North Texas

Now It’s Getting Serious: Realtor’s Group Creates Task Force to Manage Proliferation of Hip Pocket, Non-MLS Sales

By Candy Evans / June 4, 2013 /

That Realtors group would be the North Texas MLS, or NTREIS as we call it. We know our market is hot. Buying a house in some parts of Dallas has never been like this before. There is only about a 3.5 month supply of real estate inventory in the North Texas market as of April.…

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Now It's Getting Serious: Realtor's Group Creates Task Force to Manage Proliferation of Hip Pocket, Non-MLS Sales

By Candy Evans / June 4, 2013 /

That Realtors group would be the North Texas MLS, or NTREIS as we call it. We know our market is hot. Buying a house in some parts of Dallas has never been like this before. There is only about a 3.5 month supply of real estate inventory in the North Texas market as of April.…

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How Hot Is the Dallas Real Estate Market? Hot Enough to Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk?

By Candy Evans / May 9, 2013 /

If you are a regular reader of this blog, which I hope you are, you know how hot our market is. I am afraid to postpone writing about a great property because it will be sold. I do not understand how you can write about homes now in print, especially magazine. It takes 30 days…

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Who is No. 1? If You Ask The Dallas Business Journal, Ebby Halliday Realtors and Dave Perry-Miller And Associates Are Tops!

By Joanna England / April 4, 2013 /

How exciting! The Dallas Business Journal took a close look at the total number and value of all North Texas residential real estate brokerages and declared Ebby Halliday Companies, which includes Dave Perry-Miller and Associates, head and shoulders above the competition! Of all North Texas brokerages, Ebby companies closed 15,916 transactions — 45 percent more than…

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Think Twice Before Buying in an Historical District Until the Landmark Commission Hugs a Cactus

By Candy Evans / March 20, 2013 /

We have some land in the Hill Country where it is drier than a bone. Our creeks and tanks are low, and folks down there conserve water like crazy. The only time the land gets watered is when the Longhorns take a pee. We have a home in San Antonio, another water-parched community, where residents…

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