Hip Pocket

UNLISTED Hollywood Heights Jewel

By Cassie Evans, J.D. / February 20, 2015 /

  I am a biased Hollywood Heights resident, but let me tell you, those who live here LOVE our little ‘hood. Why just last night I was at a happy hour with the neighbors on my street at The Gingerman Lakewood, which included the dynamic real estate duo Amanda and Bryan Crawford of Briggs-Freeman Sotheby’s.…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Vickery Park Hip Pocket Has Everything a Family Needs, Plus Style!

By Joanna England / February 27, 2014 /

Allie Beth Allman agent Julie Coats Frakes had me raked in when she said this lovely home near the M Streets area had been updated recently, and included an upstairs master suite with its own elevated deck and entry. I am as much as sold! “One of my favorite features of the home is the private…

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Would You Ever Market a Home on CraigsList? Some Brokers Use Free Classifieds, But Should They?

By Joanna England / June 21, 2013 /

So, CraigsList. I don’t know if I would ever buy a house off of the free classified site. Maybe rent one, yes, but buy? I don’t know. Between all they “Se Vende Casa” posts and “OWNER FINANCED!@!@!” listings, I just don’t see it as a credible source. Still, people use it. I mean, it’s free,…

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Hip Pocket: Wanna Live on Mouth of the Rat Street for $525,000?

By Candy Evans / April 9, 2013 /

Or shall I say, 5855 Boca Raton? I know, there is a very pretty city in Florida named Boca Raton, but where do they come up with these street names? In Redwood City, California my son lives on Alameda de Los Pulgas, which translated means street of the fleas. Yuck! Anyhow, this 3/3/2 2400 ish…

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Newest Status Symbol: “Our House Sold Before Going on the Market”. Hip Pocket Sales and Why Brokers Love Them

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2012 /

I call it the Hip Pocket Revolution, and it’s been going on since the market picked up this January. Steve Brown jumped in on something that is growing like hotcakes in Dallas real estate: the Hip Pocket sale. These are off-market deals, says Steve, but I prefer to call them deals where no listing agreement has…

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