Hurricane Harvey

Houston Sees 15 Percent Drop in Mortgage Apps, Thanks to Hurricane Harvey

By Candy Evans / September 21, 2017 /

The impact of Harvey on Houston, who’s real estate market has been more than hard hit, is almost startling by this chart.

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Yardi, RentCafe Offer Hurricane Harvey Displacement Service

By Joanna England / September 11, 2017 /
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So many people lost everything — homes, cars, and all their possessions — in the wrath wrought by Hurricane Harvey. But there’s another category of people who were just as badly affected by this record-breaking storm: renters.  In some cases, renters are required to continue paying rent on uninhabitable apartments and homes, and some can’t…

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What Would a Major Flood Look Like At Your House?

By Bethany Erickson / September 8, 2017 /
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As the devastation Hurricane Harvey wrought two weeks ago becomes devastatingly clearer and flood waters slowly recede, many have asked: What would a similar flood look like in my neighborhood?   And could something like this happen in Dallas?

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Hurricane Harvey: Know Before You Rebuild

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 7, 2017 /

By Phil Crone Special Contributor The Dallas Builders Association extends its heartfelt thoughts to our friends on the coast who are suffering from the wrath and devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. To help those affected, please text the word HARVEY to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the Red Cross or visit redcross.org. While…

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Great Reason to Buy a Home in North Dallas: Kids Here Have Hearts of Gold

By Candy Evans / September 7, 2017 /

Over Labor Day weekend, teens all over town (who were in town) were likely sleeping in, texting each other, or playing games on their ipads. Not the enterprising, gold-hearted teens of MY neighborhood in North Dallas (Preston/Royal north of Preston Hollow). Janey Daniels is an 8th grader at Levine Academy. She wanted so badly to…

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