Texas real estate news

The Woodlands ‘A Well-Kept Secret for Retirees’

By Bethany Erickson / November 17, 2018 /

Recently, MoneyWise revealed its list of the 40 most frugal and friendly places to retire. In a bid to provide an idea of what housing inventory is available in these cities and towns, we’re taking a look at listings in each of the cities on the list. Not everyone can spend $1 million or more…

Christian Custom Homes President and Wife Indicted on State Fraud Charges

By Bethany Erickson / November 15, 2018 /

Investors were lured by brochures, radio interviews, and email invitations for dinners, where they could learn about “9% investment return opportunities” with North Forty Development and Texas First Financial. Instead, hundreds saw their money allegedly spent on anything but real estate development. The president of Frisco-based Christian Homes, Phillip Michael Carter, and his wife, Shelley…

This Week’s Open Houses Include Sneak Peek at New Listing

By Bethany Erickson / November 15, 2018 /

In the market for your first home, or a dream home? This week’s slate of open houses offers a little something for everyone. This week, our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week range in price from $279,900 and up — and one is not even listed yet. Which ones will you visit? Want to possibly…

Restored Modern Farmhouse in Wylie Turns Up the Charm

By Bethany Erickson / November 15, 2018 /

We don’t get out to Wylie enough, so when Erin Burkart with Keller Williams Central reached out to us during our Pitch Me Please round last week on our Facebook group, Getting the Dirt, we were super pumped when she shared the price — because it was perfect for this week’s Thursday Three Hundred. And,…

Cold Weather Will Impact Vulnerable Homeless Dallas ISD Students

By Bethany Erickson / November 14, 2018 /

As Ashley Warren stood shivering outside the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center Tuesday as dignitaries and partners cut the ribbon on the first phase of the drop-in center for Dallas ISD’s homeless youth, she realized something — her office was about to get even busier than usual. Marshall is the manager of the district’s homeless…