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DFW Home Sales Up 20% From a Year Ago: Glory Halleluja Good Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / March 9, 2012 /

The North Texas real estate market is showing signs that it is getting stronger. Today everyone is reporting the good news, Steve Brown at The Dallas Morning News, and Sandra Baker at the Fort Worth Star Telegram: pre-owned home sales in North Texas soared in February — up 27 percent from a year ago. That’s the biggest rise in six months. And last month’s increase was one of the largest gains the local housing market has seen in the last seven years. Meantime, the number of pending home purchases is increasing even faster: up a whopping 35 percent jump from a year ago.

Dallas Real Estate News: Allie Beth Allman Lists Mt. Vernon for $29,500,000

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2011 /

Just confirmed with Allie Beth Allman that she is indeed listing the beautiful White Rock Lake mansion of John and Teresa Amend. Not in MLS but listed for $29,500,000. (What did I guessstimate? $28,000,000? Not bad!) That does not include the furnishings but does include all ten acres, the guest house and bowling alley, which…

How NOT To Take A Listing Photo, Unless Your Future Occupation is in Porn

By Candy Evans / June 28, 2011 /

And we are not talking House Porn. The MLS allows agents to upload up to 20 photographs to MLS listings, but this agent or homeowner must have forgotten that every mirror has two sides… click here for what is a rather X-rated photo (and kids, cover your eyes!). Hat tip to Curbed.com.

Breaking Dallas Real Estate News: Aikman House is Listed for $24 Million, NOT $27.5

By Candy Evans / May 23, 2011 /

Troy Aikman’s Dallas real estate just got a whole lot more affordable! Thanks to Alan Peppard, who called Troy over the weekend and spoke with him, and who insisted the price of his Highland Drive home had been entered wrong both in MLS and on Allie Beth Allman’s website as $27.5, The REAL price is…