DFW real estate news

Second Chance for Dallas and Amazon? You’re Forgainst It

By Bethany Erickson / February 10, 2019 /

As word got out that Amazon may pull out of its’ planned halfquarters in New York, every single city that had a shot is discussing the potential that the virtual big box store will eventually turn its sights to one of the jilted — Dallas included. Let’s review: In November, after nearly a year of…

Rents Are Higher in North Texas Suburbs, Exburbs

By CandysDirt / February 9, 2019 /

Dallas proper posted moderate rent increases, but it was the area suburbs and exburbs that saw the biggest apartment rents in 2018, RentCafe revealed in a recent report. Flower Mound posted the highest rent at $1,526 (despite only having a minimal increase of 0.1 percent), higher than Farmers Branch and Frisco with average rents of…

Traditional Lake Highlands Home Gets Modern Farmhouse Redo

By Bethany Erickson / February 7, 2019 /

We pride ourselves on finding the cutest remodels, the hottest new construction, the sexiest staging in North Texas. But we apparently missed this transformed Modern Farmhouse in Lake Highlands recently. Compass Realtor Svetlana Grujic threw down the gauntlet in our Realtor-friendly Facebook group, Getting the Dirt. “Cannot believe that CandysDirt.com did not “get the dirt”…

Swathy Prithivi to Head DFW Operations for Opendoor

By Joshua Baethge / February 6, 2019 /

  Swathy Prithivi has been tabbed to lead the Dallas-Fort Worth operations for Opendoor.  In 2017, she joined the company and helped lead its Orlando expansion. She was later promoted to general manager there “I joined Opendoor because I really believe in what the company is based on, which is empowering everyone with the freedom…

Midcentury Bungalow Is True Blue Perfection For A First-Time Buyer

By Bethany Erickson / February 5, 2019 /

If it feels like it’s tough to find a great house for a budget-friendly, first-time buyer price under $250,000, it’s not your imagination — it’s getting harder and harder to find a move-in ready, single family home for less than $250,000 in the Dallas area. We’ve even written about the phenomenon a few times. And…