North Texas

Talking Dallas Real Estate With Ron Corning on Daybreak Friday Morning. Or Why Dallas is Becoming Hip Pocket City?

By Candy Evans / March 15, 2012 /

Update 11:08 p.m.: Here’s Steve Brown’s take on the shrinking Dallas real estate market. If you don’t want to read it, he’s basically saying what I said: fewer bargains, less inventory, and we may be inching towards a seller’s market! I am so excited to be on Daybreak with that precious Ron Corning, who, as it…

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.

Thinking of a $35 Million Chateau for a Second Home? This Auction’s For You

By Candy Evans / February 28, 2012 /

I got the confirmation while skiing in Park City, Utah. Dallas listing agent Joan Eleazer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s has confirmed that Champ D’Or, the 48,000 square foot Turbeville Road mansion up in Hickory Creek, near Denton and north of Dallas, French baroque castle meets Plano McMansion dream chateau, clearly the most outrageous home in…

Breaking Dallas Real Estate News: Champ D’Or Going to Real Estate Auction March 30

By Candy Evans / February 22, 2012 /

I have been sitting (or rather, skiing) on this news for about a week now, verifying. Listing agent Joan Eleazer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s has confirmed that Champ D’Or, the 48,000 square foot Turbeville Road mansion up in Hickory Creek, near Denton, French baroque castle meets Plano McMansion dream chateau, clearly the most outrageous home in Dallas, or rather, North…