallas real estate news

Breaking: NAR Puts a Hard Stop to Hip Pockets With New Rule

By Joanna England / November 11, 2019 /

The National Association of Realtors’ Board of Directors has adopted the Clear Cooperation policy at its Nov. 11 meeting, which essentially puts an end to hip pocket marketing. Also known as MLS Statement 8.0, the policy requires listing brokers who participate in multiple listing services to submit their listings to the MLS within one business…

Park Forest Perfection With All The Fixin’s

By Amy Puchaty / November 11, 2019 /

Anyone else gearing up for the busy holiday season? Well, with these two Park Forest homes you’ll be ahead of the game! Each offers plenty of space to entertain, plus dining rooms worthy of a feast, but with price points that are miles apart. Which would you choose, the swanky Mid Century Modern Splurge or…

Career Change Paying Off for Colleen Aldstadt

By Joshua Baethge / November 11, 2019 /

Two years ago, Colleen Aldstadt joined Ebby Halliday Realtors after a long career in land development. She quickly learned that while many concepts are the same, it’s a whole different world in a lot of ways.  In development, she could count on a captive audience of builders and real estate agents. Being an agent requires…

This Kidd Springs Craftsman Near Bishop Arts Is A Steal

By Amy Puchaty / November 8, 2019 /

It’s not every day you come across a Kidd Springs Craftsman with this level of improvement. But thanks to the owner, it has been meticulously maintained and updated to the highest degree. Just ask listing agent, Cody Farris with Coldwell Banker. He says, “It’s rare to find a fully updated home in Kidd Springs, where not…

Quin Mathews Muses on Northaven Road, or Rather, What’s Left of It

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 8, 2019 /

By Quin Mathews Special Contributor Ever hear of Wandsworth Drive? How did Northaven get that canopy of Live Oaks? Read on… This story is about tornadoes, but also about trees.  It was near ground zero that I first heard of a “cyclone,” as it was called in the Wizard of Oz, a picture book version…