Dallas

Plano’s Josh LeComte Dreams of Building Dream Homes That Are High on Style, Low on Waste, And Last a Lifetime

By Joanna England / February 12, 2013 /

Josh LeComte is a Texas boy through and through. Born and raised in Plano, LeComte attended the University of Texas in Austin hoping to become an engineer. It was a twist of fate (and a distaste for life behind cubicle walls) that led him to discover his passion for building homes, which he follows today…

Rivalry? What Rivalry? Chris Galis of Realty Austin Shows How Much Dallas and Austin Have in Common

By Joanna England / February 8, 2013 /

Chris Galis of Realty Austin has helped client after client find a spot in Austin that feels like home regardless of the area from which they hail. While no two cities are exactly alike, neighborhoods often have quite a bit more in common than we realize. Gallis shows us how Dallas compares with it’s southern compatriot,…

More Folks Are Moving to DFW And Snapping Up Homes: Local Market Monitor Report Projects Growth Through 2015

By Joanna England / February 4, 2013 /

  Dallas, be grateful! We are rebounding! Things are looking up! That is, according to the Jan. 31 Local Market Monitor report for the Dallas-Plano-Irving market. For me, this just re-affirms what Realtors and sellers are telling us: Well-staged homes that are priced right are flying off the market in record time. And we’re head-and-shoulders…

Love Your Mama: Real Estalker Picks Up Hicks Story, Quotes Our Fabulous Candy Evans

By Joanna England / January 25, 2013 /

Love this sassy little write-up on the Hicks estate, which is marketed by Douglas Newby & Associates, from Your Mama at The Real Estalker: Like we usually do when it comes to dissin’ and discussin’ high-priced real estate in Dallas Your Mama gave the deliciously dishy Dallas-based property gossip Candy Evans a ringy-dingy and asked if…

Breaking Dallas Real Estate News: Tom and Cinda Hicks Put the Crespi Estate on Market with Douglas Newby: $135 Million

By Candy Evans / January 24, 2013 /

Fasten your seatbelt, it’s going to be a wild ride in real estate this spring. The ink is not yet dry on our post detailing 5911 Glendora, Howard and Cindy Rachofsky’s family home that just hit the market. Now I’ve discovered that, while it is NOT in MLS, Douglas Newby is indeed marketing the 25 acre estate of Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks on Walnut Hill Lane and Hollow Way Road.