National Association Of Realtors

Why (Gasping) Rick Perry Is On His Way Up In The Polls: Texas Is a Stud State for Realtors

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2011 /

Update: At that Vail meeting with Kelcy warren et al, The Daily Beast is now reporting that the Koch brothers compared President Obama to Sadaam Hussein. He is picking up money like crazy. On the Perry bandwagon now apparently is energy billionaire Kelcy Warren, he of pipeline magnate Energy Transfer Partners, and owner of one of…

Yes, The Economy Sucks Bad Air But… Vacation Homes Sure Are Getting Cheap

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2011 /

If you want to look at a market that makes residential real estate even in say, Detroit look good, look at second homes. Last year, the median price of a vacation home in the U.S. fell 11%. Compare that to what the National Association of Realtors tells us the ordinary primary residence did — fell 5 percent …

It’s 110 Degrees in Dallas: Why A Second Home Should Be Issued With Every Texas Drivers License

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2011 /

I know Case Shiller is spreading real estate doom and gloom across the state lines, but it’s summer and most of us have vacation on the mind. Here in Dallas, it is about 110 degrees in the shade, and anyone who doesn’t understand why I started a second home blog IN THIS CITY is suffering from heat stroke.…

Renter Nation: Help This Poor Family Find a Home to Rent, Richardson ISD

By Candy Evans / July 14, 2011 /

Is Dallas getting to be a city of more renters than home-owners? And why is it harder to find homes to rent than to buy? A friend,  a high-profile Dallas photographer, emailed me this very question. When it comes to finding real estate, there are more sites than stars out there where you can search for real estate.…

Real Estate State of the Union: How Texas Real Estate Will Fare in the Recovery — Did You Say, Real Estate Recovery?

By Candy Evans / June 20, 2011 /

Yes, I did. It ain’t happening overnight, not even next week. But sometime in the year 2013 is the magic number tossed out by the number-crunching experts as the year our real estate market finally recovers. Economists who spoke at¬†the “Mid-year Economic Update” panel at the¬†National Association of Real Estate Editors meeting last week in…