Real Estate Blog

Ebby Halliday Companies Re-Launches Ebby Blog With New Design, Same Great Taste

By Joanna England / January 27, 2014 /

We love the Ebby Halliday Companies blog, mostly for the great listings and the “Of The Day” features that come from the biggest pool of amazing Realtors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Needless to say we were thrilled when they unveiled the new design to the Ebby Blog. “The just-released, redesigned Ebby Blog isn’t just…

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From Snagging Investment Properties to Calling Bluff on Naughty Realtors, Bill Petrey Believes Clients Deserve More Transparency From Agents

By Whitney Thompson / January 15, 2014 /

Nearly 13 years ago, Bill Petrey moved to Dallas with his wife to hunt for investment properties.

After earning his real estate license, Petrey’s experiences as a Realtor in the Dallas market inspired him to create his own real estate consulting company, Agent Harvest — a performance-based real estate agent rating service that matches clients with top-ranking real estate agents — based right in the heart of Dallas.

Just for kicks, Petrey also developed the Really Rotten Realty blog, which is a whistle-blowing website of sorts that brings awareness to real-life agents across the country engaging in not-so-ethical practices, such as Million Dollar Listing New York’s Luis Ortiz using Photoshop to glam up his virtual listings.

Learn more about Bill Petrey and what ignited his passion for helping home buyers and seller with his exclusive Candy’s Dirt Q&A:

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A Post In Response to Those Who Write To Ask if They Can Guest Post on This Blog

By Candy Evans / December 4, 2012 /

OK, I have officially had it. This is a real estate blog, and nearly every single day I get five requests from someone offering me “free” stories to post. You know what they say about anything free. I usually respond nicely, kindly, as my mother raised me. I tell them this is a professional blog…

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