Dallas real estate

Off Market Wonder: An Opportunity to Own Dallas History on the Most Celebrity-Rich Street in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2014 /

Coming on the heels of our story last week about 4307 Armstrong Parkway, and the tragic tear down of the Donnally’s stately southern mansion, here is a home that gives a very lucky buyer a chance to redeem and bask in the beauty of the past. For this we go north to the finest nethers…

It’s August. It Will Get Hot. Snag This ’50’s Ranch With Backyard Waterpark on Park Lane While It’s Cool

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2014 /

Oh you would never know it from the street, but this home practically has a waterpark in the back yard! OK, maybe it’s just a great big waterslide but still, this is a highly unusual back yard pool. It had a huge, two-story waterslide installed about the time Hurricane Harbor (originally called Wet n Wild)…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: East Dallas Craftsman is BRAND SPANKING NEW & Will Shelter You From Many a Storm

By Candy Evans / August 1, 2014 /

I pass by this house on the way to my daughter and son-in-law’s Hollywood Heights abode, and have thus watched it being raised from the foundation up. It’s kind of like a kid you car-pooled who you are ever so proud of when you see them get their wings and take flight. This is new…

Inman Real Estate Connect Files: Keep Your Eyes Posted on REALizer, an ACCURATE Predictive Analytics Cool Tool

By Candy Evans / July 29, 2014 /

The best thing about going to Real Estate Connect in San Francisco is meeting up with all the innovative tech folks trying to streamline the real estate industry for agents and, ultimately, consumers. Yeah, Zillow and Trulia were once one of them. They dangle and display their wares for the media. One of the most…

Housing Shortage in West Texas Means Critical Workers, Including CPS Caseworkers, Have no Place to Live

By Joanna England / July 29, 2014 /

This report from the Texas Tribune tells a scary tale for troubled children and teens in the fast-growing areas of Midland-Odessa. It’s impossible to find housing in the oil-boom areas of West Texas, which means that critical workers, including state Child Protective Services caseworkers, have no place to live. This has resulted in a necessary…