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Eureka! The DBJ's Candace Carlisle Has Discovered Something: Dallas Folks are Selling Multi Million Dollar Homes Outside of the MLS

By Candy Evans / October 28, 2013 /

I don’t know if you get the Dallas Business Journal or not, but as of late (like ever since I started this blog,) they have been tinkering with residential real estate. Tinkering I say because like most media outlets, the poor journalists have to cover about five different subject areas and mop the bathrooms after…

Top Real Estate Apps For Home Shopping: Marc Lee Breaks Down The Best Mobile Apps to Find The Home of Your Dreams

By Marc Lee / September 9, 2013 /

Shopping for a house requires the organizational skills of a master planner. How do you remember every detail of the listing you just looked at—never mind the house from last week or last month? It can be nerve wracking to say the least. So we’ve put together a list of iPhone apps to help you…

Outside the Frame: Dallas Professional Real Estate Photographer Richard Sharum Says It Takes Talent to Shoot to Sell

By Karen Eubank / August 20, 2013 /

(Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of our “Outside the Frame” series that offers the insights of Dallas’ leading real estate photographers on subjects that are both important and often controversial in the industry. Check out our first installment here.)

Today we have Richard Sharum, founder of one of the area’s most popular real estate photography firms, Shoot2Sell . To read Sharum’s perspective on how much editing is ethical for listing photos, jump.

Are No Pictures Better Than Bad Pictures? Sometimes Conditions Are Less-Than-Stellar, But Should You Leave it Up to The Seller?

By Joanna England / August 1, 2013 /

Our post earlier this week ignited quite the discussion on listing photography and what is appropriate for MLS. Of course, we love agents on CandysDirt.com, and our post was only a critique of the photos, not the listing agent. Still, a reader noted that: We do not know the circumstances (could be tenant occupied, could…

Hip Pocket Dream: Snag This Gorgeously Classic Preston Hollow Ranch Quick Before It Hits MLS

By Candy Evans / May 17, 2013 /

A little background story here: Bob Martin called me last summer, said he was thinking of selling his house at 6322 Royal Crest. I popped over, we had wine, we toured. The home is great — Bob and his wife, Meaghan, have done a superb job of re-decorating the 1950’s ranch despite having a toddler…