Dallas

Need a Fancy Staycation? CultureMap Finds The Swankiest Hotel Rooms For Your In-Town Getaway

By Joanna England / January 17, 2014 /

Photo: Extreme Wow Suite, W Dallas Hotel Credit: W Hotels I showed this CultureMap slideshow to a friend who lives in Seattle and she said (rather predictably): “That’s in Dallas? That doesn’t look like Dallas at all!” What is it with people having this internal stereotype of what looks “Dallas” and what doesn’t. Do these…

From Snagging Investment Properties to Calling Bluff on Naughty Realtors, Bill Petrey Believes Clients Deserve More Transparency From Agents

By Whitney Thompson / January 15, 2014 /

Nearly 13 years ago, Bill Petrey moved to Dallas with his wife to hunt for investment properties.

After earning his real estate license, Petrey’s experiences as a Realtor in the Dallas market inspired him to create his own real estate consulting company, Agent Harvest — a performance-based real estate agent rating service that matches clients with top-ranking real estate agents — based right in the heart of Dallas.

Just for kicks, Petrey also developed the Really Rotten Realty blog, which is a whistle-blowing website of sorts that brings awareness to real-life agents across the country engaging in not-so-ethical practices, such as Million Dollar Listing New York’s Luis Ortiz using Photoshop to glam up his virtual listings.

Learn more about Bill Petrey and what ignited his passion for helping home buyers and seller with his exclusive Candy’s Dirt Q&A:

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Nancy Dedman’s Strait Lane Estate by Bud Oglesby Defines State of Dallas Real Estate in 2014

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2014 /

I was searching high and low for a home that typifies the state of Dallas real estate in 2014, where it is, where it is going. Dallas is growing like gangbusters — our real estate market is one of the strongest in the nation. Only Austin’s, Houston’s may be stronger. Luxury homebuyers are moving closer…

Nancy Dedman’s Strait Lane Estate by Bud Oglesby Defines State of Dallas Real Estate in 2014

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2014 /

I was searching high and low for a home that typifies the state of Dallas real estate in 2014, where it is, where it is going. Dallas is growing like gangbusters — our real estate market is one of the strongest in the nation. Only Austin’s, Houston’s may be stronger. Luxury homebuyers are moving closer…

Dallas Real Estate Agents Kick It Up at Fiscus-Ceron Manhattan Wedding, as Dallas & Houston Unite

By Candy Evans / January 7, 2014 /

Who in the world would Dallas premier party planner Todd Fiscus trust to plan his own wedding? Try New York event designer Marcy Blum who produced a fabulous, fantastic, and totally over-the-top event for Fiscus as he wed Houston society hair stylist Ceron at The Glasshouses in the Chelsea Arts Tower over New Years. A Lone Star contingent…