North Texas

U.S. Metro Economic Report Shows a “Booming” North Texas

By Joanna England / June 23, 2014 /

  We know that North Texas’ strong and growing job market keeps people flocking to our metro area, and that population increase, along with corporate relocations and an attractive business environment, is driving our local economy. It’s driving up housing demand and home prices, too. So we’re not surprised to hear that the U.S. Metro…

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Hunter Mahan’s Magnificent House Hits the Market With Golf Simulator, BBall Gym, Underground Parking for 12, Multiple Pools and Grill Room

By Candy Evans / June 18, 2014 /

This is a home I have waited to see with bated breath. Hunter and Kandi Mahan spent more than two years painstakingly building this near-perfection home on one gorgeous acre in the Creeks of Preston Hollow. I first told you about it two years ago, when Hunter was selling his bachelor pad in Colleyville, shortly…

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Is Shale Gas Exploration Causing Earthquakes? Today’s Texas House Committee Meeting Will Study What May Cause Rash of Texas Quakes

By Joanna England / May 12, 2014 /

Several North Texas homeowners, especially those in Azle and near Eagle Mountain Lake, are concerned that expanded shale gas exploration and hydraulic fracturing may be causing the rash of seismic activity that has these communities all shook up. To address these concerns, the Texas House Subcommittee on Seismic Activity is holding a hearing today at…

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How One Sharp North Dallas Agent Found Her Buyers a Home Off MLS: She Wrote a Computer Program

By Candy Evans / April 21, 2014 /

Don’t think the only hot market in North Texas exists south of LBJ. Agents everywhere are going to unconventional extremes to find their clients’ homes.  June Graham recently moved into what she calls the “home of her dreams” in Castle Hills, where the market is also extremely competitive. In fact, June’s agent, Sunny Chaparala of DFW…

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My Favorite Dallas Home With the "Book Room" Under Contract: Multi Million Dollar Sales Sizzle

By Candy Evans / March 28, 2014 /

We know that sales of homes priced at $1 million plus are out of sight and up 53 percent in North Texas from a year ago. I think my message from Luxury Portfolio last month in Las Vegas was clear: luxury and multi-million dollar properties are not just alive but selling well. Sales of modestly…

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