real estate

Blast From the Past: We Know the RealEstalker, a.k.a. Mama, REAL Well at CandysDirt!

By Candy Evans / December 3, 2013 /

Patrick has inspired me to re-run this post from December, 2010, when I had the pleasure of meeting Mama or the RealEstalker, in person in LA. This post brings us back to the past, 2007 or 2008, when few knew or understood real estate blogging in Dallas. Few, of course, except for Jeff Duffey!  The…

Friday Four Hundred Black Friday Edition: This Updated Home in North Dallas is a Steal

By Joanna England / November 29, 2013 /

Talk about a straight-up bargain! This remodeled ranch was built in 1968 and has a whole new lease on life thanks to an amazing renovation. At 4416 Thunder Road you’ll find the perfect combination of curb appeal, layout, upgrades, landscaping, and location for just $445,000. Listed by Keller Williams agent Brandon Hawkins, this home is…

Renting in Reno: Dallas Nostalgia Remains, But Love For Reno Shows Gains As Georgia Fisher and Fiance Plan to Stay

By Georgia Fisher / November 20, 2013 /

We think we’ll stay in Reno. We’d never have dreamed as much — not if we could dial back to early 2012, anyway — but that’s the same story everyone has. One of my fiancé’s colleagues has family members who promised, despairingly, that they’d “pray for” him when he relocated here. Naturally, he’s fine now. “People come…

Home Warranty Company Publishes Poll Contending That Americans Don't Trust Real Estate Agents

By Joanna England / November 14, 2013 /

A survey conducted by Choice Home Warranty last month found that more than 67 percent of the 1,147 adults who completed the questionnaire don’t trust real estate agents. The generations most likely to distrust real estate agents are Generation X, Y, and Millennials, while Baby Boomers and retirees are more likely to trust an agent…

Vox Media Snaps Up Real Estate Porn Site Curbed.com: $20 to $30 Million

By Candy Evans / November 12, 2013 /

Talk about buying a mansion!  Vox Media, one of the country’s “largest and fastest growing online publishers,” snapped up the popular real estate site along along with it’s food porn blog, Eater, and Racked, which focuses on all things clothing and design. In other words, all the things we are nutso about. Based in Washington DC…