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Why Everyone Leaves Dallas In August, and Where They Go: The Dallas Second Home Report

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

Do you find it impossible to get anything done in Dallas in August? Let’s face it: everyone in town has taken a hike. And do you blame them? I’d much rather be at the seashore in Maine, on the Gulf Coast at Alys Beach, even down at Cinnamon Shore (which opens a new coffee house next week)…

SOS! Help These Poor Buyers (Yes, Buyers) Find a Home! Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

If you are a buyer or Realtor looking for a home you cannot find in MLS, steer on over here to CandysDirt.com where you just may find a willing seller and buyer! Peggy Millheiser over at Ellen Terry has buyers who are looking for a 3 plus bedroom house in the Brentfield school district.  They have…

It’s about 68 Degrees Right Now in Pebble Beach and I am In Love with a Short Sale: Second Home Nirvana Marked Down More Than $100K

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

And fortunately, I’m a very cheap date. The home I’m in love with is a Blue Light Special marked down by a whopping $101,000. I am not kidding. As you know, many Dallasites are summering up in Pebble right now, cool as cucumbers. I’m talking about designer extraordinaire Trisha Wilson, Realtor extraordinaire Joe Kobell, Ellen…

Dallas Real Estate Financing: What Are We Going To Do About Mortgages for the Self-Employed?

By Candy Evans / April 28, 2011 /

Update to the mortgage story. As I said earlier, mortgage broker Ron Schulz told me over the weekend that the biggest hurdle in mortgage financing now is finding mortgage loans for the self-employed. Those deals are near impossible because most self-employed work off K-1 income to control/limit taxes so when they go to get a…

Realtor Murdered at Iowa Townhome Update: Is It Safe for Agents to Hold Open Houses?

By Candy Evans / April 12, 2011 /

Ashley Okland The real estate agent, a beautiful 27-year old woman, was gunned down at 2 pm in the afternoon in a development of about 70 town home units, only about a year old, on the Dallas County side of West Des Moines. The area is about 1¬Ω miles from Jordan Creek Town Center, if…