Dallas real estate

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Wall Street Journal Says Amazon HQ2 is Headed For Big D

By Joanna England / November 14, 2017 /

Right when you think that we’ve talked it absolutely to death, the Wall Street Journal had to go and breathe life into the corpse of the Amazon HQ2 story. But wait! Do all of these fancy pie charts mean what we think they mean? Is Dallas proper about to get the crown after finding ourselves at…

The Mortgage Report: Federal Reserve Leadership Changes, Plus Home Price Forecasts and a Tax Plan Breakdown

By Joanna England / November 13, 2017 /

Buckle up, because there’s a lot of turbulence in the mortgage market right now. In this week’s mortgage report from Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgagesenior mortgage advisor at the nation’s oldest private lender — Wallick & Volk), — you’ll see all of the factors and variables that are making big waves in finance, underscoring how crucial it is…

Hilltop Perch in Forney Offers Dallas Skyline Views

By Joanna England / November 8, 2017 /

Not in my wildest dreams would I have thought that from a hilltop in Forney you could get sweeping views of the downtown Dallas skyline. But that’s why the road is called Dalview, and it’s why this High Caliber Home of the Week has a turret from which you can spy our signature skyline at…

The Mortgage Report: GOP Tax Plan and Federal Reserve News Make Waves in Market

By Joanna England / November 6, 2017 /

More details emerged about the GOP tax plan, plus President Donald Trump made his selection for the new chairman of the Federal Reserve. It’s a lot of news to digest, that’s for sure. Should you lock or float? With so many variables in the market, there’s no better time to have a trusted mortgage adviser…

The Mortgage Report: Market Reacts to Senate GOP’s $4 Trillion Budget

By Joanna England / October 23, 2017 /

Senate Republicans unveiled their proposed $4 trillion budget, and though tax reform plans — especially corporate tax cuts — wouldn’t show economic results for years, the effects on the mortgage market had Fannie Mae sinking by 30 basis points. With so many variables in the market, there’s no better time to have a trusted mortgage…