real estate

Hot Flashes or Flash Sales: Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate is Flying off the Shelves, Most Affordable in the Land

By Candy Evans / March 21, 2013 /

Quick draw McGraw! Seattle-based Redfin tells us Dallas has one of the quickest real estate markets in the country. That is, homes go on the market, and days, hours, sometimes even minutes later, they sell! Redfin calls it “real estate flash sales”, homes that go under contact within only hours of listing. Dallas ranks No.…

East of Central in Dallas You Find Lots, Homes, and Lots of Real Estate Industry Super-Heros

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2013 /

While you are safely at home, snug in your beds sleeping… or like me, blogging… there are men and women out in the cold fighting for your rights, your homeowner rights. Faster than a speeding bullet… more powerful than a locomotive… and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound ESPECIALLY when those buildings…

Thinking of Buying a Cheap Second Home in Miami? Get Ready to Compete or Negotiate Bigtime With Latin America

By Candy Evans / March 12, 2013 /

We know that foreigners are buying up U.S. real estate from New York City to Hawaii. Once our values went downhill, sharp foreigners popped in to pick up bucketloads of bargain U.S. dirt. We know that the Chinese, now, are even investing in Dallas real estate. Many of us thought the last few years might…

Who is Buying Dallas Real Estate? NetWorth Realty Says Stable Economy Makes Our Fair City Attractive to Chinese Investors

By Joanna England / March 11, 2013 /

When we think about the buying side of the residential real estate market, the vision that most often pops into our heads is a young couple, eager to get the keys to their first-ever home.

Of course, that’s not always the case. There are all different kinds of transactions, but the Dallas residential real estate market is becoming more and more appealing to foreign investors. It’s a trend recently discovered by NetWorth Realty principals Mark Bloom and Derek Abel.

Trulia's Real Estate Lab Can Show Agents How To Write Listings That Get Homes Sold

By Joanna England / March 1, 2013 /

So, with the right listing, even a dilapidated house in the Fair Park area could sell?

Maybe so, according to new research from Trulia.com.

Mixing science and selling, Trulia’s newly minted Real Estate Lab has just published research showing the psychological link between “color” language in real estate listings and a buyer’s attraction.