Dallas real estate

Neither Pricey Nor Cheap: Coldwell Banker List of Most Expensive and Affordable Markets Skips Texas Entirely

By Joanna England / November 11, 2013 /

I guess it’s good to be in the middle of the pack sometimes, especially when it comes to making lists that label cities and towns as “Most Expensive” or “Most Affordable” real estate markets. It’s a lot like dating, right? You don’t want to come off as too easy, or seem too prude, either, when…

Great Gulf Homes Picks Dallas for First Luxury Condo Development in US: Ltd. Edition/No 2505 Turtle Creek

By Candy Evans / November 6, 2013 /

Huge news for Dallas and, really, for Texas. Tuesday night, at a very exclusive cocktail party on the mezzanine at the Winspear, the elite of Dallas real estate met the folks from Toronto who will be building the very first new luxury condominium project in Dallas since Museum Tower. And, yes, since the recession. GGH…

Growing, Growing, Gone: Dallas Market is Fully Recovered From Recession, But NAR Report Shows Pending Sales Are Dropping

By Joanna England / November 5, 2013 /

It’s official: According to the latest numbers from CoreLogic, the Dallas-area real estate market is fully recovered from the recession and housing bubble. Dallas real estate prices are up 9.7 percent according to the CoreLogic HPI report. Nationally, prices are up 12 percent year-over-year, too, the report showed, showing that regions across the U.S. are…

Finally: A Dallas Morning News Reporter Says Something Nice About Museum Tower

By Candy Evans / October 21, 2013 /

Real Estate agent Scott Deakins’ Golden Retriever Heath looking at Museum Tower “It’s a damn, fine building!” Yes, MetroTex Forecast 2014 was Friday, and I don’t think one contract was written across town as half the North Texas real estate community was at the Renaissance Hotel listening to Dr. Jim Gaines, Phil Crone, Tom Woliver,…

Forecast 2014: Is The Hot Dallas Market Finally Cooling Its Jets?

By Candy Evans / October 18, 2013 /

Well we cannot blame this one on the Republicans: the Dallas real estate market, which had been in a heated frenzy ever since about January 2, has finally cooled heels a bit. It started on Labor Day, Ebby agent Kay Weeks told Steve Brown, when higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainties cooled the market as…