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Have a Happy Halloween and Don’t Miss These 5 Fabulous DFW Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / October 29, 2015 /

It may be Halloween this Saturday, but there’s always time for a fun open house. We’ve scoured the listings and rounded up five open houses around DFW you won’t want to miss. We’re visiting neighborhoods from West Highland Park and Frisco to West Dallas and Hollywood Heights. The prices range from $420K to $899K. Let…

Got Weekend Plans? Make Sure to Stop By These 5 Fabulous DFW Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / October 15, 2015 /

Open houses are a weekend tradition, and with a glorious weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday (highs in the low 80s, lows in the mid-50s!), it’s a stellar opportunity to get out and about. By our count, there are around 50 listed open houses on realtor.com just in Dallas and nearby suburbs. We’ve picked five to feature here, based on…

On MidlandDirt: Half-Million-Dollar Homes In Odessa Offer Luxury Amenities

By Leah Shafer / September 16, 2015 /

Odessa houses in the half-million-dollar range offer a range of high-end amenities, from new Venetian plaster walls to acreage with horse stalls. We’ve picked out four listings to give you an idea of what $500K buys in Odessa now. Read the whole story over on MidlandDirt.com!

Merriman Park Marvel Renovated From Drab to Fab In Fast-Appreciating Neighborhood

By Leah Shafer / September 10, 2015 /

The increasing property values in East Dallas’ Merriman Park neighborhood are the stuff of happy homeowners. The house at 6852 Freemont St., our Thursday Three Hundred, is a totally renovated midcentury with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 2,473 square feet, listed last week by Jennifer Friedman Ackerman with Virginia Cook, Realtors for $399,900, or $162 per square foot.…

YouTube Marketing Helps Richardson House Go Under Contract in Just Three Days

By Leah Shafer / September 1, 2015 /

Ebby Halliday Realtor Cynthia Lopez knows a thing or two about smart real estate marketing. The tech-savvy agent uses YouTube marketing as a way to promote her listings, in addition to the normal online channels, like Zillow, realtor.com, and Trulia. “All of my listings go on YouTube. Everything nowadays is very visual and when buyers are…